Chorizo Stuffed Peppers
 
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Recipe type: Main Dishes
Serves: 6 halves
Ingredients
  • 6-8 ounces ground chorizo
  • ½ onion, diced
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • ½ cup pre-cooked quinoa
  • ¼ cup sweet corn (about 1 cob, kernels sliced off or use frozen sweet corn)
  • ¼ cup low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
  • 3 bell peppers, seeded and cut into halves
  • cilantro and cheese to garnish if desired
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a skillet, brown chorizo with onion.
  3. Add tomatoes, quinoa, sweet corn and black beans to the skillet.
  4. If desired, add chili powder and season with salt/pepper to taste.
  5. While chorizo is cooking, arrange bell pepper halves on a lightly greased baking dish (9x13 works well).
  6. When filling is completely cooked, spoon generous amounts into the bell pepper halves.
  7. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  8. After baking, top with cheese and cilantro to serve.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ pepper Calories: 201 Fat: 9g Carbohydrates: 22g Sodium: 266mg Fiber: 5g Protein: 9g
Recipe by at https://www.cookingupclean.com/chorizo-stuffed-peppers/