- prep: 30 min
- cook: 55 min
- total: 1 hr 25 min
Summary
Stuffed with lentils, quinoa, carrots, spinach, shallots, garlic, and smoky spices, these peppers are as healthy as they are delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of ground flax seed + 6 tablespoons of water – mixed together well – This is your “egg.”
- 1 cup of quinoa + 1 and 1/2 cups of water – rinse the quinoa in a fine mesh strainer for 4-5 minutes to get the soapy coating off.
- 1 cup of lentils + 4 cups of water – rinse and check the lentils for foreign objects
- 1 tablespoon of avocado oil
- 1 cup of finely chopped carrots
- 1 shallot – finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic – minced
- 3/4 cup of vegetable broth from a 1 quart container – reserve the excess broth.
- 2 cups of coarsely chopped spinach
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons of sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke
- 4 bell peppers – cut the tops off (save them for baking) and seed
- 1 tablespoon of olive or avocado oil
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 385 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 6 g 9.08%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 4.25%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 1206 mg 50.26%
- Calcium: 90 mg 8.99%
- Potassium: 1321 mg 37.75%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 9 mg 47.71%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 64 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 21 g 83.77%
- Sugar: 9 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 146.48%
- Vitamin C 214.73%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch4
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total4 oz-eq