- prep: 15 min
- cook: 45 min
- total: 1 hr
Summary
Looking to spice up your weeknight menu? These Santa Fe Quinoa Stuffed Peppers will do just the trick. They are savory, smoky, subtly sweet and satisfying!
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry quinoa (, rinsed )
- 6 large bell peppers (, assorted colors)
- 1 1/2 tablespoona olive oil ((or preferred oil))
- 1 medium onion (, diced)
- 8 oz mushrooms (, chopped)
- 3-4 cloves garlic (, minced)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (, more to taste)
- fresh cracked pepper (to taste)
- 2 cups vegetable broth (, low sodium)
- 1 cup corn (, fresh or frozen)
- 1 15 oz can black beans (, rinsed and drained)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 182 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 6 g 8.78%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 3.72%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 456 mg 19.01%
- Calcium: 42 mg 4.22%
- Potassium: 400 mg 11.43%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 14.14%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 28 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g 16.54%
- Sugar: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 10.19%
- Vitamin C 5.57%
- Vitamin D 0.66%
- * 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 - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq