Tri Color Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers Recipes

VEGETARIAN MEXICAN INSPIRED STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil; cook green bell peppers in the boiling water until slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the hot oil until softened and transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mix rice, black beans, tomatoes, and cooked onion in a large bowl. Add chili powder, garlic salt, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir until evenly mixed. Fold 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend into rice mixture. Spoon rice mixture into each bell pepper; arrange peppers in 9x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle peppers with remaining Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

TRI-COLOR VEGETARIAN-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cook ground crumbles, corn and salsa in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in rice and 1/2 cup cheese; spoon into pepper halves.
• Place in 13x9-inch baking dish. Pour water into bottom of dish; cover.
• Bake 30 min. or until peppers are tender and filling is done (160ºF). Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake, uncovered, 10 min. or until melted.

TRI-COLOR STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 400 degrees F. Mix crumbles, corn and salsa in large nonstick skillet. Cook on medium 5 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in rice and 1/2 cup cheese.
• SPOON into pepper halves; place in 13x9-inch baking dish. Pour water into bottom of dish; cover with foil.
• BAKE 30 min.; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 min. or until cheese is melted.
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VEGETARIAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place the first 12 ingredients in a large bowl; mix lightly to combine. Cut and discard tops from sweet peppers; remove seeds. Fill peppers with rice mixture. , In a small bowl, mix spaghetti sauce and water; pour half the mixture into an oval 5-qt. slow cooker. Add filled peppers. Top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese., Cook, covered, on low 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until heated through and peppers are tender. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

QUINOA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut off stem end of each bell pepper. Chop the pepper tops to yield 1 cup. Remove and discard seeds and membranes from peppers. Bring about 1 inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Add the peppers; cover and steam until starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Remove the peppers and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and the chopped pepper tops; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin, chili powder, chipotles and adobo; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and add quinoa, black beans, tomatoes, corn and salt; fold until well combined.
• Stand the peppers upright in an 11-by-7-inch baking dish. (Trim the bottoms, if necessary, to keep the peppers upright.) Spoon about 1 cup quinoa mixture into each pepper, packing it in tightly. Cover the stuffed peppers with foil.
• Bake the peppers until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle the peppers evenly with cheese. Bake, uncovered, until the cheese melts and browns slightly, 5 to 8 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

EASY VEGAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 °F.
• In a small pan bring a salted water to a boil over medium heat and cook the rice according to the package instructions. Drain on a colander and set aside.
• Cut off the tops of the bell peppers ("lids") and set aside. Scoop out the inside and discard the seeds. Wash the peppers carefully and set aside.
• In a large pan heat olive oil, add onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add the mushrooms and fry for a further 5-8 minutes. Add carrots and zucchini, fry, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add cooked rice, 1/3 cup parsley, tomato purée, and stir until well combined. Season to taste with salt, pepper and a pinch of chilli.
• Divide the mixture between the peppers and place the "lids" on top.
• Place the stuffed peppers in a greased baking tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until slightly brown on the edges.
• Sprinkle remaining parsley on top and serve.

SPICY TRI-COLOR VEGETARIAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Heat olive oil in large skillet and then add cumin, garlic and onion; saute until tender. Mix ground burger, corn, spices and 3/4 cup water in; cook on medium heat 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring frequently. If mixture seems dry and sticks to skillet, you can add more water, up to 1/2 cup. Remove from heat. Add prepared rice and 1/2 cup of the cheese and mix thoroughly.
• Spoon mixture evenly into pepper halves and place in 13x9-inch pan. Pour 1/2 cup water into pan (this will ensure that the peppers are tenderly cooked).
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is evenly melted.

VEGETARIAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook rice in 1-1/2 cups boiling salted water for 35 minutes or until tender.
• Drain if necessary.
• Set aside. Cut peppers in half.
• Remove seeds and white membrane. Parboil peppers in boiling salted water for 5 minutes.
• Arrange in slightly oiled, shallow 1-1/2 quart baking dish.
• Heat oil in small skillet. Add onion, celery, and sunflower seeds.
• Saute until onion is tender.
• Remove from heat. Stir into rice. Add parsley, eggs, oregano, jalapeno pepper, black pepper, and salt to taste. Fill peppers with mixture. Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Put about 1/3 cup hot water in bottom of dish.
• (I use the water used to parboil the peppers.) Bake at 400 F for about 20 minutes.

TRI-COLOR STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. BOCA version - Measure 2 cups of BOCA crumbles in medium size canola/oil sprayed skillet, heat as directed. Watch closely. Doesnt take the full 12 min it says. Sausage Version- Cut off 1/2 JD sausage roll into skillet. Break up into as small of pieces as you can while browning meat.
• 2. Dash parsley, organo, and garlic power, mix and set to and set aside.
• 3. Set oven to 400 If using a boil-in-bag rice. Put in microwave for 10 minutes while cleaning peppers and getting ingredients out. Corn in micro is next (if you use that kind) Clean peppers inside and out. Slice peppers long, top to bottom (not the traditional, top off way). Your eating all of it! Don't forget the outside! Dampen off peppers with paper towl and set aside. I find yellow, red, and orange to be delish and I'm finding out much healthier than the norm!!!
• 4. Back to the BOCA or sausage. Put into larger skillet, sauce pan or bowl, no further heat is necessary but you can keep it on low if you want.
• 5. Add cooked corn, salsa, rice, and red onion to BOCA or sausage. Stir in 1/2 cheese. Save rest for topping, once assembled.
• 6. Pack peppers each with filling and set into glass 9x13 oven safe baking dish or other ceramic oven safe dish with 1/2c water in bottom. If using multiple or smaller dishes, each has 1/2 cup water. Sprinkle remaining cheese over each pepper.
• 7. Cover all dishes with foil (dull side closest to food) and Bake for 30 minutes!
• 8. Eat any left over filling!