Stuffed Red Peppers

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stuffed red peppers
Stuffed Red Peppers
Author: Clean Eating Online
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 2/3 cup quinoa
  • 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup walnut pieces
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1 bunch green onions, sliced, white parts
  • and tops separated
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried mint leaves
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 2 large red bell peppers, halved
  • lengthwise, seeds and membrane
  • removed
  • 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with olive oil.
  2. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
  3. Mix garbanzo beans, stewed tomatoes, walnuts, raisins, white parts of green onions, lemon juice, chili powder, garlic powder, mint, and cinnamon together in a bowl; stir in cooked quinoa.
  4. Arrange red bell pepper halves in the prepared baking sheet. Spoon quinoa mixture into each red bell pepper half.
  5. Bake until bell peppers are tender, about 30 minutes. Spoon a few teaspoons of drippings from the bottom of the baking dish over each stuffed pepper; top each with 1 tablespoon goat cheese and green parts of green onions.