not your ordinary stuffed peppers

How To Make not your ordinary stuffed peppers

• 1

  add the oil to a large pan and preheat
• 2

  chop the onion and garlic and add to the pan
• 3

  put the 1 1/2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add the quinoa, reduce the heat, put on a lid and simmer for 15 min.
• 4

  cut the tops from the peppers and thoroughly clean the inside chop the removed tops and add to the pan with the onion
• 5

  put the ground meat in the pan with the onions and brown
• 6

  add the diced tomatoes,oregano,allspice,cumin,and chili powder to the pan, stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 7

  add the cooked quinoa to the pan and mix completely. Salt to taste
• 8

  fill the bell peppers with the mixture and place upright in an oven safe baking dish that has about 1/4 inch of water in the bottom. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes
• 9

  remove the dish from the oven and remove the foil. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top of the peppers and place back in the oven UNCOVERED for 10 minutes
• 10

  remove the peppers from the oven and plate
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