Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

wendykcsspaldingEvent, Recipe

We recently did a Gala for Stray Dog – a no kill shelter. Naturally, vegan food was in demand that evening! A guest liked one of our options and asked for the recipe. It’s simple and delicious.

Ingredients:

  • 8 – bell peppers
  • 1 tbs. – olive oil
  • ½ cup – diced onion
  • ½ cup – celery
  • ½ cup – carrot
  • ½ cup – acorn squash
  • 3 clove – garlic
  • 3 tbs. – fresh chopped basil
  • 3 tbs. – fresh chopped parsley
  • 3 tbs. – fresh chopped cilantro
  • 2 cups – cooked quinoa
  • 4 cups – cooked rice
  • ½ cup nicoise or kalamata olives
  • ½ cup – raisins
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. – white pepper
  • 1/8 tsp. – cayenne
  • 4 cups – chopped red, yellow and green peppers
  • 2 cups – marinara

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375.  Sauté vegetables, garlic and herbs in large skillet until soft (about 4 minutes). Stir often. Add rice, quinoa, raisins, salt and pepper; blend in a cup and add one cup of marinara to mixture. Fill whole peppers and place additional cup of marinara over the top.