Stuffed Bell Peppers**

Prep and Cook time: 50 minutes

Makes 4 servings

 

Ingredients

  • 4 c cooked brown rice
  • ⅔ c diced yellow onion
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ¼ c raisins 
  • 2 tbs dried parsley
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 4 red or yellow bell peppers

Directions

  • Put all the ingredients except peppers in a large saute pan on medium heat. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Onions should be soft but not brown. Remove the bay leaf.
  • While the rice mixture is cooking, preheat oven to 400 degrees and prep the peppers
  • Cut the tops off the peppers and scoop the seeds out. Rinse
  • Stand the peppers in baking dish, brush outsides with oil, and fill rice mixture
  • Bake for about 20 minutes
  • Serve while warm

Tips

  • You can replace rice with quinoa or cauliflower rice
  • Can add ¼ tsp ground cumin to rice mixture as it cooks to add more spice
  • Add ground chicken, beef, or chickpeas for protein
  • Make rice mixture the day before and cook peppers right before serving for something quicker
  • Only keep in refrigerator for 1-2 days, pepper will soften overnight from moisture inside

 

**recipe from Easy. Whole. Vegan, Cookbook Melissa King

 

Author: Shae James