Healthy Quinoa Stuffed Peppers With Spiced Beef and Tahini Dressing

These quinoa stuffed peppers with spiced beef and tahini dressing are delicious, and I prefer them to our usual stuffed pepper recipe. Not only are they guilt-free without the simple carbs but also exquisite in flavour. They are slow-roasted in a tomato-based sauce with middle eastern spices and topped with a light tahini dressing.

Healthy Quinoa Stuffed Peppers With Spiced Beef and Tahini Dressing

Gretel Shaw

These quinoa stuffed peppers with spiced beef and tahini dressing are hands down delicious. It's a recipe you can do on a weekend when you have friends over.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 511 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Stuffed Peppers Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa - uncooked
• 4 ounces ground beef (minced beef) - organic
• ½ medium yellow onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
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  1 teaspoon spices
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts - roasted
• 3 medium yellow bell peppers (yellow capsicum)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1½ cups water - warm

Tahini Dressing Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic
• ½ medium lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons tahini
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 pinch thyme
• 1 pinch cilantro (coriander)

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Slice the tops of your peppers and remove seeds. Cut the rounded bottom of peppers so the peppers can stand up in the baking dish.
• Add ½ cup of water to the bottom of the baking dish and bake peppers for 30 minutes.
• Cook quinoa according to box directions.
• Add olive oil and onions to the heated frying pan and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add ground beef, spices and smashed garlic. Cook beef thoroughly.
• Add cooked quinoa to the beef and spices with 1 tablespoon of butter. Set aside
• Remove peppers from the oven and fill with the stuffing.
• Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, ½ teaspoon of 7 spices to 1 cup of warm water and add to the bottom of the baking dish.
• Cover and bake peppers for 15 minutes.
• To prepare the tahini dressing, mix all of the ingredients and drizzle on top of the peppers when finished and garnish with fresh cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 16gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 710mgPotassium: 709mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 433IUVitamin C: 170mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 4mg

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