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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
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 511 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Stuffed Peppers Ingredients

  • Quinoa Seeds in a Bowl1 cup quinoa - uncooked
  • Raw meat mince4 ounces ground beef (minced beef) - organic
  • Ripe yellow onion on a white background½ medium yellow onion
  • Glass bowl of olive oil isolated on white background2 tablespoons olive oil
  • fresh butter pieces1 tablespoon butter
  •  
    1 teaspoon spices
  • wooden bowl of salt1 teaspoon salt
  • Pile of red paprika powder¼ teaspoon paprika
  • garlic2 cloves garlic
  • Raw pine nuts in bowl1 tablespoon pine nuts - roasted
  • Isolated yellow bell peppers3 medium yellow bell peppers (yellow capsicum)
  • Spoon with tomato paste isolated on white background2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • Store of fresh water1½ cups water - warm

Tahini Dressing Ingredients

  • garlic1 clove garlic
  • Fresh lemon juice, Juice of squeezed lemons with pulp in wooden bowl½ medium lemon juice
  • Glass bowl of olive oil isolated on white background3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Concept of tasty food with tahini sauce isolated on white background3 tablespoons tahini
  • wooden bowl of salt1 pinch salt
  • Ground black pepper pile, paths, top1 pinch ground black pepper
  • thyme herb1 pinch thyme
  • big bunch of fresh green cilantro isolated1 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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