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i had a few requests for stuffed peppers yesterday in the office, so went for it! though matthew was not a fan of quinoa (oops), it’s a nice recipe and can be changed up pretty easily with the stuffing ingredients. it’s so pretty and colorful, and really filling! i served this with a bit of greens on the side, and some lemonade teas.

note: these reheat really well! 6 was too much for both of us, so we saved them for lunch the next day.

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stuffed peppers with quinoa, chicken sausage & turkey, and greens

this is adapted from: this week for dinner blog, natural noshing, & just the tip

prep time: 20 min | total time: 40 min | serves: 4-6

what you need:

all of the things!

• 6-7 bell peppers of various colors
• 2-4 Tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• pinch of cumin
• a couple links of sausage, casings removed (i used TJ’s chicken sausage)
• 1/2 lb ground turkey
• 1 zucchini squash
• handful of spinach
• 1/2 bag quinoa (you can use rice, couscous, whatever…)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• salt & pepper

get it done:

• preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• stick the quinoa (or whatever you choose) in the rice cooker

• in a pan, heat up some olive oil and garlic and throw the sausage in there for about 5-6 minutes or until begins browning
• add the turkey up in there, with salt, pepper, cumin

• while it’s cooking, chop the top off the bell peppers and remove the ribs & seeds

• remove meat and set aside
• chop up the zucchini and spinach and start cooking it in the pan with a bit more olive oil – cook for another 5 minutes

• add meat mixture back to the skillet and mix in half a can of tomato sauce, cheese, and the quinoa, remove from heat

• start stuffing those peppers!
• in an oven safe dish, place them in all standing up – and fill the bottom with the rest of the tomato sauce and water
• i put some more sauce and cheese over the tops of my peppers, and then baked for about 45 minutes uncovered

BAM!