Chicken and Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
 
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground white meat chicken
  • ½ medium onion, diced
  • 1 tbsp garlic, minced
  • 1 can lower sodium cream of mushroom soup
  • ¾ cup quinoa, uncooked
  • 2 cup lower sodium chicken stock
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 4 bell peppers, tops cut off, seeds removed (we like to use a combination of red and orange for variety)
Instructions
  1. Bring the chicken stock and quinoa to a boil over high heat in a saucepan. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for about 15 minutes or until the quinoa is tender. Remove from heat and set aside.
  2. In a frying pan, cook the ground chicken, diced onion, and minced garlic until the chicken is cooked thoroughly.
  3. Add cream of mushroom soup to the meat mixture and heat for about 5 minutes, just to blend the flavors. Remove from heat.
  4. Add cooked quinoa to the meat mixture and stir to blend thoroughly.
  5. Add ¾ cup of the parmesan cheese to the mixture and stir until melted.
  6. Stuff the peppers with the mixture and place in a glass baking dish upright.
  7. Bake in 350ºF preheated oven for 35 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven, sprinkle with remaining cheese, enjoy!
Recipe by SoFabFood at https://sofabfood.com/chicken-quinoa-stuffed-bell-peppers/