To continue my current trend of a guest post a week, I am so pleased to be bringing you the lovely Cassie of Bake Your Day. Cassie’s lovely blog has inspired me more than a few times, most notably with my very popular Cinnamon Roll Scones. Those were pure genius and the minute I saw them, I knew I needed to come up with a low carb version. Cassie is a wonderfully supportive fellow blogger and I am so pleased that she said yes to my request for a guest post. And she came up with a lovely, healthy, gluten free recipe for my readers that sound amazing…now if I could just find a way to make quinoa and black beans low carb, I’d be all set! I really am already scheming to figure out what I could sub in to make these for me.
Hello All Day I Dream About Food readers! I am extremely honored to be posting for Carolyn today. I write about food and life at Bake Your Day. I met Carolyn via Foodbuzz at the very beginning of my blogging “career” and she instantly drew me in. She is so sincere, such a talented cook and baker and I have learned, from her, to use many ingredients that I would have never considered using, especially in baking, and more specifically, in gluten-free and low-carb baking.
I am very lucky to be married to a man that will eat just about anything. He likes steak and mashed potatoes but he won’t turn down a vegetarian meal either. I consider myself lucky in that he will try most anything, including quinoa. It’s something that we have come to love in our house.
So when I came across these (literally) huge bell peppers at our local farmer’s market, I couldn’t help but snag them, knowing exactly what to make with them. Although this isn’t your average recipe for stuffed peppers, it is no less flavorful and I promise that it will fill you up.
For flavor, I decided to use some Mexican spices, along with various veggies, both canned and fresh, and for texture, quinoa!
This meal was a big hit for us. I wouldn’t actually suggest making it for just two people, and if you do, possibly halve it. The leftovers were OK but not my favorite. If you are cooking for a crowd, this one is the way to go. I filled four large peppers, and couldn’t even finish mine, but you could probably fill up to 8 regular-sized.
This meal was easy to put together, healthy and delicious and will definitely be added to our regular meal rotation. I hope you enjoy it too. And thanks to Carolyn for allowing me to post today!
Quinoa and Black Bean Stuffed Peppers Recipe:
Yield: 4 large bell peppers; 8 small bell peppers
Total Time: 40 minutes
4 large bell peppers, tops cut off; seeds and membrane removed
1 (15-ounce) can corn, drained
1 cup quinoa 2 cups veggie broth
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tsp. dried cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. sweet paprika
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. salt, more or less to taste
1 small red pepper, diced
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (4-ounce) can diced green chilies, drained
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
bakeyourday says
Thanks so much for having me, Carolyn!!
Lisa @ Tarte du Jour says
Mmmm… colorful and healthful… what a wonderful meal!! My family would love this!
Liz says
SO many good things about this dish: beautiful, healthy, delicious, and made by such a sweet blogger and friend! Great to see Cassie guest posting here. Wishing you both a wonderful Wednesday! xo
chipchiphooray says
Yum!! This would make me happy to have a meatless dinner. 🙂 Thanks, Cassie and Carolyn!
Ricki says
Thanks for the reminder that I should make stuffed peppers more often! They look great. It was terrific to meet and present with you at Nourished–so funny that we presented together but hardly had a chance to chat! Hoping for more time at the next one. (And my muscles are still sore from toting all those books–ha ha!!). 😉
Priscilla M says
This sound like flavor and texture fiesta in the mouth! Love it!
Erin @ Dinners, Dish says
What a great meal. I love seeing new uses for Quinoa!
Karen says
Sounds like a great version of stuffed peppers…I've been experimenting with quinoa lately and I'm loving it, so this is perfect!
veronica says
This looks great! I have used brown rice in stuffed peppers before, but never thought to use quinoa! Great Idea! I cant wait to give it a try 🙂
Jenn | Mother Thyme says
What a fabulous guest post from Bake Your Day! I just love this combination of quinoa and black beans in these stuffed peppers. Great recipe! A definite must try!
food_dreamer says
LOL. Yeah, we didn't get to chat much at all. I loved your tips, though. Perfect for newer bloggers, definitely!
Carolyn
Blog: All Day I Dream About Food
URL: https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com
Alison Lewis says
This looks wonderful! Great idea
cravingsofalunatic says
Carolyn- Thanks for having Cassie guest. Always love seeing what she's up to.
Cassie- These are gorgeous. I have not tried them stuffed with quinoa and must give this a try.
Russell says
I love stuffed peppers! I haven't had them in too long though. Thanks for reminding me to make 'em again!
Sommer J says
can not wait to try this!