Quinoa-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers

Quinoa-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 404 calories. This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 4 and costs $3.58 per serving. If you have fresh cilantro leaves, kosher salt, white onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 9 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 65%. This score is pretty good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Crab-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers, Stuffed Piquillo Peppers with Goat Cheese, and Piquillo Peppers Stuffed with Chorizo and Manchego.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 40 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh cilantro leaves

6 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

1/2 cup golden raisins

1/2 jalapeno pepper

Kosher salt and finely ground black pepper1/2 cup golden raisins

Kosher salt

Kosher salt and finely ground black pepper

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 14-ounce jar piquillo peppers, rinsed and drained

1 cup quinoa

1/4 cup chopped white onion

1 small zucchini, chopped (about 5 ounces)

Equipment:

oven

blender

sauce pan

baking pan

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. For the zucchini salsa: Puree the zucchini, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender. For the quinoa and goat cheese piquillo peppers: Bring the quinoa, 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and toss with the olive oil. Let cool about 10 minutes. Fold in the goat cheese and raisins. Stuff the quinoa filling into the piquillo peppers and place them in a 2-quart baking dish and cover with foil. Heat the peppers until the filling is hot throughout, about 20 minutes. Serve the peppers with the zucchini salsa.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. For the zucchini salsa: Puree the zucchini, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender.

3. For the quinoa and goat cheese piquillo peppers: Bring the quinoa, 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.

4. Drain and toss with the olive oil.

5. Let cool about 10 minutes.

6. Fold in the goat cheese and raisins. Stuff the quinoa filling into the piquillo peppers and place them in a 2-quart baking dish and cover with foil.

7. Heat the peppers until the filling is hot throughout, about 20 minutes.

8. Serve the peppers with the zucchini salsa.


Nutrition Information:

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403k Calories
15g Protein
15g Total Fat
51g Carbs
19% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
403k
20%

Fat
15g
24%

  Saturated Fat
7g
44%

Carbohydrates
51g
17%

  Sugar
15g
17%

Cholesterol
19mg
7%

Sodium
14973mg
651%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
15g
30%

Vitamin C
71mg
87%

Manganese
1mg
55%

Vitamin A
1799IU
36%

Phosphorus
343mg
34%

Copper
0.67mg
34%

Iron
5mg
29%

Magnesium
106mg
27%

Folate
97µg
24%

Vitamin B6
0.46mg
23%

Vitamin B2
0.38mg
22%

Fiber
4g
18%

Vitamin K
17µg
17%

Potassium
525mg
15%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Calcium
109mg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.76mg
8%

Selenium
5µg
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.08µg
1%

Vitamin D
0.17µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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