Meatball Stuffed Peppers
Servings: 4
Product used in this recipe:
Roasted Garlic with Fontina, Parmesan, & Pecorino Romano Cheese Chicken Meatballs
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pack Roasted Garlic with Fontina, Parmesan, & Pecorino Romano Cheese Chicken Meatballs
- 2 bell peppers (any color)
- Avocado or olive oil spray
- 1 cup quinoa, dry
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 cup frozen super sweet corn
- 1 tsp taco seasoning
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut the bell peppers in half and remove the stem and seeds.
- Spray a baking dish with avocado oil, place the peppers in the dish, and spray the peppers with oil.
- Bake for 20 minutes then remove from the oven.
- While the peppers are baking, make quinoa.
- To a pan on medium heat, add the olive oil and onions.
- Once the onions start to become translucent, add the garlic and stir together for about 1 minute.
- Add the quinoa, tomatoes, corn, beans, and taco seasoning to the pan and stir together for 1-2 minutes then add the chicken stock.
- Bring to a boil then cover the pan and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Spoon some of the cooked quinoa mixture into the bell pepper, top with Roasted Garlic with Fontina, Parmesan, & Pecorino Romano Cheese Chicken Meatballs and shredded cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Enjoy!