Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:

• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 ½ cup water
• 1 cup chopped broccoli
• 1 pint sliced mushrooms
• ½ sweet onion, chopped
• 3-4 cloves garlic
• 1 bag frozen veggies (I like the Asian Medley)*
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• parsley

• ¼ cup shredded mozzarella
• 4 large peppers (any color), cut in half, seeds and insides removed
• 2 cups marinara sauce

*All of these veggies are optional. I add whatever I have on hand that seems like it would go well in quinoa and can steam in a pot for about 30 minutes.

Directions:

1. Rinse and drain the quinoa.
2. Put the quinoa, 1 ½ cups water, veggies (fresh and frozen), seasoning and olive oil in a pot. I used a 4 quart pot. I add the salt, pepper and parsley to taste. Mix all of these ingredients together.
3. Bring to a boil and then turn down to medium.
4. Cover and cook at medium for about 30 minutes, until done.
5. Add the shredded mozzarella to the cooked quinoa/veggie filling and mix together.
6. Stuff the peppers with the quinoa/veggie/cheese mixture. I slice the peppers in half for ease of grilling, i.e. 4 peppers give me 8 stuffed halves.
7. Top each pepper with 1-2 tablespoons of marinara sauce.
8. Grill on low for 20 minutes. These can also be baked in an oven set at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.