Quinoa-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers

Quinoa-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Quinoa-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 404 calories, 15g of protein, and 15g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up onion, lime juice, kosher salt and ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the golden raisins you could follow this main course with the Apple Crumble with Golden Raisins as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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2
For the zucchini salsa: Puree the zucchini, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender.
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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.
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Goat CheeseGoat Cheese
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4
Drain and toss with the olive oil.
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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.
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7
Heat the peppers until the filling is hot throughout, about 20 minutes.
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Serve the peppers with the zucchini salsa.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In1 h
Servings4
Health Score19
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