Stuffed peppers with quinoa and black beans

These stuffed peppers with quinoa and black beans are colorful, easy to make and an excellent, filling vegetarian dinner recipe.

📝 Ingredients

• 8 peppers
• 200 g quinoa
• 150 g sweetcorn
• 1 tin (400 ml) black beans
• 1 red onion, finely diced
• 2 tsp paprika
• fresh coriander
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 50 g cheese, grated
• salt, pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan oven / 400°F.
2. 2Rinse the quinoa thoroughly, and cook in water following the package instructions.
3. 3Cut the top off of the peppers, and remove the insides. Place them in a casserole dish or on a baking tray.
4. 4Drain and rinse the black beans. Add them to a mixing bowl.
5. 5To the mixing bowl, add sweetcorn (drained if using tinned, and thawed if using frozen), finely diced rd onion, some fresh coriander ripped into pieces, tomato puree, paprika powder, and the cooked quinoa. Add some salt and pepper to taste.
6. 6Use a spoon to add the quinoa filling to the peppers. Top the peppers with grated cheese, and place them in the oven.
7. 7Leave the peppers to bake until the cheese has melted and turned golden. This takes about 20-30 minutes. Remove them from the oven and serve.