Vegetarian Lentil Stuffed Peppers

This mouth-watering Vegetarian Lentil Stuffed Peppers is nutritious and delicious. It is made with capsicum peppers, beluga lentils, red quinoa, sweetcorn, and spinach cooked in a tomato sauce. Serve as a main.

📝 Ingredients

• 4 bell peppers ((red, yellow, orange and green))
• 200 g beluga lentils
• 80 g red quinoa
• 1/2 red onion ((chopped))
• 2-3 garlic cloves ((crushed))
• 1 can of plummed tomatoes ((blended))
• 1-2 cups of water
• Salt to taste
• Paprika to taste
• 1-2 tsp of cumin powder
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 handful of spinach
• 3/4 cup sweetcorn
• Parsley to garnish
• A splash of vegetable oil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add enough vegetable oil to cover the base of a pan. Once the oil is hot add onions, crushed garlic and cook until soft.
2. 2Pour in blended tomatoes, add cumin powder, oregano, salt, paprika to taste and stir. Bring the tomato sauce to a boil and add beluga lentils and cook for 10-15 minutes.
3. 3Preheat oven at 180C.
4. 4Add red quinoa into the pan and pour 1-2 cups of water. Add spinach, sweetcorn, stir and cook for 10-15 minutes or until soft.
5. 5Grease oven dish wish a splash of oil. Slice bell peppers in half and add them to the oven dish. Stuff each pepper with lentil sauce and bake for 15-20 minutes or until soft. Garnish with parsley and serve.