Name: Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 multi-colored bell peppers; 1 cup SimplyNature Organic Quinoa; 4 garlic cloves; 3 medium shallots (1 cup chopped); 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; 3/4 cup chopped Southern Grove Shelled Pistachios; 2 tablespoons SimplyNature Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 tablespoons lemon juice plus zest from 1/2 lemon; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles (optional)

This vegetarian quinoa stuffed peppers recipe is a colorful and delicious healthy dinner, full of Mediterranean flavors like lemon, parsley and feta.

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When I was in kindergarten, I entered a coloring contest. It was about eating healthy foods. I drew a bunch of different “healthy” foods that I knew of from the food pyramid: little carrots, carrots of milk, pork chops, and so forth. My drawing ended up winning the kindergarten division, and it was displayed for all the school to see. But the thing was, I was totally uninspired with the whole thing. I drew it because it was an assignment. I did not feel creative about it in the least. The food pyramid seemed like a limiting set of rules set forth by the school and government. Cooking and eating healthy foods in my mind was B-O-R-I-N-G.

To this day, I have the same feeling about programs that try to tell me how to eat healthy. Lists and check boxes don’t work for me. What does work? Creative freedom. I love eating beautiful, colorful, delicious food. And that’s what this quinoa stuffed peppers recipe is all about. Keep reading for more about creativity, and the recipe.

A creative approach to the kitchen

To us, food is all about creativity and fun. That’s why Alex and I learned just enough about whole foods eating to inform ourselves. Then we put our main focus on making things fun and inspired. We cook together and try to find the tastiest things we can dream up, like colorful vegetarian quinoa stuffed peppers.

Our kitchen is our workshop. After a long day at work, making something beautiful to eat is personally satisfying. We don’t do it because we have to or an app on our phone tells us it’s important. We do it because we love it, and it’s endlessly joy-filled. Does taking a creative approach to food instead of a have-to approach speak to you? Let us know in the comments below.

Vegetarian Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipe

How to make this quinoa stuffed peppers recipe

This quinoa stuffed peppers recipe is a spin on classic stuffed peppers we created as a creative way to eat your veggies. Multi-colored bell peppers are sliced open and roasted, then stuffed with the flavors of the Mediterranean. Roasting peppers is quite easy: it takes just 30 minutes and you can do it while preparing the remainder of the recipe.

To make the quinoa filling in this vegetarian stuffed peppers recipe, we sauteed shallot and garlic, then added the quinoa, chopped pistachios, parsley, paprika, oregano and lemon. We then stuffed the filling into the peppers and sprinkled everything with a healthy dose of feta cheese.

Looking for more easy Mediterranean recipes?

Aside from this vegetarian quinoa stuffed peppers recipe, here are a few more of our favorite Mediterranean recipes and bell pepper recipes:

This vegetarian quinoa stuffed peppers recipe is…

Vegetarian and gluten-free. For plant-based, vegan, and dairy-free, omit the feta cheese.