quinoa veggie stuffed bell peps

Let's get ancient with today's recipe - quinoa. A grain that's been working for the last 3,000 years? It's got to have some serious food power. In respects of the Around the Plate's 'Eat More Veggies' Challenge here's another simple way to get yo veggie on.

Ingredients//

• 2 green bell peppers
• Frozen mixed veg - I had peas, corn, & carrots in the one I used
• Quinoa
• Shredded Chicken - can omit if vegetarian 

Directions//

1. Cook quinoa - 1 part quinoa/ 2 parts water - I use a little EVOO in the pot. I cooked 1 cup so I had some leftovers, if you just want to make enough for the peps I'd go with a 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa - it expands after boiling it
2. Boil mixed veg - 12 minutes - until soft and cooked through
3. Shredded chicken - mine was made in the crockpot in a big batch - you can sauté some cubed boneless chicken breast in EVOO & dice it up for the top of the quinoa in the bell pep
4. Cut the tops of the bell peppers - and trim the insides out so there is no white
5. Place the hollowed bell peppers in the oven for 20 minutes on 350F or 175C 
6. Once quinoa is boiled - most the water will be absorbed - drain and rinse the grain in hot water
7. Take the peppers out and fill them with the quinoa, then chicken, then mixed veg
8. Enjoy! 

A perfect healthy no carb dinner, and colorful at that too!

So jeal most my friends are at Coachella right now, but thank goodness for snapchat....

feels like I'm there.

be GOOD to YOURSELF,

Jess