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5 Ingredient Taco Stuffed Peppers
No frills. No B.S. 5 simple, clean ingredients, for a simple, clean meal. If you want to add some extra spice to your taco meat, try my made-from-scratch taco seasoning below. Ingredients: 4 medium bell peppers 1 c cooked quinoa 1 lbs lean ground turkey/chicken 1/2 c natural salsa 4 tbsp low fat Mexican shredded cheese Directions: Slice peppers in half, remove seeds. Bake in oven for 10 min at 350*. While peppers are baking, brown ground turkey/chicken in skillet and add salsa. Mix in 1 c cooked quinoa when turkey/salsa mixture is cooked. Scoop mixture into peppers, overflowing. Top with 1 tbsp cheese each. Return to oven and bake…
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Quinoa Chicken Salad- Mediterranean
Yesterday we hosted a little housewarming party/BBQ and where I love a fridge full of leftovers, I get tired of eating the same thing. So I whipped up a simple salad with some leftovers. Enjoy! Share! Love! , Mediterranean Quinoa Chicken Salad For the quinoa salad: 1 c quinoa 2 c water (Cook according to package) When cooked and fluffed with fork, add: 1 medium cucumber, diced 1 large (or 3 Roma) tomato, diced1/2 green pepper, chopped 1/4 red onion, minced 2 tsp EVOO 1/4 c roasted red pepper dressing 1/2 tsp Himalayan sea salt 1 tsp oregano Toss ingredients together. Add in 1-2 c chopped kale,…
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Quinoa Stuffed Mini Peppers
Easy. Simple. Delicious. An all-in-one appetizer, side to accompany dinner, or healthy afternoon snack. This was one of those “come together” moments. I had the quinoa cooked, I’d already steamed the kale, and I was chopping up peppers when I thought- why don’t we put this together! And this recipe was born! Enjoy! Ingredients: 6-8 mini peppers 2 c steamed chopped kale 1 c cooked quinoa 1/4 c (extra) diced peppers & red onion Feta cheese, optional Directions: Cook quinoa according to package. Steam kale until dark green. Sauté extra diced peppers and onions in skillet with 2 tbsp water. Slice mini peppers in half, top to bottom.…
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Chicken Stuffed Peppers- Two Ways
As a parent you’re always trying to stuff something into food for your kids to eat it. Disguising muffins as cupcakes but packing them with carrots and zucchini. Adding flaxseed to oatmeal. Blending up extra veggies into a pizza sauce or even making cauliflower nuggets! All things I’ve tried and have been successful with when it comes to what my kids eat! Fortunately I have kids who love their veggies but we’re hard up to get them to eat proteins. So shredded chicken stuffed into these peppers was a hit for us! I love them with quinoa, my husband is a brown rice fan. The girls ate both 🙂 …
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Vegetarian Quinoa Black Bean Bites
One of my favorite recipes and perfect for meatless Monday! We try to limit our red meat intake to once/week in this house and try to add a vegetarian day as well. The added protein from the black beans and the quinoa really helps to fill up from these delicious little bites of yumminess! Plus, the kiddos love them, they’re quick, easy, and make for a great lunchbox treat too! Ingredients: 3/4c uncooked quinoa (I use Trader Joe’s organic white quinoa)1 can low sodium black beans3/4c salsa4-5 mini sweet peppers or 1/2 c diced green peppers 3/4 c shredded low-fat cheese1/2c frozen corn3 eggs2tsp garlic powder1tsp cumin1/2c chopped fresh…
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