Vegetarian Enchilada Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• •½ Cup quinoa
• •juice of lime
• •¼ Cup cilantro
• •6 poblano peppers
• •14 oz refried beans
• •1 Teaspoon olive oil
• •¼ onion
• •2 garlic cloves
• •1 Tablespoon liquid from chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
• •½ Tablespoon cumin
• •8 oz tomato sauce
• •½ Tablespoon kosher salt
• •½ Tablespoon pepper
• •1 cup corn
• •¼ Cup reduced fat colby jack cheese

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Cook quinoa, add lime juice and cilantro, fluff with a fork and set aside. Preheat oven to 500°F. Spray baking sheet with non-fat cooking spray.
2. 2Place poblano peppers on baking sheet. Spray the top of the peppers with cooking spray. Roast peppers in oven for 6 minutes.
3. 3Remove from oven and let cool. When peppers are cool enough to handle, slice the peppers in half and remove the seeds. Return the peppers to the baking sheet and set aside.
4. 4Reheat refried beans in a small pot over low-medium heat for 5 minutes. To make the enchilada sauce, chop onions and garlic and set aside.
5. 5In medium pot, heat olive oil over medium-low heat and add chopped onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté chopped onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
6. 6Add tomato sauce, liquid from chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, and cumin. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer. Cook for 10 minutes on low.
7. 7Add corn and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off heat. For the stuffing, add quinoa and refried beans to enchilada sauce.
8. 8Mix well. Gently stuff each pepper with quinoa bean filling.
9. 9Bake peppers in oven for 5 minutes.
10. 10Remove peppers from oven and top with Colby Jack cheese.
11. 11Serve.