Stuffed Peppers with Chicken Sausage and Quinoa
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 peppers, halved
  • 2 chicken sausages, removed from casings
  • 2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ red onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ c cooked quinoa
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • Juice from ½ lemon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a large saute pan on medium heat, cook the chicken sausage, crumbling with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Cook for 7 minutes or until browned.
  3. Remove the sausage from the pan and set aside in a bowl. Leave the drippings in the pan.
  4. Heat the olive oil on medium low. Throw in the onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook for another 3 minutes.
  5. Toss in the sausage and cooked quinoa. Season with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne and toss to fully incorporate.
  6. Finish with a squeeze of lemon and stuff the peppers with the quinoa mixture.
  7. Cook for 40 minutes until the peppers are tender.
  8. Enjoy with a side salad.
Recipe by Keys to the Cucina at http://keystothecucina.com/2017/06/21/stuffed-peppers-with-chicken-sausage-and-quinoa/