This easy meal prep recipe for stuffed bell peppers makes about 10 halves, perfect for the week ahead. It features a flavorful filling of ground beef or turkey, quinoa, black beans, corn, and spinach, all baked inside bell pepper halves.
1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
2. Cook white quinoa according to package directions.
3. In a large sauté pan, cook ground beef or turkey until completely browned. Drain any excess fat.
4. Add 1/2 a diced onion, 2 minced cloves of garlic, and 1 diced jalapeño (optional) to the cooked meat and sauté until the onion softens.
5. Stir in 1 cup cooked quinoa, 1 can of rinsed corn, 1 can of rinsed black beans, 1 diced tomato, and 3 large handfuls of organic spinach into the beef mixture. Cook until the spinach wilts.
6. Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds.
7. Place the bell pepper halves on a baking sheet and stuff them generously with the prepared beef and quinoa mixture.
8. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the bell peppers are soft and slightly tender.
