Quick and Easy Stuffed Peppers

Description

This microwave recipe is quick and very simple, and is a good meal for a busy work week. You can use any color peppers you like. Try using garbanzos instead of the kidney beans for a variation on this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 2 large red bell peppers, halved and seeded
  • 1 (8 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
  • ⅓ cup quick-cooking brown rice
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup frozen corn kernels, thawed and drained
  • ½ (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Arrange pepper halves in a 9 inch square glass baking dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap. Poke a few holes in the plastic wrap for vents
  2. and heat 4 minutes in the microwave
  3. or until tender.
  4. In a medium bowl
  5. mix tomatoes and their liquid
  6. rice
  7. and water. Cover with plastic
  8. and cook in the microwave for 4 minutes
  9. or until rice is cooked.
  10. Stir green onions
  11. corn
  12. kidney beans
  13. and red pepper flakes into the tomato mixture. Heat in the microwave for 3 minutes
  14. or until heated through.
  15. Spoon hot tomato mixture evenly into pepper halves
  16. and cover with plastic wrap. Poke a few holes in the plastic to vent steam
  17. and heat in the microwave 4 minutes. Remove plastic
  18. sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese
  19. and allow to stand 1 to 2 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 4

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