Ingredients
🥄 LARGE BELL PEPPERS
🥄 CUP COOKED RICE
🥄 CAN BLACK BEANS, RINSED AND DRAINED
🥄 CUP CORN KERNELS
🥄 CUP DICED TOMATOES
🥄 SMALL ONION, CHOPPED
🥄 CLOVES GARLIC, MINCED
🥄 TEASPOON CUMIN
🥄 TEASPOON CHILI POWDER
🥄 SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE
🥄 CUP SHREDDED CHEESE (OPTIONAL)
🥄 FRESH PARSLEY FOR GARNISH
Instructions
👨🍳 Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Cut tops off bell peppers and remove seeds and membranes. Place in a baking dish, cut-side up.
👨🍳 In a skillet, sauté chopped onion until translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook for another minute.
👨🍳 Add cooked rice, black beans, corn, and diced tomatoes to the skillet. Stir in cumin and chili powder, season with salt and pepper.
👨🍳 Cook the filling for 2-3 minutes to let flavors meld.
👨🍳 Stuff each pepper with the filling, pressing down gently. Add cheese on top if using.
👨🍳 Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10-15 minutes until peppers are tender and top is golden.
👨🍳 Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
Filling can be prepared ahead and refrigerated. Leftovers store well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 40
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 400
- Fat: 12
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 15