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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. | 2. Set a pot of water to boil. Remove tops from peppers and cut in half length-wise. Seed and devein peppers. Reserve pepper tops. Once water has boiled, add peppers and cook for 7-8 minutes. Drain water and run cold water over peppers. | 3. Finely dice pepper tops. | 4. In a medium skillet, heat olive oil. Saute onion and garlic over medium-high heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned. | 5. Cook quinoa according to package directions. | 6. Into ground beef, stir lemon juice and zest, tomato sauce, cooked quinoa and spices. | 7. Cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. | 8. Stuff peppers with ground beef mixture. Top with cheese. Place peppers in a greased baking pan and cover with aluminum foil. | 9. Bake in a 375 degrees F oven for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake and additional 15 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
bell pepper	2			-	-	-	-
beef	1/2	lb	ground	449.05699999999996	0.0	44.0439	28.8712
white onion	1/2			22.0	5.1370000000000005	0.605	0.055
garlic clove	2			-	-	-	-
olive oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
quinoa	1/2	cup	cooked	-	-	-	-
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
lemon zest	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
fennel seed	1	pinch		0.4312	0.0654	0.0198	0.0186
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
oregano	1 1/2	1/2		3.975	1.0338	0.135	0.0642
feta cheese	2	tablespoons		49.5	0.7669	2.6644	3.99
cheddar cheese	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.