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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in 2 quart sauce pan, add toasted quinoa. | 2. Return to a boil and cook over medium heat for 12-15 minutes until water is absorbed. | 3. Remove from heat, fluff with fork, cover and let sit 15 minutes. | 4. Pre-heat oven to 350* F. | 5. Heat olive oil in skillet over med heat and add diced onion. Saute approx 3 minutes. | 6. Add ground beef to skillet and cook until browned. | 7. Meanwhile, cut tops off bell peppers (reserving tops), remove seeds and membranes. | 8. When beef is browned, add the oregano, basil, salt, pepper and 1/2 can of tomato sauce. Mix well and gently add in cooked quinoa. Heat 1 minute. | 9. Pour and spread remaining tomato sauce into the bottom of an 8x8 casserole dish. | 10. Stuff meat and quinoa mixture into bell peppers, loosely add tops and place in dish. | 11. Bake uncovered for approx 30 minutes, or until peppers are tender. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes. | 12. Serve and enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
quinoa	1	cup	toasted	-	-	-	-
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
beef	1/2	lb	ground	449.05699999999996	0.0	44.0439	28.8712
green bell pepper	4			-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	teaspoons		79.56	0.0	0.0	9.0
onion	1/2		diced	22.0	5.1370000000000005	0.605	0.055
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
basil	1/2	teaspoon	dried	0.1016	0.0117	0.0139	0.0028
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
tomato sauce	15	ounces	divided	480.5325	76.5025	25.0472	8.3349

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