Quinoa And Mushroom Stuffed Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 red peppers
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, diced large
1 garlic clove, minced
500 g mushrooms, diced
2/3 cup quinoa, uncooked
1 1/16 cups water
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 lemon, juice and zest
1/4 cup parsley

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut peppers either in half or a hole in the top. Remove all seeds.
3. Bake peppers while preparing mix.
4. Heat olive oil. Saute onions, garlic, mushrooms until tender.
5. Mix in quinoa, water, salt, lemon zest and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until water is dissolved and quinoa is tender.
6. Spoon mixture into peppers and bake another 15-20 minutes.