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Italian Stuffed Peppers with Pork

Italian Stuffed Peppers with Pork
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Yield:
Makes 4 full peppers

Prep Time:
15 minutes

Cooking Time:
30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb (450 g) Ontario lean ground pork
  • 2 cups (500 mL) cooked quinoa, cooked in vegetable broth
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) EACH oregano, parsley and basil
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) leeks, sliced thin
  • 1 zucchini, cubed
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) mushrooms, cued
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tomato, cubed
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 red or yellow peppers

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
  2. Cook quinoa in vegetable broth if you have not done so already.
  3. Cook the ground pork fully in a frying pan over medium-high heat with oregano, parsley and basil. Place pork to the side on a plate.
  4. Add oil to the frying pan and sauté leeks for 2 minutes. Add zucchini, mushrooms and garlic and continue to sauté for 1 minute. Then add the tomato, quinoa, pork and balsamic vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Cut off the top of your peppers and a little off the bottom so that they sit flat in the baking pan. Clean out the centre of the peppers. Divide the pork mixture into 4 and stuff the peppers. If making half peppers, divide mixture into 8.
  6. Set the stuffed peppers on a baking pan and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.

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