Burrito Bowl Stuffed Peppers at Home

And hey, look! A recipe video! This is roughly my 8th recipe video but the FIRST time that I have uploaded a recipe video at the same time that I’ve published the post. Ta-da:

Can you tell that I’m completely loving these recipe videos? I’m thankful that Good paved the way for these fun little videos.

In the video I used plain white but every other time that I’ve made these stuffed bell peppers, I’ve used this quinoa and brown rice mixture:

It’s quite a bit more expensive than using simple rice that you cook yourself BUT this makes the whole recipe SO unfussy since the quinoa/ rice mixture is cooked in the microwave in simply 90 seconds. For the record: I’m not working with this brand. I simply GENUINELY love this product. I’ve been buying it at my local grocery store but I did notice that Costco has it in bulk which I was pretty excited about!

Once the rice is cooked (90 seconds later:)), you simple stir in a bit of black beans and some corn (and whatever else you want in your burrito bowl).

Then you stuff the peppers so that the rice mixture is piled high and actually overflowing.

**OH. A note on the way in which I cut the peppers: I cut them in half horizontally as opposed to vertically simply because I thought it would look nicer. In reality, if you want this to be truly speedy, it would genuinely make more sense to cut them in half vertically (cutting through the stem on the top of the pepper down through the bottom of the pepper). Again, I only thought this would look nicer <<<<food blogger logic.

Once the peppers are stuffed, you can top them with a bit of cheese. If you recall, I’ve mentioned many times that I’m not a huge fan of vegan cheeses but if they’re melted in the oven, somehow they taste much better. So, that’s what we’re doing here for a tiny bit of added flavor. It’s completely optional though.

Before inhaling eating, I topped mine with some fresh cilantro, salsa, and simply a touch of vegan sour cream.

These keep in the fridge fairly well which makes them reliable for make ahead lunches!

ps- peppers are ESPECIALLY cheap right now (I’ve been getting them for 75 cents at the farmers market) so you should surely give these a try soon before pepper season is over!