When shopping for peppers, do you pick the ones that have flat bottoms so they can stand and be stuffed, or is that just me?
The majority of the peppers I buy go into my juicer or get chopped up for a recipe, but I still look for the perfect pepper every time.
These? They are perfect. See how they stand up straight? 🙂
pizza polenta stuffed peppers
serves four
4 orange bell peppers
3 cups water
1 cup polenta (coarse ground cornmeal)
sea salt
½ cup cooked quinoa
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
9-15 leaves fresh basil, chopped fine
Bring water to simmer, add cornmeal. Stir consistently for first 5 minutes or so… I am never too far away, watching and stirring frequently. Once it comes together (20-25 minutes) add sea salt to taste. Add cooked quinoa to polenta, stir.
Combine tomato paste, rosemary, oregano, garlic. Add to quinoa polenta, stir. Add fresh basil, stir.
Cut the top off the peppers and clean out the innards and seeds. Fill with quinoa polenta and garnish with a basil leaf. Bake @ 350 for 30-35 minutes. Serve atop a simple spinach + vinaigrette salad.
Pizza flavor in a new way - the stuffed pepper is back! I can't wait until I can walk out to my garden and pick a pepper... I am prepared for peppers that may not stand up, though.
Happy Friday! Hope you enjoy the holiday weekend, any fun plans?
Larissa says
I love this filling! my kids won't eat the pepper, but they devour seconds of the filling, so I am happy LOL
Pam says
anything pizza, YUM! this looks very good, thanks
Jenni says
these sound very good!
Halina says
we love these! they were last night dinner and today breakfast! 🙂
Sondra K. says
these are beautiful and they sound amazing! pizza flavor is always a hit at our house. love it!
Indra says
these are SO cute!! I will have to remember for next year. I always make my quinoa or grains with broth for flavor, I will have to try juice now, genius!!
Corrie says
sounds incredible, anything that tastes like pizza is a win in my book!!
spabettie says
thanks, Corrie - I agree completely!
Kendall says
these sound delicious too, another bookmarked!
spabettie says
I hope you like them, Kendall - this is one of my favorites!
Stace says
we made these as tonight's dinner, SO GOOD! thank you, a perfectly flavored recipe.
Steph says
these sound really delicious. I came here from tastespotting and am overwhelmed by the goo food and photos!!