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Quinoa & black bean stuffed peppers
Quinoa & black bean stuffed peppers
53 Nutrition score
Dinner 🥄 15 min prep 🔥 35 min cook 👤 2 servings

Red peppers stuffed with spiced quinoa and black beans, baked until tender. A showstopper that is as nutritious as it looks.

vegan gluten free high protein high vitamin c
Ingredients (per serving)
Method
  1. 1 Cook quinoa in water for 15 minutes. Drain.
  2. 2 Halve red peppers lengthways and remove seeds.
  3. 3 Mix quinoa with drained black beans, cumin, garlic and tomato.
  4. 4 Fill pepper halves with the mixture.
  5. 5 Bake at 190°C for 25-30 minutes until peppers are tender.

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Nutrition per serving
982 kJ
Energy (kJ)
211 kcal
Energy (kcal)
29 g
Carbohydrate
19.2 g
Protein
4 g
Fibre (NSP)
2.2 g
Fat
1.8 g
Total Sugars
25.2 mg
Sodium
0 g
Salt
Micronutrient
Potassium 614 mg
Vitamin C 151 mg
Phosphorus 127 mg
Magnesium 98.2 mg
Folate 56.5 µg
Calcium 41.2 mg
Chloride 33.6 mg
Vitamin A (RAE) 11.1 µg
Iron 3.6 mg
Niacin (B3) 2.4 mg
Vitamin K 2.4 µg
Zinc 1.6 mg
Copper 0.38 mg
Vitamin B6 0.327 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.306 mg
Manganese 0.181 mg
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.156 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.151 mg
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.116 mg
Minerals
Iodine 0.8 µg
Fatty acids
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.86 g
Monounsaturated fat 0.572 g
Saturated fat 0.212 g
Sugars (breakdown)
Glucose (dextrose) 1.6 g
Sucrose 1.1 g
Fructose 0.88 g
Carbohydrate (breakdown)
Starch 19 g
Amino acids
Glutamic acid 4 g
Aspartic acid 1.8 g
Leucine 1.4 g
Arginine 1.2 g
Lysine 1.1 g
Valine 1 g
Phenylalanine 0.948 g
Proline 0.888 g
Serine 0.835 g
Isoleucine 0.807 g
Alanine 0.769 g
Threonine 0.691 g
Tyrosine 0.649 g
Glycine 0.649 g
Histidine 0.47 g
Methionine 0.355 g
Cysteine 0.294 g
Tryptophan 0.236 g
Carotenoids
Beta-carotene 133 µg
Proximate
Water 182 g
Vitamins
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 0.987 µg
Fats & Fatty Acids
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.184 g
Omega-3 (Alpha-linolenic acid) 0.056 g
Flavanols (Flavan-3-ols)
Epicatechin (-) 59.5 mg
Catechin (+) 53.1 mg

Nutritional values calculated from Nutriofia food database per serving. Actual values may vary based on preparation method.