Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe - Quick, Healthy & Ready in 45 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to saute
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil to drizzle
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2/3 cup orange bell pepper, diced (or any color will do!)
• 2/3 cup peas
• 6 medium-large portabella mushrooms
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt
• 2/3 cup of tomato, diced
• 1 1/2 cups cold water

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.In medium sauce pan, add quinoa and water to boil (add optional pinch of salt), cover with tight fitting lid and turn heat down to simmer. Cook 15 minutes.Meanwhile, in medium saute pan, heat cooking oil and saute chopped mushroom stems, garlic and onion over medium heat.
2. Add a dash of salt and pepper. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring.
3. Add diced tomato, bell pepper, and onion mixture to quinoa along with salt, pepper & garlic salt.
4. Mix thoroughly and let it finish cooking with the lid on.Prepare baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil and spray with non-stick spray.
5. Lay washed and dried mushroom caps out on sheet and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt & pepper.Carefully stuff each mushroom cap with quinoa mixture and bake in oven for about 20-25 minutes.