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Home » Dinner » Sausage » Chorizo and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Chorizo and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Created: October 29, 2015 Updated: February 1, 2021 by lyuba 3 Comments

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Stuffed peppers is a long time favorite family recipe. These stuffed peppers are packed with delicious chorizo and quinoa mixture and topped with crumbled fresco cheese.

Chorizo and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

What to do with a fridge full of bell peppers? Let’s make some stuffed peppers!

Do you ever go to the store and as you shop, you remember something you were out of and make sure to grab it? Of course you do, we all do, but apparently, I did that about 3 times! I kept thinking that I needed bell peppers for a recipe idea and bought some on three separate occasions. Every time I ran into the store for something, I suddenly remembered that I needed peppers but what I could not remember, is that I already got them…over and over.

While I was putting away the last peppers, I kicked myself as I saw a whole lot of peppers in the veggie crisper. “Oops, I did it again…” So what else am I to do but make some stuffed peppers for dinner?!

These peppers came out fabulous too! I love the combination of quinoa and chorizo. Corn adds a little burst of sweetness in each bite too, which is a nice balance of flavor. Fresco cheese is not very strong, that’s why it’s perfect because there is already a lot of flavor inside those peppers.

two red stuffed peppers with Chorizo and Quinoa inside on a plate

2 chorizo and quinoa stuffed peppers on a white oval plate sitting on a brown placemat on a wooden table as seen from above

Chorizo and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

These stuffed peppers are packed with delicious chorizo and quinoa mixture and topped with crumbled fresco cheese.
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chorizo, quinoa, Stuffed Peppers
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 4 stuffed peppers
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 4 large red bell peppers
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil for cooking
  • 1/2 lb chorizo
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion diced
  • 3/4 cup of corn
  • 1 large tomato diced
  • 1 cup dry quinoa
  • Salt
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • Water for cooking quinoa
  • 3-4 oz fresco cheese crumbled

Instructions

  • Check directions on the bag of quinoa to see how much water to use for cooking quinoa. Bring water to boil over medium-high heat. Turn heat down to medium-low and add quinoa, pressed garlic, cumin, and salt. Stir, cover and simmer until quinoa is done. (Strain if you added too much water.)
  • While quinoa is cooking, prepare chorizo. Preheat a medium cooking pan over medium heat. Add about a tablespoon of oil. Dice onion and add it to the pan. Saute onions until translucent.
  • Take chorizo out of it's casing, crumble it and add it to the cooking pan. Stir well. Make sure to break up all the clumps of meat as it cooks.
  • Once chorizo is about half way done, add corn and diced tomato. Mix well and cook until chorizo is done. Strain any juices.
  • Mix cooked quinoa and chorizo mixture together and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Cut tops off of bell peppers and scoop out all the seeds and membrane from inside the peppers.
  • Stuff peppers with chorizo and quinoa mixture.
  • Place peppers upright in a lightly greased baking dish. (An 8x8 baking dish usually works very well for 4 large peppers.) Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Take off foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes, depending on how soft you like your peppers.
  • Top cooked stuffed peppers with crumbled fresco cheese right before serving.

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Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
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 Chorizo and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers on a plate

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Chorizo and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers on a plate

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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

    October 30, 2015 at 11:27 am

    What a colorful recipe! It looks delicious and right now I have several red peppers waiting for a filling — thank you for the inspiration!! Pinning and sharing for sure.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 30, 2015 at 3:10 pm

      Thank you! I hope you will try this one, it’s yummy 🙂

      Reply

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I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

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