Second semester is just starting up and with that independents and co-opers alike and going into the second stretch of cooking on a regular basis. Sure, I’m in an eating club but I know what’s it’s like to be bored with what I (can) cook. I’m the type of person who searches the tumblrsphere and pinterest boards for new recipes but I am often times discouraged by the complexity of the directions. On a weekly basis I’ll share some recipes that I’ve found that seem to be easy to recreate and not super time consuming. If you do happen to try these recipes out: share with us in the comment box or on our Facebook page.
Ingredients
½ cup quinoa
1 1/4 cup of water
1 lb ground turkey
1 can tomato sauce
4 large or 6 small/medium green peppers
1 can chick peas (drained and rinsed)
1 onion chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tbs curry powder
1 tsp cumin
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander
½ tsp cayenne
1 tsp. garam masala
salt to taste
Optional:
Yogurt
Raisins
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. In a small pot combine quinoa and water- cook until it comes to a boil, then cover and turn down to simmer for 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the quinoa is cooked. In a sauce pan, saute together the garlic and onion- about 5 minutes, then add in the ground turkey. Cook until it is no longer pink then stir in spices, chick peas and quinoa (and if you like a little sweetness in your Indian food, add in 1/4 cup of raisins). Pour half of the can of tomato sauce in with the spices. Adjust spices to taste.
Cut off the tops of the green pepper and hull out the seeds and white parts on the insides then stuff with the meat/quinoa mixture. Place the stuffed green peppers in a pan. Mix an additional tsp of curry powder and a dash of garam masala in the remaining tomato sauce and pour it around the base of the green peppers. If the tomato sauce looks a little thick, thin it out with a little bit of water.
Cover the green peppers with foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until the green peppers are cooked. Once cooked, garnish with a dollop of plain nonfat yogurt.
Recipe from http://www.ridiculouslyhealthy…