Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - 4 PP

At first, I avoided quinoa because I thought it might be hard to make.  Now I know that if you can make rice, you can make quinoa.   It's simple and once you try it, I'm sure you'll love it! This particular dish is cheesy and saucy and so filling!  One half normally fills me up, but I can easily fit two into my points allowance. 3/4 cup quinoa (uncooked) 1 1/2 cup black beans (drained and rinsed) 1 cup diced zucchini 4 bell peppers  1/4 chopped onion 2 tbsp chopped cilantro 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Wildtree Fajita Seasoning 1 teaspoon Wildtree Garlic Galore 16 oz tomato sauce 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (low fat) 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees 2. Cook the quinoa to the package directions. 3. Cut the green peppers half, making them into two little boats. Remove the stem, seeds, and ribs.  Place the halves in a microwave safe bowl with finger tip of water and cook for 3 minutes.  This will help them to soften. Allow them to cool then place them cut side up in a baking dish. 4. In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, black beans, zucchini, cilantro, onion, salt, Garlic Galore, and Fajita Seasoning. 5. Spoon the quinoa mixture into the pepper halves evenly. 6. Pour the tomato sauce over the peppers. 7. Sprinkle the cheese over top. 8. Cover the pan with foil (without allowing it touch the cheese!) and bake for 25 minutes.   Remove the foil and bake another 5 minutes. Serving size is 1 pepper half = 4 pts You can order Fajita Seasoning and Garlic Galore from your personal Wildtree rep or visit mywildtree.com/joni .  Email me (wildtreejoni@gmail.com) about hosting an online/facebook party to get your product for free!