Wholesome Child's Halloween Quinoa & Beef Stuffed Capsicums

A spooktacular recipe from Paediatric Nutritionist and author of Wholesome Child, Mandy Sacher

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 Medium-sized red capsicums
1 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Small Brown Onion, finely chopped
1-2 cloves garlic, finely minced
500g lean beef mince
1 small small zucchini, finely cubed or grated
1 cup (250ml) tomato passata
1 cup baby spinach, finely chopped
2 tbs fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 cup cooked quinoa
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
4 tbs goat’s cheese or feta, crumbled

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Slice each capsicum in half vertically and remove the pulp and seeds from inside.
Place in a baking dish or on a baking tray and bake in oven for 15 mins, take out and set aside.
In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 2-3 mins or until soft.
Add beef, breaking up meat into pieces and cook until browned, approximately 3-4 mins.
Add zucchini, tomato passata, spinach and parsley and simmer on medium heat for 3-4 mins.
Add quinoa and season with salt and pepper.
Stuff capsicums with as much filling as will fit. Return to oven and continue roasting until very soft, about 20 mins.
Sprinkle cheese on top and serve with fresh herbs on top.

Notes

Serving and storing leftovers: Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 4 months. Tip: Swap quinoa for 1 cup of brown rice and zucchini for mushrooms, carrots or vegetable of choice.

38 Comments

- - shanika said
  - 27 Oct 2019
    1:35 pm
This one for grown ups Halloween treat.Yummm.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 27 Oct 2019
    8:25 am
They look yummy and amazing.

- - mom330666 said
  - 27 Oct 2019
    6:42 am
Super cute-this recipe is well know at our home.

- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 25 Sep 2019
    4:33 am
What a cute and healthy option for this coming Halloween

- - happymum2018 said
  - 04 Nov 2018
    4:14 pm
Sounds like a great and healthy dish full of great flavors thanks

- - mom112217 said
  - 01 Nov 2018
    1:53 pm
The stuffed capsicums look amazing and sound delicious!
- kjgarner replied
  
  02 Nov 2018 , 11:57 am
  It does look very yummy!
- - mom81879 said
  - 01 Nov 2018
    9:51 am
So many yummy quinoa recipes around and I don’t think I like it. I only tried it once and it put me right off. Maybe I should give it another go…..

- - kjgarner said
  - 31 Oct 2018
    10:38 am
A lot more healthy than the lollies and chocolate for dinner

- - youngoldlady said
  - 31 Oct 2018
    2:37 am
Thank you for this, will see how they go tomorrow night, but will need to make more then the four.

- - nealsq said
  - 30 Oct 2018
    11:23 pm
I have never tried quinoa before, very cute!

- - jessm2290 said
  - 18 Oct 2018
    6:16 pm
This looks great!!!

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 16 Oct 2018
    6:44 pm
How cute are these love them

- - Ellen said
  - 16 Oct 2018
    7:49 am
Lovely recipe !

- - mom93821 said
  - 13 Oct 2018
    5:08 am
Love the look of this finished recipe for stuffed capsicum – shame some of the ingredients and method appear to be missing. Any chance of them being added? Thanks 🙂
- mom93821 replied
  
  15 Oct 2018 , 7:01 pm
  Thanks for the updates to the recipe. 🙂
- - taynik46 said
  - 10 Oct 2018
    3:29 pm
This recipe is missing ingredients and instructions

Shame as this looks like a super cute idea for halloween dinner

- - mom90758 said
  - 09 Oct 2018
    6:07 pm
It looks like something is missing from this recipe. 🙂