Engine 2 Stuffed Bell Peppers

Helllloooo There!  How is your week going so far?  Mine has been pretty great, my Monday wasn’t a typical Monday – I didn’t have any “oh, it’s just a Monday!” thoughts and we weren’t overly busy at work and I was able to get some other things done that I usually post-pone at work.  After work, I headed to the Chiropractor and he said I’m looking good with my knee and he can tell that I’m taking initiative to strengthen it up (my sore muscles can certainly attest to that!) and he said I don’t have to come back for 2 weeks and then we’ll spread it out to once a month.  I’ve been seeing him twice a week and then once a week, so I’m making improvement!  Once I feel stronger, I’ll be able to slowly start running again on my own.  After my appointment, I headed straight over to the 4th week of the Engine 2 Diet Meet-up!  The topic was on fitness, so I enjoyed that a lot.  I love incorporating healthy eating and fitness into the same discussion.  The speaker mentioned a Reformer Pilate’s class at our local Y and it sounded really cool, I’m definitely putting that on my list of classes to try – I’ll go check out the schedule after this post.

I have a deliciously healthy recipe for y’all today that is Engine 2 Diet approved and full of flavor!  I’d like to also mention that it was quick & easy to make!

Servings: 2 Stuffed Bell Peppers

Ingredients

• 2 Bell Peppers
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup of frozen corn
• 1 cup of cooked brown rice
• 2 Poblano Black Bean Burger
• 1 tbsp Cumin
• 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tbsp Sea Salt
• 1 tbsp Pepper
• 1 tbsp Paprika

Directions

**Preheat oven to 350 degrees**

1. Start by cooking your brown rice.  I did 2 cups of water to 1 cup of dry rice and it simmered for 30 minutes.

2. While the rice is cooking, prep the rest of your stuffing – defrost the black bean burgers and chop, chop the tomato, core the bell pepper and flatten the bottom so it stands upright.

3. Mix all stuffing ingredients together – vegetables, black bean burger, and spices

4. Overstuff the pepper because it will cook down just a bit and once you start eating, you’ll have plenty of bell pepper to eat with the excessive stuffing.

5.  Bake the Pepper for 20 minutes.

ENJOY!  I was very impressed with the flavors & the texture of these Engine 2 stuffed bell peppers.  Look how beautiful and vibrantly colored this dish turned out!  I have an intense love for bell peppers – I’d never had an orange bell pepper, but it was just as delicious as the green or red.  I will add bell peppers to just about any dish, so I love making it the star of the show in this simple recipe!

• What would you have stuffed in this bell pepper?
• Have you tried Pilate’s Reformer?  Thoughts? Tips?