Courgette & quinoa-stuffed peppers

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Very Healthy
Popular
Health score
100%
Courgette & quinoa-stuffed peppers
30 min.
4
556kcal

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Ingredients

  •  bell pepper red
  •  zucchini thinly sliced quartered
  • 500 quinoa 
  • 85 feta cheese crumbled finely
  • handful parsley roughly chopped

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • oven

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas
  2. Cut each pepper in half through the stem, and remove the seeds.
  3. Put the peppers, cut-side up, on a baking sheet, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season well. Roast for 15 mins.
  4. Meanwhile, heat 1 tsp olive oil in a small frying pan, add the courgette and cook until soft.
  5. Remove from the heat, then stir through the quinoa, feta and parsley. Season with pepper.
  6. Divide the quinoa mixture between the pepper halves, then return to the oven for 5 mins to heat through.
  7. Serve with a green salad, if you like.

Nutrition Facts

Calories556kcal
Protein15.96%
Fat20.26%
Carbs63.78%

Properties

Glycemic Index
26.5
Glycemic Load
1.88
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
41.52043484864%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
2.15mg
Luteolin
0.74mg
Kaempferol
0.04mg
Myricetin
0.15mg
Quercetin
0.6mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:555.94kcal
27.8%
Fat:12.68g
19.5%
Saturated Fat:3.82g
23.88%
Carbohydrates:89.79g
29.93%
Net Carbohydrates:78.02g
28.37%
Sugar:6.23g
6.92%
Cholesterol:18.91mg
6.3%
Sodium:257.74mg
11.21%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:22.47g
44.94%
Vitamin C:162.42mg
196.87%
Manganese:2.77mg
138.44%
Vitamin A:4015.3IU
80.31%
Folate:304.82µg
76.2%
Phosphorus:693mg
69.3%
Magnesium:273.89mg
68.47%
Vitamin B6:1.13mg
56.3%
Fiber:11.77g
47.09%
Vitamin B2:0.73mg
42.65%
Copper:0.79mg
39.6%
Vitamin B1:0.57mg
37.99%
Iron:6.61mg
36.7%
Vitamin E:5.03mg
33.56%
Zinc:4.95mg
33.01%
Potassium:1101.45mg
31.47%
Vitamin K:24.72µg
23.54%
Selenium:14.03µg
20.04%
Calcium:181.06mg
18.11%
Vitamin B3:3.51mg
17.55%
Vitamin B5:1.65mg
16.52%
Vitamin B12:0.36µg
5.99%