Black Bean Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 (3 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3 large bell peppers
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). pour water into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• stir cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. fold brown rice, spinach, diced tomatoes with green chiles, black beans, minced onion, cumin, and oregano into the cream cheese until evenly mixed.
• halve bell peppers lengthwise. remove and discard stem, seeds, and membranes.
• fill each pepper half with about 3/4 cup of rice mixture; arrange into baking dish. sprinkle cheese evenly over stuffed pepper halves.
• bake in preheated oven until peppers are tender, 35 to 45 minutes.