Stuffed peppers - vegetarian with a Mexican twist

Even during isolation I want to make sure we eat well - have as many fresh ingredients as possible. As we reduce the number of times going to a grocery store, when we do go, sometimes we buy just a few too many of something and I have to find ways to make them before they go bad. Nothing irks me more than wasted vegetables going to the garbage! It's a huge waste and I try, try very hard not to have that happen. Last week we have 5 bell peppers - what better use there is than stuffed peppers?

Peppers come in mostly 4 different colors: green, red, yellow, and orange. They have a lot of vitamin C, a whopping 400% of your daily allowance per serving. Even though they are not my favorite because of the sweetness (I'm a salty food fan), hey let's have some of that fresh vitamin C shall we?

What you need:
- 4 bell peppers
- 1 small red onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp of cumin, and 1 tbsp of chili powder - this gives the dish a bit of spice of Mexican twist.
- dash of black pepper
- 1/2 cup of cooked split green peas
- 1 can of black beans
- 1 can of chopped tomato
- 2/3 cup of shredded cheddar
- 2 tbsp of chopped cilantro

Recipe:
- wash and cut peppers in half length wise, empty out the seeds and stem
- chop onion and garlic, pour into large bowl, mix in tomato, peas, beans, cumin, chili powder, and half of the cheddar
- fill the half shells of peppers with mixture, and top it with all the remaining cheddar
- bake at 350F for 40 min.
- top with cilantro and dash of pepper, and serve!

The result was delicious - and easily used up my 4 out of 5 peppers in my pantry. These peppers were so colorful and beautiful as they cook and come out of the oven. Did I mention they smelled amazing with the hint of cumin and spice! I also loved the texture of the beans filling and the softness of cooked pepper together with the cheesy goodness in every bite. This dish took about an hour, but 40 min of which is idle - not too bad.

Cheers, hope you will try making this dish next time you got one too many peppers.