On the lookout for a wholesome Halloween recipe? This recipe for Jack O Lantern Stuffed Peppers with Spicy Kidney Bean Salad is simply what the physician (and ghoul) ordered! It’s powerful to search out really wholesome Halloween recipes. Many occasions Halloween recipes give attention to candy treats for an already sugar-overloaded vacation, proper? That’s why I’m all the time looking out for festive Halloween concepts which can be additionally wholesome and could be a part of a meal. I created these tremendous straightforward vegan, gluten free Jack O Lantern bell pepper shells, which could be crammed with a brilliant fast and straightforward kidney bean salad. Primarily based on principally pantry meals (kidney beans, corn, garlic, spices, EVOO), together with cherry tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno, and lime juice, you possibly can toss this protein-rich, high-fiber spicy bean salad collectively in minutes. Then carve your bell pepper Jack O Lanterns lickety break up. Simply slice off the “lid” and carve your favourite eyes and mouth in every bell pepper, selecting your favourite colours, resembling purple, orange, inexperienced, yellow and even purple. Fill these peppers with bean salad, drizzle with vegan bitter cream and serve on a mattress of lettuce. You’ll be able to place the stuffed peppers on a platter, or particular person salad plates. Simply slice into the peppers, and revel in!
Watch me make this recipe in my Instagram video right here.
In a massive bowl, add kidney beans, corn, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, inexperienced onions, jalapeno, chili powder, lime juice, olive oil (non-compulsory) and salt (non-compulsory). Gently combine collectively to mix.
Put together bell pepper jack O lanterns by slicing the highest portion (stem finish) of every bell pepper about 1 inch beneath high to create a “lid” or high of the jack-o-lantern.
Scoop out inside the bell pepper, together with seeds and fibers to create a shell.
With a paring knife, reduce two triangles for the eyes, and a mouth with tooth in no matter form you need. Press out the bell pepper items to create openings for the eyes and mouth.
Fill every pepper with filling (about 1 cup per pepper). Drizzle with vegan bitter cream and sprinkle with further cilantro. Add “lid” to every bell pepper.
Might serve on a mattress of lettuce or a platter.
Makes 4 servings (1 pepper per serving).
Prep Time:20 minutes
Class:Entree
Delicacies:American
Diet
Serving Measurement:1 serving
Energy:197
Sugar:11 g
Sodium:270 mg
Fats:3 g
Saturated Fats:1 g
Carbohydrates:38 g
Fiber:9 g
Protein:9 g
Key phrases: stuffed peppers, kidney bean salad
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