Trying to get a few more veggies in your meals?  

These stuffed peppers have become a weeknight favorite in our family.   The mild jalapeños are what makes them have just enough kick for a satisfying Tex Mex flavor, but the feta gives it the creaminess that make you go ‘mmmm’.  And the official veggie count is 4!

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Secretly Stuffed Pepper Recipe

Makes 2 servings (2 stuffed peppers)

*This recipe can be made dairy-free and gluten-free

Ingredients:

• 2 bell peppers
• 1 ½ cup of salsa
• 1 cup of cooked brown rice or quinoa.  You can use instant when you are in a rush.
• ¼ cup of feta cheese or cheese of choice
• ¼ cup chopped mild jalapeños
• 2 tablespoons chopped olives
• ½ cup of canned lentils or beans of choice (you can switch it up here and use black beans, kidney beans or whatever your favorite is)
• ½ cup of carrot baby food or sweet potato baby food (some baby foods come in squeeze packets that are a veggie blend such as sweet potato with beets which I’ve used in this recipe and it worked well)
• 1 serving of organic spinach powder or ½ cup of spinach baby food

Directions:

Cut out top center of peppers.    In a bowl mix all remaining ingredients and spoon into center of each pepper until full.   Bake in a deep baking dish for 40 minutes at 400 degrees.

Let cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!

Leann Forst, MBA, CHC — Family Health & Cancer Coach

Leann is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Essential Oils Coach, holding a Master’s degree from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science from Upper Iowa University. Leann is accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. And she is an award winning author of 2 books “How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies” and “100 Ways to Lose Weight”.

Born and raised as an Iowa farm girl, she moved to Texas in 1998 where she lives with her husband and 2 kids.

As a wife of a brain cancer survivor, Leann has a special interest in anti-cancer nutrition and detoxification. She works with individuals and groups, and speaks regularly at hospitals, schools and organizations to teach people how to attain optimal health by getting to the root cause of chronic and inflammatory conditions, while using healing modalities such as essential oils. Click here to get Leann’s free report, “37 Cancer Facts You Should Know…But Probably Don’t”. And take Leann’s Nutrient Deficiency Quiz here.

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