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Black Bean Stuffed Peppers

By Ashlyn Edwards — March 12, 2015, Updated June 12, 2018 40 Comments

DinnerMain DishMeatlessMexicanQuick MealsVeggies

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These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are filled with rice, black beans, onions, and Mexican spices. They are low carb, gluten free, and make a delicious meatless meal!

These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are filled with rice, black beans, onions, and Mexican spices. They are low carb, gluten free, and make make a delicious meatless meal!

Can y’all believe that March is almost halfway over?! Where has the time gone? And considering my birthday is coming up on Monday and I will be 29… again, seriously, WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?!

These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are filled with rice, black beans, onions, and Mexican spices. They are low carb, gluten free, and make make a delicious meatless meal!

March is a busy month at our house. My hubby’s birthday was last week, for which he requested Rainbow Cake again this year. No worries with that one, though, we are all big Rainbow Cake fans. 😉

My birthday is on Monday, and then mine and my husband’s anniversary is on St. Patrick’s Day. So I guess I should say that March is more of a busy month in terms of CAKE. Yes, we don’t necessarily do very much, but more so eat lots of cake. Every celebratory day deserves a cake, right?! RIGHT!

These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are filled with rice, black beans, onions, and Mexican spices. They are low carb, gluten free, and make make a delicious meatless meal!

Well, with all of the cake-eatin’ going on around here, I gotta try to lighten-up our other meals in order to compensate. These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are a great way to do that, and they make a great option for meatless Monday.

Enjoy!

These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are filled with rice, black beans, onions, and Mexican spices. They are low carb, gluten free, and make make a delicious meatless meal!

Black Bean Stuffed Peppers

These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are filled with rice, black beans, onions, and Mexican spices. They are low carb, gluten free, and make a delicious meatless meal!
4.86 from 14 votes
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Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 4 peppers
Calories: 381kcal
Author: Ashlyn Edwards | Belle of the Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 4 Bell Peppers, any color, I used red and green
  • 1 TB butter or olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 3/4 cup salsa
  • 1 cup cooked rice, I used brown rice
  • 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Remove tops from peppers and scrape out membranes and seeds. Set aside.
  • Melt butter in skillet over medium heat and add onions. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for 1 additional minute.
  • Stir in black beans, cumin, chili powder, and garlic salt. Using the back of a fork, mash up about half of the black beans. Add in cilantro and salsa and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cooked rice.
  • Evenly fill the four prepared peppers with the rice and black bean mixture and set inside a baking dish. Top each pepper with a 1/4 cup of cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until peppers have softened and cheese is melted. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 868mg | Potassium: 843mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4400IU | Vitamin C: 155.1mg | Calcium: 252mg | Iron: 3.6mg
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These Black Bean Stuffed Peppers are filled with rice, black beans, onions, and Mexican spices. They are low carb, gluten free, and make make a delicious meatless meal!

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Comments

  1. SavannahOh says

    November 2, 2019 at 1:56 pm

    Made this last night and LOVED it! Our changes: we cut the bell peppers in half so we had 8 “boats” to fill up instead of stuffing just 4. To stretch the stuffing, we doubled the onion, doubled the rice, then added some extra salsa so the extra was as flavorful as you meant it to be. (Oh, also, instead of plain brown rice, we used Minute Maid’s brown, red, and wild rice & quinoa blend for extra protein.) Next time we may leave off the cheese to make it vegan. Thank you SO much for the delicious recipe!!

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  2. Debbie says

    August 23, 2019 at 3:47 pm

    Always looking for a meatless option. Especially for my daughter. Her namei is Ashlyn too. Unusual to see someone else. Will be making these soon.

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  3. Kelly Anthony says

    August 7, 2019 at 2:21 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve never added black beans to my stuffed peppers but I like how this recipe makes such a classic a little more heartier.

    Reply
  4. Alison says

    August 7, 2019 at 1:22 pm

    5 stars
    I love a good stuffed pepper recipe. I love that these are vegetarian and I only need to leave off the cheese to make them vegan.

    Reply
  5. Tara says

    August 7, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious — will definitely make again!

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