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!
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?!
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!
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!
Recipe: Black Bean Stuffed Peppers
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!
I made this last night! I used a 19oz can and it still didn’t seem to be enough, so I used a lot more rice than in the recipe. I also replaced the salsa with just cut grape tomatoes in an attempt to cut down the sugar content. I’m also thinking maybe the peppers would do a better job at standing up if they’re cut in half long-ways rather than cutting out the top.
TLDR: more beans, cut peppers long-ways (boatlike)
This was awesome! Lots of flavor. I substituted quinoa for rice, and used feta. Also was generous with spices, extra salsa and onions. Would definitely make again. I cut the peppers in half instead of filling them.
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!!
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.
I’ve never added black beans to my stuffed peppers but I like how this recipe makes such a classic a little more heartier.
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.
Easy and delicious — will definitely make again!
We made these stuffed peppers for dinner last night and they were a total hit! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
What an amazing idea! I love stuffed peppers and I’ve never thought of using black beans, I’ll try this with dairy-free cheese!
These stuffed peppers turned out so well! Amazingly delicious. Thank you for a great recipe!
Simple and delicious to make. Since my green peppers were so massive the rice mix only fit into a total of 3 peppers. I froze 2 of them (without the cheese) and re-heated one of them tonight. It took an hour to reheat. I had to also poke a couple holes in the pepper and cover it with foil, but they were still delicious. Definitely saving this recipe to make again.
Also, great with corn!
i know this recipe is several years old, but i had to comment – i make these peppers at least once a month and have been making them since it was first posted. it’s one of my family’s favorite meals – and one of the few meatless main dishes my meat-and-potatoes husband will actually eat. thanks for an awesome recipe!
So glad to hear that, Liz! Thank you for leaving a comment and letting me know. I’m so happy that your family has been enjoying it!
Hello and thank you for a fantasticly flavorful recipe – what a great way to use up leftover rice! I halved the beans and added 3-4oz soychorizo and about 1/3 cup chopped zucchini. I have a daughter who can’t do dairy so topped with a little of the tomato/salsa instead of cheese. Oh, I used 3/4c stewed tomatoes (blended) and 1/4c salsa. Very delicious! Served with sliced avocado to keep it non-dairy.
Sounds delicious, Patricia! Glad y’all enjoyed them!
I love finding new options for meatless Monday!
This recipe looks so delicious and cheesy. Have to try it soon for Dinner.
What a tasty meal idea! These would definitely be popular in my house – they look so delicious!