Quinoa & Black Bean stuffed Bell Pepper

My Mom used to make me a version of this recipe, I have tweaked it to make it more healthy by adding my favorite spices and ingredients like quinoa and black beans. Its loaded with fiber, antioxidants, and amino acids. I added cheese to my recipe, but of course if you are trying to be really healthy you can leave it off too. Get ready for a little bit of multi-tasking :)

Ingredients:

3-4 red bell peppers

dash of salt

1/2 diced onion

1/2 uncooked quinoa

1 cup chicken broth

1 15oz can of black beans (drained)

1 15oz can of diced tomatoes with green chilles (drained)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 diced poblano pepper

1 tablespoon mince garlic

1 cup shredded carrots

1 tablespoon cumin

pepper jack cheese

Preheat oven to 350
Slice bell peppers in half and take out the insides and seeds. Place in pot with a dash of salt and cover the peppers with water. Let simmer while you are cooking the rest.
Cook quinoa with onion and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Its done once all liquid has been evaporated. 
In a pan add olive oil, garlic, carrots and poblano pepper. Saute
Add cumin, black beans, quinoa and tomatoes. Stir and cook. About 10 minutes total.
Remove peppers from water and scoop ingredients into pepper. 
Bake for 15 minutes
Add cheese and bake another 15 minutes.

NOTE: I read that it tastes pretty good with red enchilada sauce poured over. Maybe i'll try that too sometime!