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Home / Courses / Appetizer & Snack / Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos

Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 November 25, 2013 · Updated: 💻June 10, 2018 · 🗨 4 Comments

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These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch.

These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch. | RotiNRice.com

I recently started a new series on this blog known as Ingredient Focus. It has received much interest on my Facebook Fan Page and many have given me inputs on what they would like me to focus on in the weeks ahead. Two seasonal ingredients requested were chili peppers and pomegranate. Since these two ingredients are currently available at the grocery stores, I quickly went out and bought some so that I could work on them. To kill two birds with one stone, I made these delicious and festive Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos. They turned out really well and are great as an appetizer or light lunch.

Poblanos are large mild peppers. Occasionally, you may find a spicy pepper but not overly so. These huge cavernous peppers are great for stuffing and are delicious roasted. Roasting helps to soften and mellow them out. It also gives them a sweet and smoky flavor.

These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch. | RotiNRice.com

If you have never tried quinoa, this dish is a great place to start. Quinoa is pretty light and works well as a filling. I added lean ground beef for a slightly meaty bite and a handful of pomegranate arils for a crunchy texture and a festive touch. The pomegranate also provide a slight acidity and fruitiness to the dish. The stuffing is so tasty I could eat it on its own.

These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch. | RotiNRice.com

Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos

These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch.
Author : Linda Ooi
Course : Appetizer
Cuisine : American
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Servings : 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 poblano peppers
  • ½ cup quinoa (100g)
  • 1 cup water (240ml)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 8 oz lean ground beef (225g)
  • 1 tsp chili seasoning mix
  • ½ cup pomegranate arils (70g)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup shredded cheese (85g)

Instructions
 

  • Roast poblano peppers on the grill until peppers soften and skins blister. This should take about 15 minutes. Remove and set aside. When cool enough to handle, peel off charred skins. Carefully cut a slit in the pepper and gently scoop out seeds.
  • Rinse quinoa until water runs clear. Drain and place in a medium sized pan. Add water.
  • Place on the stove and bring water to a boil. Add a ¼ teaspoon salt, reduce heat, place the lid on and let quinoa simmer until all water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Turn off heat. Fluff quinoa with a fork.
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  • Heat olive oil in a large sized pan. Saute onion and garlic for 2 minutes. Add ground beef and allow it to brown for 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Stir in chili mix. Then add cooked quinoa and pomegranate arils. Add salt. Turn off heat.
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  • Stuff roasted poblano peppers with beef and quinoa mixture. Top with shredded cheese.
  • Broiled peppers until cheese is melted and the top is beginning to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Remove and serve immediately.
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Do give these Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos a try. They are fun and tasty and I know you will enjoy them. 🙂

These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch. | RotiNRice.com

I will be working on the two Ingredient Focus posts for pomegranate and chili peppers. Be sure to check back soon…

These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch. | RotiNRice.com

These Beefy Pomegranate Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are delicious as an appetizer or light lunch. The addition of pomegranate arils give them a festive touch. | RotiNRice.com

Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎

Biren

Categories: 🗂 Appetizer & Snack, Beef, Other Cuisines, Side Dish Tags: 📋 cheese

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  1. Ramona says

    November 27, 2013 at 8:37 am

    What a wonderful dish. I like all the flavors and texture you have in this dish. 🙂 Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply
    • Biren says

      December 3, 2013 at 7:29 am

      Thanks Ramona! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well.

      Reply
  2. hippomommy says

    February 14, 2014 at 11:59 pm

    Thinking of making this tomorrow. I think I may use corn tortilla for the kids’ shell. What do you think?

    Reply
    • Linda says

      February 15, 2014 at 8:49 am

      Any kind of tortillas may be used. Corn tortilla is fine if you have them on hand. You can also consider using green bell peppers. Please check this Stuffed Peppers with Brown Rice post on how to prepare the peppers for stuffing.

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