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Cook Once Eat Twice Crockpot Stuffed Peppers And Tacos

2 recipes in 1, perfect for a lazy cold Sunday! These Cook Once Eat Twice Crockpot Stuffed Peppers And Tacos let you enjoy tacos for lunch while the quinoa beef stuffed peppers cook for dinner.

Total6 hr 10 min
Serves6
Calories469
Protein26g
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Cook once eat twice crockpot stuffed peppers and beef quinoa tacos

Cook Once Eat Twice Crockpot Stuffed Peppers And Tacos is truly as awesome as it sounds! It’s 2 easy recipes in 1: quinoa beef stuffed peppers for dinner and tacos for lunch, all from one filling.

The recipe

Cook Once Eat Twice Crockpot Stuffed Peppers And Tacos

Prep
10 min
Cook
6 hr
Total
6 hr 10 min
Serves
6
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Ingredients

Filling

Sauce

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine all the Filling ingredients.

  2. Lightly coat the inside of the crockpot with nonstick spray.

  3. Arrange the peppers in the slow cooker and spoon the filling into them.

  4. Mix the sauce ingredients well and pour over and around the peppers.

  5. Cover and cook on low heat for or on high for . You can add more cheese before serving; cover the slow cooker just until it melts.

Tacos

  1. You will have a lot of the Filling mixture left. Add it to a deep pan, along with more taco seasoning if desired.

  2. Sauté for about , until the beef is browned.

  3. Add 2 cups of water or broth and bring to a boil.

  4. Lower the heat, cover and simmer until the water is absorbed, about .

  5. Spoon the mixture into taco shells and top with your favorite ingredients!

Nutrition Facts

6 servings per recipe
Serving size1 stuffed pepper plus 1/6 of the leftover taco filling
Amount per servingCalories
469
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.5g30%
Saturated Fat 10g50%
Cholesterol 75mg25%
Sodium 801mg35%
Total Carbohydrate 39.6g14%
Dietary Fiber 8g29%
Total Sugars 5.6g
Includes 0g Added Sugars0%
Protein 26.4g53%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Macro mix

  • 22% Protein 26.4g
  • 33% Carbs 39.6g
  • 45% Fat 23.5g

Protein score

5.6g protein per 100 calories

Balanced

Nutrition is an estimate per serving, calculated from USDA ingredient data and will vary with brands and portions. Optional items not included: salt and pepper to taste. All of the filling is counted and split across 6 servings, including the extra filling used for tacos; taco shells and taco toppings are not included. Cheese of choice counted as cheddar; no extra cheese added at serving. Use it as a guide, not medical advice.

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Behind the recipe

The story, tips & photos

Imagine this: you wake up on a cold Sunday and plan the best day of your life, which includes sofa lounging, greedy eating and compulsive TV watching.

While you prepare a quick taco lunch at noon, your dinner is already decided and cooking in your crockpot. Now you can enjoy your lunch and relax for the rest of the day.

Come 6pm, dinnertime, you’re fixated on that Netflix movie. No time to cook dinner? No problem! Just hit the pause button and grab a plate, because your quinoa beef stuffed peppers are ready!

Now, if only every day were a lazy cold Sunday. 😉

Crockpot stuffed peppers filled with quinoa, beef, black beans and melted cheese
Three crunchy beef and quinoa tacos topped with lettuce, cheese and sour cream

How to make crockpot stuffed peppers

And the recipe can’t get any easier than this! You start by mixing the filling and stuffing your peppers in your crockpot.

Spooning quinoa and beef filling into bell peppers in a crockpot

Mix the sauce, then pour it around and on top of the stuffed peppers.

Pouring sauce over stuffed peppers in the crockpot

Then cover and let the crockpot work its magic! You can cook on low heat for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.

Crockpot display set to cook the stuffed peppers on high for 3 hours

Turning the leftover filling into tacos

Now it’s time to prepare the tacos for lunch! Add the remaining filling mixture to a deep pan. Then add some taco seasoning and cook until the beef is browned. Add water or broth, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Beef, quinoa and black bean taco filling with taco seasoning in a deep pan
Taco filling simmering in broth in a deep pan
Cooked beef, quinoa, black bean and corn taco filling in a pan

Now you can stuff your taco shells and top them with your favorite ingredients!

Beef and quinoa tacos topped with lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream

Come dinnertime, your stuffed peppers are ready! Enjoy! 🙂

Colorful crockpot stuffed peppers with quinoa, black beans and cheese

What I’ve used in this recipe:

Stainless steel Crock-Pot slow cooker

Here’s a complete list of my kitchen essentials

Cook Once Eat Twice Crockpot Stuffed Peppers And Tacos

Questions & comments 1

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  1. CJCheska J

    This looks like a lot of fun to make, it looks cute as well. I’ve never made something myself that I stuffed in peppers but this would definitely be a first. I am definitely going to try this out. I am a HUGE fan of tacos, who doesn’t love tacos?! Oh gosh, I’m imagining my lazy Sunday eating some of these.. Indeed Christine, if only every day were a lazy cold Sunday.

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