1packagetaco seasoning - make sure to read ingredients to find one without dairy
14ozfire roasted diced tomatoes
1teaspoongarlic powder
salt to taste
Taco fillings and shell
8bell peppers
1cupof white rice
2cupsof vegetable stock
1cupof corn
½can of vegetarian refried beans - we will use this as a paste to keep the tops of the peppers on when cooking
Toppings
Lettuce
Salsa
Guacamole
Hot sauce
Instructions
To make the mushroom/black bean filling
Before preparing your mushroom filling, put your rice on to cook. To add extra flavor, cook in vegetable stock or add a vegetable bouillon cube.
Put a large frying pan over medium low heat and add 1 teaspoon of oil or 2 TBL of water
Clean and chop up your mushrooms pretty small
Dice your onions
Add your mushrooms, onions and taco seasoning packet to the pan. Don't crowd the pan or the mushrooms won't brown. You may have to cook half of it at a time.
Sautèe until mushrooms and onions start to caramelize - about 10 minutes. Add more water or oil if it sticks
Add in the beans, canned tomatoes and garlic powder. Cook for another 5 minutes.
Add extra salt if needed and set aside
Stuff, prep and cook the tacos
Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees or pre-heat your grill if grilling
De-stem the peppers by cutting a wide hole around the stems and pulling them out. Clean off all of the seeds. Keep the tops of the peppers
Brush your peppers with olive oil. Sprinkle with taco seasoning, salt or garlic powder
Once your rice and mushroom/black bean filling are all set we're ready to stuff the peppers
Stuff the the peppers with a layer of rice first, then mushroom meat, then the corn.
If grilling, put a thick layer of refried beans around the top rim of the pepper. Gently stick the pepper top over the pepper. The refried beans will help keep the pepper top on, especially when grilling
If cooking in the oven, place peppers in the oven and cook for 30 minutes
If grilling, grill for about 20-30 minutes, or until the peppers start to brown. You will have to keep an eye on them and turn them every 10 minutes or so with a metal tong.
Top with salsa, guacamole, lettuce and vegan sour cream.
Notes
When grilling, to rotate the peppers, get a pair of tongs and grab ahold of the peppers from top to bottom, instead of on the sides. This will help to keep the peppers intact and makes sure that the filling doesn’t ooze out.