If you ever thought bell peppers, spaghetti squash, zucchini or peppers were bland, boring and were never main-course material, oh, you were sorely mistaken.
Some of the best meals are as simple as taking your favorite vegetables and stuffing them with tasty, ooey-gooey goodness. And you can be as healthy or as decadent as you want: Stuff your bell pepper with a perfectly seasoned quinoa mix, or wrap your spinach- and artichoke-stuffed zucchini boats with bacon strips. You can do whatever you want.
Ahead, we’ve listed 12 of our favorite stuffed vegetables recipes — and, no, they’re not all stuffed pepper recipes. We’ve included a variety of vegetables, from avocados to the aforementioned zucchinis. And trust us; if you’re not a vegetable fan and you have more of a comfort-food leaning, especially when it comes to dinner, you’ll convert after just one bite.
So choose a recipe, and get your veggie on.
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Grilled Twice-Baked Potato-Style Stuffed Peppers
Image Credit: Southern Bite Want the flavors of a twice-baked potato without the potato? Stuff cheese and bacon into a bell pepper.
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Caprese-Stuffed Avocados
Image Credit: Cafe Delites When you want something a little lighter, opt for these caprese-stuffed avocados seasoned with basil and pesto and drizzled with balsamic glaze.
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Mexican Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers
Image Credit: Nadia's Healthy Kitchen Nadia's Healthy Kitchen brings you this über-healthy recipe starring red, green and yellow peppers stuffed with a flavorful quinoa.
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Pesto-Spinach Quinoa-Stuffed Tomatoes
Image Credit: Stacey Homemaker You know what's great about these roasted stuffed tomatoes? Not only are they packed with pesto quinoa and fresh spinach but they're also vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free.
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Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Image Credit: Recipe Girl Sauté the scraped-out insides of the zucchini with onions, garlic and sweet Italian sausage. Mix it with basil, marinara sauce and cheese — and you have yourself stuffed zucchini boats.
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Buffalo Chicken-Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
Image Credit: The Real Food Dietitians The folks at The Real Food Dietitians are genius for combining Buffalo chicken and spaghetti squash. Plus, it's drizzled with ranch dressing!
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Mexican-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Image Credit: Don't Feed After Midnight In just 30 minutes, you'll have yourself sweet potatoes stuffed to the brim with black beans, red peppers and gooey cheese.
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Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Zucchini
Image Credit: Charlie Gillette/Delish You can never go wrong with bacon — and using strips of bacon to wrap zucchini stuffed with a spinach and artichoke dip is something our stomachs never knew they needed.
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Vegan Stuffed Poblano Peppers
Image Credit: Minimalist Baker What truly makes these brown rice- and pinto bean-stuffed poblano peppers is the creamy avocado-cilantro dressing drizzled on top.
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Cheesy Spinach-Stuffed Peppers
Image Credit: Peas and Crayons The name says it all: These bell peppers are stuffed with an entire package of spinach and a generous amount of mozzarella and feta cheese.
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Stuffed Cubanelle Peppers
Image Credit: Turmeric n' Spice These Cuban peppers are filled with potatoes, tofu and roasted with onions and cherry tomatoes — making for a great vegan-friendly recipe.
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Falafel-Stuffed Peppers
Image Credit: The Fitchen Minimalist Baker proves once and for all there's more than one way to eat falafel with this chickpea-stuffed poblano pepper recipe.
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