vegan stuffed peppers

1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
1.5 cups water

1t garlic powder
2t chili powder (divided)
2t paprika (divided)
1/2 t cumin

1 chipotle pepper chopped
1/4 cup sweet peppers chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 can black beans
1 med onion chopped
1 cup frozen corn
1/4 cup bread crumbs
3/4 cup daiya vegan cheese (divided)
4 bell peppers cut in half

cook the rice in the water. When done, add 1/4 cup of vegan cheese, the garlic powder, cumin, 1t chili powder and 1t paprika. Set aside
Cook the onion in the oil, add beans, sweet peppers and cook until onion and peppers are soft. Add the chipotle, the rest of the spices, garlic and corn.
scoop some of the rice into a pepper and top it with the beans mixture, and repeat with all of the pepper halves. Sprinkle all of them with a little of the bread crumbs. bake 350 for 20 minutes. Top each with a tablespoon more cheese and bake again until the cheese is melted.

Serving Size: makes 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CARTONCM.