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    Vegan Stuffed Peppers

    Published: Sep 26, 2022 Updated: Sep 26, 2022 by Alison Andrews This post may contain affiliate links

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    Vegan Stuffed Peppers

    Vegan stuffed peppers stuffed with black beans, corn, rice and a cheesy cashew sauce. The best way to eat bell peppers!

    Vegan stuffed peppers topped with chopped avocado and cilantro.

    These vegan stuffed peppers are seriously delicious. They’re gourmet enough for a fancy dinner party and easy enough for a regular weeknight meal. So they’re pretty much the best thing ever.

    This recipe makes 6 delicious stuffed peppers. They are very filling and satisfying and they store beautifully in the fridge, so they’re great for meal planning too.

    And if you like stuffed peppers then you’ll probably also love our vegan stuffed shells and vegan stuffed mushrooms so check those out too.

    Vegan stuffed peppers in a white dish.

    How To Make Vegan Stuffed Peppers

    You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.

    Start with making the cheesy cashew sauce. It’s a simple mix of raw cashews, vegetable stock, crushed garlic, nutritional yeast, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin and sliced jalapeños added to the blender and blended until smooth. Set aside. 

    TOP TIP: You don’t need to soak your cashews for this if you have a powerful blender like a Vitamix. If you have a blender that you think might struggle with this though, then add your cashews to a bowl and pour boiling water from the kettle over the top and let them soak for 15 minutes. This will soften them and make them easy to blend.  

    Collage of two photos showing ingredients added to blender jug and blended.

    Next up is your black beans and corn. But just before you start making it, get your peppers ready by chopping off the tops of the peppers and coring the peppers.

    Set aside the cored peppers, but chop up the tops of the peppers instead of throwing them out, so that you can use them with the black beans, corn and rice. 

    TOP TIP: We used red and yellow peppers in this recipe but you can really use any color pepper. Red, yellow and orange peppers are usually sweeter than green peppers, which are less sweet. So just go with your preference or use a mix of colors for a really colorful meal. 

    Cored bell peppers on a wooden cutting board.

    Black Beans And Corn:

    Start by adding chopped onion, crushed garlic, cayenne pepper and cumin along with some olive oil to a frying pan and sauté the onions until softened. 

    Two photo collage showing onions, olive oil and spices added to frying pan and sautéed.

    Add in your black beans, corn and the chopped pepper tops that you have from coring your peppers and sauté until the peppers are soft but firm. 

    Two photo collage showing black beans and corn and chopped bell peppers added to frying pan and sautéed.

    Add cooked basmati rice and chopped cilantro and mix in. 

    Two photo collage showing cooked basmati rice and chopped cilantro added to frying pan and mixed in.

    Pour in the cheesy cashew sauce and mix it in. Now your filling is ready! 

    Two photo collage showing cashew sauce added to black beans, corn and rice mix and mixed in.

    Preheat the oven to 400°F and place your cored peppers into a 9×13 baking dish and drizzle them with olive oil. Then stuff the peppers with your filling.

    Two photo collage showing cored bell peppers added to baking dish, drizzled with olive oil and then stuffed.

    Place them into the oven to bake, uncovered, for 35 minutes. They will get deliciously browned on top. 

    Freshly baked vegan stuffed peppers in a white baking dish.
    • Your vegan stuffed peppers are ready to serve.
    Vegan stuffed peppers topped with fresh avocado and cilantro in a white dish.

    Serving Suggestions

    Serve with chopped avocado and chopped cilantro for a deliciously gourmet meal.

    And if you want something to serve on the side, then some vegan garlic bread or a vegan chickpea salad or vegan Greek salad would not go amiss.

    Vegan stuffed peppers topped with chopped avocado and cilantro in a white dish.

    Storing and Freezing

    Keep leftovers stored in a covered container in the fridge for 3-4 days. You can either reheat them in the oven until heated through, or the microwave. 

    You can also freeze them. Let them cool completely before freezing and then freeze individually or together. Let them thaw overnight in the fridge and then reheat in the oven or microwave until heated through. 

    Vegan stuffed pepper cut in half on a white plate.

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    Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below!

    Vegan stuffed peppers in a white baking dish.

    Vegan Stuffed Peppers

    Vegan stuffed peppers stuffed with black beans, corn, rice and a cheesy cashew sauce. The best way to eat bell peppers!
    4.98 from 49 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 468kcal
    Author: Alison Andrews

    Ingredients

    Cheesy Cashew Sauce:

    • 1 cup Raw Cashews (150g)
    • ¾ cup Vegetable Stock (180ml)
    • 1 teaspoon Crushed Garlic
    • 2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • ¼ teaspoon Onion Powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Cumin
    • 1 Tablespoon Sliced Jalapeños

    Peppers:

    • 3 Medium Red Bell Peppers topped and cored*
    • 3 Medium Yellow Bell Peppers topped and cored*
    • Olive Oil for drizzling

    Black Bean/Corn/Rice Filling:

    • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
    • 1 Medium Onion White, Yellow or Brown, Chopped
    • 1 Tablespoon Crushed Garlic
    • ¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
    • ½ teaspoon Cumin
    • 15 ounce Can Black Beans Drained
    • 15 ounce Can Corn Drained
    • Chopped Bell Pepper Tops chop up the tops of the six bell peppers you cut off, and add them in here
    • 3 cups Cooked Basmati Rice* (480g)
    • ¼ cup Cilantro Chopped
    • Sea Salt and Black Pepper To Taste

    Serving:

    • 1 Medium Avocado Peeled and Chopped
    • Fresh Cilantro Chopped
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    Instructions

    • Add the raw cashews, vegetable stock, crushed garlic, nutritional yeast, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin and sliced jalapeños to the blender and blend until smooth. Set aside. 
    • Prepare the peppers by chopping off the tops and coring them. Set aside the cored peppers but chop up the tops of the peppers to use in the black beans, corn and rice filling. 
    • Add the olive oil, onion, crushed garlic, cayenne pepper and cumin to a frying pan and sauté until the onions are softened. 
    • Add in the black beans and corn and the chopped pepper tops that you have from topping and coring your peppers and sauté until the peppers are soft but firm. 
    • Add the cooked basmati rice and chopped cilantro and mix it in. 
    • Pour the cheesy cashew sauce over the top of the black beans, corn and rice and mix it in. Now your filling is ready!
    • Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and place your cored peppers into a 9×13 baking dish and drizzle them with olive oil. 
    • Stuff the peppers with the filling and place them into the oven to bake, uncovered, for 35 minutes until browned on top. 
    • Serve with chopped avocado and cilantro.

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    Notes

    1. Cashews: You don’t need to soak the cashews first unless you know your blender will have a hard time with it. If you think your blender will struggle then add the cashews to a bowl and pour over hot water from the kettle and let them soak for 15 minutes. This will soften them enough to make blending easy.
    2. Peppers: You can use different color peppers as you please. Bell peppers are also called sweet peppers and capsicums.
    3. Basmati rice: This recipe uses 3 cups of cooked basmati rice. This is approximately 1 cup of dried uncooked rice and when cooked it will make around 3 cups.
    4. Storing: Store leftovers in the fridge for 3-4 days. They are also freezer friendly. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 710mg | Potassium: 987mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2207IU | Vitamin C: 197mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 4mg
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    Comments

    1. Jennifer says

      December 09, 2023 at 3:42 pm

      This turned out really well and we will definitely be making it again, thank you for a great recipe!5 stars

      Reply
      • Nadine @ Loving It Vegan says

        December 13, 2023 at 2:34 pm

        Happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe Jennifer! Thanks so much for your great review!

        Reply
    2. Kristen says

      November 08, 2023 at 9:13 pm

      This recipe is so great! Making it 2 weeks in a row since discovering it. Thank you5 stars

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      • Nadine @ Loving It Vegan says

        November 10, 2023 at 8:59 am

        So happy to hear Kristen! Thanks so much for you great review!

        Reply
    3. grace says

      October 19, 2023 at 1:22 pm

      this is always my go to stuffed pepper recipe. SO yummy. Some times I change up the beans and some times I add cilantro to the cashew cream mix. Either way..it’s delicious.. thank you5 stars

      Reply
      • Nadine @ Loving It Vegan says

        October 20, 2023 at 8:39 am

        Thank you so much for sharing and for your great review Grace!

        Reply
    4. Meg says

      September 07, 2023 at 12:19 am

      Great recipe! The cheesy cashew sauce is so good and pretty simple to make. This recipe also makes a LOT of food so it’s great for meal prepping, or if you want leftovers (the peppers keep well in the fridge). I’ve made this several times for non-vegan family and friends and have only ever gotten glowing reviews.5 stars

      Reply
      • Nadine @ Loving It Vegan says

        September 22, 2023 at 11:25 am

        Yay! Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for your great review Meg!

        Reply
    5. Christopher says

      August 04, 2023 at 1:05 pm

      I loved these. I did find that I had enough filling left over that would’ve filled a few more peppers and I only used a 200g can of corn. Was delicious though and I’ve recommended to several friends. The ‘cheese’ sauce was a revelation.5 stars

      Reply
      • Nadine @ Loving It Vegan says

        August 04, 2023 at 1:31 pm

        So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe Christopher! Thank you so much for your review!

        Reply
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