Plant-Powered Stuffed Peppers - More Than Our Story

Ingredients

• 6 bell peppers, tops removed and set aside, pith and seeds removed (any color)
• 3 cups cooked whole grain brown or basmati rice
• 1 jar tomato sauce, 15 oz, halved
• 1 ½ cups onions, diced (white, yellow, or spanish)
• 4 cloves garlic, mined
• 1 ½ cups, mushrooms (any mushrooms will do, I like cremini or white)
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 zucchini, finely diced (yellow or green)
• Dried oregano, 1 tablespoon
• Dried basil, 1 tablespoon
• Red Pepper Flakes, to taste
• Fresh herbs to garnish, diced (any combination of parsley, cilantro, basil or oregano)
• Sea salt
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• Oil (olive, avocado, or vegetable)
• ¼ cup water