Lentil Stuffed Jack-O-Lantern Peppers

Lentil Stuffed Jack-O-Lantern Peppers are a cute and fun Halloween recipe from Heather Crosby of YumUniverse.com and author of a brand new book, YumUniverse, which demonstrates how anyone can easily transition to a gluten-free, plant-powerful diet. It sounds difficult, but Heather makes it easy and delicious.

You will need the following tools for this recipe along with the above ingredients:

Z-Acto knife or sharp paring knife
Skillet
Chef’s knife
Unbleached parchment paper
Large glass baking dish

Extra Tricks and Treats:

You could easily sneak some kale into this recipe. Just remove stems and chop about 3 large leaves and fold into veggies and lentils at the very end. Then scoop onto peppers and bake.
You can always prepare these for dinner beyond Halloween. Try with green or red peppers, too—may be fun for Christmas with that color scheme.
This recipe is delicious with added cooked quinoa or buckwheat—you can also use these ingredients instead of lentils in equal amounts. Experiment!
X-Acto blades are fun for carving pumpkins, too. We used a drill for those perfect beady eyes…

Make sure you check out Heather’s new book, YumUniverse: Infinite Possiblities for a Gluten-Free, Plant-Powerful, Whole Food Lifestyle. The book features over 150 healthy recipes and serves as a guide for adding “good stuff into your existing routine.” BerryRipe.com readers can preorder the book now through October 28th to get bonus goodies.