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Couscous-Stuffed Peppers
Pasta & Rice

Couscous-Stuffed Peppers

Green peppers stuffed with spiced couscous and fresh vegetables, a tasty dish

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Put the couscous in a bowl, pour the stock over it and cover for 5 minutes. Fluff the grains with a fork.
    BowlFork
  2. 2
    Mix the couscous, carrot, onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.

To assemble

  1. 3
    Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
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  2. 4
    Halve the peppers lengthwise and remove the seeds and white ribs.
    KnifeCutting board
  3. 5
    Fill the peppers with the mixture.
  4. 6
    Arrange the peppers, now stuffed, in a deep baking dish.
    Baking pan
  5. 7
    Bake 20 minutes.
    OvenBaking pan
  6. 8
    Serve hot as a main course.
474calories
14 gprotein
72 gcarbs
12 gfat
● protein 12%● carbs 64%● fat 23%

Per serving (374 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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