I think you will love these vegetarian stuffed peppers.

They have a savory and slightly sweet filling that is delicious and very healthy.

Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (175 ml) long grain white or brown rice, or couscous
• 4 large red, yellow, orange and/or green peppers
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 4 shallots, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 3 tablespoons (40 ml) walnuts, toasted & chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
• 1/3 cup (75 ml) raisins
• 4 tablespoons (50 ml) cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) fresh basil, chopped
• salt & pepper to taste

Method

Serves 4 as a side dish or two as a main course.

Instructions for Making Couscous:

Place the couscous in a heat proof bowl. Pour in an amount of boiling water that is equal to the amount of couscous you are using, cover and let it sit for 5 minutes without touching it, to allow the couscous to absorb the water. Fluff with a fork to separate the kernels. That’s it. Use as you would use the cooked rice.

Notes:

• Use these peppers with vegetarian stuffing as a main vegetarian meal or as a vegetable side dish with a meat based meal. Either way I think you will really enjoy them.
• This recipe can easily be doubled to serve more.

I have noted three starches that you can select from to make this stuffed pepper recipe: white rice, brown rice or couscous. If you need this to be gluten free please be aware that the first two are gluten free, but couscous is not.

This recipe is an extremely healthy one. I particularly like the inclusion of the walnuts. They add both texture and nutritional value.

If you want non vegetarian stuffed peppers, look here for our meat stuffed pepper recipe.

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