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Couscous Stuffed Peppers
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 2
An excellent dinner party dish for veggie guests. The couscous stuffing can be used as a salad in it's own right - good for taking for lunch. From BBC GoodFood Magazine.
Ingredients:
1 large red pepper, halved and deseeded, stalk left on
1 large yellow pepper, halved and deseeded, stalk left on
3 ounces couscous
1 ounce pine nuts, toasted
12 -16 black olives, roughly chopped
2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
2 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh basil, shredded
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F Pop the peppers on a plate and microwave on medium for 5 mins, until almost soft. Place on a baking tray, cut side up.
2. Meanwhile, place the couscous in a bowl and cover with 1/2 cup boiling water (with 1/2 bouillon cube added if you wish). Stir, cover the bowl and leave to stand for 10 minutes Stir the couscous with a fork to break it up then mix in the olives, pine nuts, feta, tomatoes and basil.
3. Pile the stuffing into the pepper halves and bake for 10 minutes Serve 2 halves per person.
By RecipeOfHealth.com