STUFFED YELLOW PEPPERS WITH ISRAELI COUSCOUS AND PESTO
The large spherical couscous that we know as Israeli couscous actually has its origins in North Africa, where it is called muhamma. In Middle Eastern markets, you may find it labeled maghribiyya.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield Serves six
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat one tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat in a medium saucepan. Add the couscous. Stir until the couscous begins to color and smell toasty. Add 2 cups water and salt to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until the couscous is tender. Drain.
- Turn on a blender or a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Drop in the garlic. When it is chopped and adhering to the sides of the blender jar or food processor bowl, stop the machine and scrape down the sides. Add the basil leaves and salt to taste. Turn on the machine, and add the remaining olive oil. Process until smooth. Add the cheese, and blend until incorporated.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil a lidded casserole large enough to accommodate all of the peppers. Combine the couscous and pesto. Stir together. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding salt and pepper to taste. Fill the halved peppers with this mixture, and arrange in the casserole. Pour the tomato sauce or purée into the dish. Cover and bake 45 minutes to an hour until the peppers are soft but still hold their shape. Remove from the heat, and serve hot or at room temperature, with some of the tomato sauce spooned over the top. Garnish with basil leaves.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 281, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 521 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams
HEALTHY VEGETABLE AND COUSCOUS STUFFED PEPPERS
This dish looks particularly vibrant when you use a combination of sweet yellow, red and orange bell peppers. Pick the largest ones you can find, with the flattest, most stable bottoms so they remain standing once they're stuffed and baked in the tomato sauce. These peppers are delicious hot out of the oven or served Mediterranean-style at room temperature.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 2h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut off the very tops of the peppers. Remove and discard the ribs and seeds and set the peppers aside.
- Drain the tomatoes in a colander set over a medium bowl. Reserve the juice and set the tomatoes aside over a plate to catch any residual juices. Stir the couscous, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper into the tomato juice and set aside while preparing the filling.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, zucchini, half the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are softened and just beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Increase the heat to high, stir in the couscous mixture and simmer rapidly, stirring frequently, until the couscous is just al dente and the liquid is beginning to thicken, about 5 minutes. Stir in the spinach and cook, adjusting the heat if necessary, until the leaves are bright green and just beginning to wilt, about 30 seconds. Set the filling aside to cool slightly.
- To make the sauce, combine the remaining garlic and olive oil in a Dutch oven, add the chile flakes if using and stir to combine. Place the pot over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally at first then more frequently as the oil starts to sizzle to prevent the garlic from burning, until the garlic starts to stick to the edge of the spoon and is just beginning to turn a very pale straw color, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the reserved drained tomatoes plus any accumulated juices, 1 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture just begins to come together and thicken, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Fold the feta and basil into the couscous filling. Fill a pepper with about 3/4 cup of the filling, scooping it in loosely and shaking the pepper to level the filling rather than packing it down. Nestle the filled pepper in the sauce in the pot, then repeat with the remaining peppers, propping them up against each other and the sides of the pot for stability during baking.
- Cover the pot and bake until the peppers are tender but not mushy and the sauce is bubbling, 45 to 60 minutes. Check after 45 minutes to see if the peppers are tender but not soft or they will be overcooked and mushy. Let rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature with a generous scoop of the tomato sauce.
ISRAELI COUSCOUS STUFFED PEPPERS
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- preheat the oven to 375 with a rack in the upper third. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Slice a sliver off the bottom of each pepper to make a flat surface, being careful not to cut through to the inner cavity. Cut the top off of each pepper (about an inch below the stem) to make a stem-topped lid; set the tops aside. Scoop out and discard the seeds and membranes, making 6 pepper "cups." Stand the pepper cups upright on the prepared sheet pan, lea ving a few inches between each pepper. Stir together the couscous, olive oil, broth, salt, pepper, spinach, rosemary, and goat cheese in a medium-sized bowl until well-combined. Spoon the stuffing into the peppers, distributing the liquid evenly and filling each pepper three-quarters full. Place the tops back on the peppers. Bake the peppers until they look a little puckery and the couscous has absorbed much of the liquid, about 30 mins. Remove the tops and sprinkle the filling with extra goat cheese. Continue baking, uncovered, until the cheese is melty and browned, an additional 5 to 10 mins. Let the stuffed peppers cool slightly before serving warm with hunks of crusty bread.
TURKEY & COUSCOUS STUFFED BELL PEPPERS
This is a great recipe I got from a Betty Crocker magazine. I tweaked it a little, trying to lower the fat & calorie content. Its VERY easy to throw together, and the slow cooker does all the hard work.
Provided by TexasKelly
Categories Poultry
Time 6h15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Wash 2 bell peppers, and cut tops off.
- Clean out seeds, and set aside.
- Brown ground turkey in a medium sized saucepan.
- Add onion, mushroom& garlic, and cook until tender.
- Drain.
- Add tomato sauce, salt, red pepper& uncooked couscous.
- Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.
- Pour ¼ cup of water into the bottom of a slow cooker.
- Stuff peppers with the mixture, and set peppers upright in the slow cooker.
- Set slow cooker to 4-6 hours.
- Very easy, tasty, and not too high in fat& calories.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.2, Fat 5.4, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 44.8, Sodium 674.8, Carbohydrate 46.3, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 6.5, Protein 17.8
COUSCOUS STUFFED BELL PEPPERS
Make and share this Couscous Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mrs B
Categories Peppers
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350F/180C/gas mark 4.
- Place couscous in a shallow dish and cover with 300ml of boiling water; cover the dish with clingfilm and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Cut 'lids' off the tops off the peppers and scrape the seeds out from inside; place the peppers and their lids in a large saucepan and cover with boiling water; cook the peppers for 5 minutes, drain and set aside to cool.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the cumin seeds, coriander and cayenne pepper and fry for a few seconds before adding the onion and garlic; fry gently for 3-5 minutes until the onion is transparent.
- Add the tomatoes, chickpeas and green beans, stir to mix and fry for a further 2-3 minutes; stir in the couscous and remove from the heat.
- Stand the peppers up in a shallow dish, fill the pepper cavities with couscous mix, put on their lids; bake for about 35-40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 407.6, Fat 9.2, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 316.9, Carbohydrate 71, Fiber 12.2, Sugar 8.7, Protein 13.5
COUSCOUS STUFFED PEPPERS
I threw these together the other night for a quick, but healthy meal. Low in fat, high in nutrients, and still a comfort food!
Provided by MsTeechur
Categories Peppers
Time 40m
Yield 4 Stuffed Peppers, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Core and seed the peppers and cut in half lengthwise. Pre-cook in microwave about 4 minutes.
- Bring chicken broth to boil and add dry couscous.
- Stir in ranch mix. Toss in pre-cooked thinly sliced, chicken sausage.
- Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring to keep from sticking. Simmer on about med/low.
- When most of the water has been absorbed, lay peppers on baking tray and spoon couscous and sausages into the peppers.
- Bake at 400 about 20 minutes.
- Add a light sprinkle of cheddar cheese if you'd like, or a dollop of fresh sour cream.
- Notes: The couscous is uncooked. The chicken sausage I used was 110 calories and very low fat. When calculated out, I got 212 calories per serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.1, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 25.2, Sodium 658.1, Carbohydrate 38.1, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 2, Protein 9.5
BEEF & COUSCOUS STUFFED ROASTED BELL PEPPERS
Make and share this Beef & Couscous Stuffed Roasted Bell Peppers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Vegetable
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- In 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan, arrange bell peppers, cut-side down.
- Bake in 450 degree oven 10 to 15 minutes or until peppers begin to brown.
- Set aside.
- Meanwhile in large nonstick skillet, brown ground beef and zucchini over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking beef up into 1/2-inch crumbles.
- Pour off drippings.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir water and seasonings packet from couscous mix into beef mixture.
- Bring to a boil.
- Stir in couscous; remove from heat.
- Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
- Stir in olives.
- Spoon beef mixture evenly into each pepper half; sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433.7, Fat 14.6, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 82, Sodium 373.5, Carbohydrate 43.9, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 7.8, Protein 31.4
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