Beef and Couscous Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers

Name: Beef and Couscous Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 15 baby sweet bell peppers (about 2-1/2 to 3 inches long); 59 milliliters uncooked whole wheat or regular couscous; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 454 grams ground beef; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 118 milliliters reduced-fat shredded Parmesan, Monterey Jack, white Cheddar or Italian-blend cheese; 1 teaspoons dried oregano leaves; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry; 158 milliliters regular or spicy 100% vegetable juice

Beef and Couscous Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 30. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 56 calories. A mixture of baby bell peppers, spinach, italian-blend cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise; remove seeds and membranes, but not stem.

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Bell Pepper

Seeds

Place peppers, cut-sides up, on two rimmed baking sheets.

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Peppers

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Baking Sheet

Combine ground beef, vegetable juice, spinach, couscous, garlic, oregano, salt and black pepper in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Spoon beef mixture evenly into peppers.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable Juice

Ground Beef

Couscous

Oregano

Peppers

Spinach

Garlic

Beef

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Bowl

Sprinkle with cheese.

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Cheese

Bake, uncovered, in 400 degrees F oven 25 to 30 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of pepper registers 160 degrees F and peppers begin to brown.

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Peppers

Pepper