Couscous Pepper Cups

Name: Couscous Pepper Cups
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters chopped peeled apple; 59 milliliters sliced celery; 118 milliliters uncooked couscous; 59 milliliters sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 Tbsps golden raisins; 0 teaspoons ground cumin; 0 teaspoons ground turmeric, optional; 177 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 Tbsp pine nuts, toasted; 2 larges sweet red peppers; 0 teaspoons salt

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Couscous Pepper Cups a try. One serving contains 344 calories, 11g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up onion, pine nuts, peppers, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a large kettle, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender.

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Peppers

Seeds

Water

Drain and rinse in cold water; set aside.

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Water

In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the onion, mushrooms, celery, apple and garlic for 4-5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

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Cooking Spray

Vegetable

Mushrooms

Celery

Garlic

Apple

Onion

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and set aside.

In a saucepan, combine the broth, salt, cumin, pepper and turmeric if desired. Bring to a boil; stir in couscous and oil.

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Couscous

Turmeric

Pepper

Broth

Cumin

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Stir in the vegetable mixture, raisins, pine nuts and parsley. Spoon into peppers.

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Pine Nuts