Moroccan Couscous Stuffed Peppers
Moroccan Couscous Stuffed Peppers might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 18g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 530 calories. This vegetarian recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up cilantro, salt, apricots, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dried cherries you could follow this main course with the Homemade Berry Granola Parfaits as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 350F. In small bowl, mix raisins, cherries and apricots; cover with orange juice.
Let stand 20 minutes; drain.
Meanwhile, remove tops, seeds and membranes from bell peppers. Set aside.
In 2-quart saucepan, heat broth, water and orange peel to boiling. Stir in couscous; remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes.
Fluff couscous with fork. Stir in dried fruit mixture, onions, cilantro, mint, salt and pepper. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the cheese; add remaining cheese to couscous mixture. Spoon into bell peppers. Stand upright in 8-inch square pan.
Bake uncovered 15 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender and stuffing is hot.
Sprinkle reserved cheese over stuffed peppers.
Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese begins to melt.