Couscous-Stuffed Peppers
David Prince
Whatever happened to stuffed bell peppers? It’s not a recipe you see a ton of these days, but we swear by this simple, satisfying, and timeless dish. After browning a half-pound of ground beef and cooking a half-cup of couscous, you’ll mix the two together with sliced scallions, crumbled Feta, dried apricots, salt and pepper. Then all that’s left is to hollow-out four peppers, add the filling, and bake the meal in a 400-degree oven for nearly an hour. The fruit brings a bit of sweetness to the hearty peppers. Try mixing in cilantro, raisins, pine nuts, or other additions, too.
How to Make It
Step 1
Brown ½ pound ground beef. Cook ½ cup couscous according to the package directions.
Step 2
Mix the beef, couscous, 4 sliced scallions, 1 cup crumbled Feta, and ½ cup chopped dried apricots; season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Stuff into 4 hollowed-out bell peppers and bake at 400° F, covered, until tender, 45 to 50 minutes.
Aryque
2010-06-15T19:41:16-04:00
Great entertaining dish, our Weight Watchers friends loved it. We used ground turkey instead and found it quite delicious. Excellent presentation, works really well with a nice green salad.
AllisonD
2010-05-10T17:07:22-04:00
this was really good! I will definitely add it to my list of go-to recipes. I'm not normally a huge meat lover but there was so much other stuff going on that it completely balanced out.
aleaster
2010-05-04T18:12:37-04:00
Fantastic! I used basmati rice rather than couscous because I had it on hand. I cooked it in beef broth for flavor, and added some worcestershire to the ground beef while cooking. Whole family loved it - surprisingly kid friendly!
EmpressD
2010-04-15T09:55:16-04:00
Looks good, I think I'll try it. But once again, nutritional info is omitted. 85% lean ground beef comes with some baggage, but it tastes good! Maybe apples or raisins instead of apricots.
missbanana
2010-03-16T10:09:38-04:00
pretty delicious...i left out the apricots because my boyfriend is weird about dried fruit. to be honest: it could have used another element, next time i'll definitely try it WITH the apricots.
