Vegan Couscous Stuffed Bell Peppers

A simple couscous salad, featuring green onions and fresh parsley, is prepared and then stuffed into whole bell peppers for roasting.

Category Tags:

Entree

Cuisine Tags:

Moroccan

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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

  2. Boil 1 cup of water, stir in couscous, cover, remove from heat, and let sit for 10 minutes until fluffy; cool completely.

  3. While couscous cools, remove stems, tops, cores, and seeds from the whole bell peppers.

  4. In a large bowl, combine the cooled couscous with diced bell peppers and sliced green onions.

  5. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, and chopped parsley; pour over the couscous mixture and toss.

  6. Spoon the couscous mixture into each prepared whole green bell pepper, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  7. Roast the stuffed bell peppers for approximately 35 minutes, or until just tender.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 97 kcal
Carbohydrate: 13 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 2 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 58 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Fat: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g