Mary Jones' stuffed peppers
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These delicious, couscous-stuffed peppers are simple to make - and healthy, too.
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Serves: 2
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
- 2 red or yellow peppers, halved
- 1 large cup of couscous
- 2 large cups of chicken stock
- 2 - 3 beetroots
- Cheddar cheese
- 1tsp rosemary
- Baby asparagus, to serve
- Mixed salad, to serve
Method
- Cook the peppers first on 200ºC for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the couscous with boiling chicken stock.
- Finely chop the rosemary, and roughly chop the beetroot. Mix these into the couscous.
- Take the peppers out and stuff them with your tasty couscous. Grate a load of cheddar on top and put them back in the oven for another 5 minutes.
- Grill the asparagus on a griddle pan with olive oil.
- Serve with a bit of salad - and feel very smug and healthy as you get at least 3 portions of veg for dinner!
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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