Fire-roasted tomatoes, chickpeas, marinated artichoke hearts, ground turkey and couscous come together to make these fibrant Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers.
Servings: 6servings
Prep Time: 15 minutesmins
Cook Time: 45 minutesmins
Total Time: 1 hourhr
Ingredients
1cupchicken broth
1cupcouscous, uncooked
3red peppers, or yellow, orange peppers
1smallonion, diced
1poundground turkey
1cupmarinated artichoke hearts, chopped
1largeegg, slightly beaten
1teaspoongarlic salt
1tablespoonItalian Seasoning
30ouncesfire-roasted tomatoes
15ounceschickpeas, rinsed and drained
1cupParmesan cheese, shredded and divided (or Feta cheese)
Instructions
Begin by cooking the couscous. Bring one cup of chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add one cup of couscous to the boiling stock and stir. Cover and remove the saucepan from the heat. Allow it to 'steam' for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff couscous with a fork.
Clean the peppers and cut them in half from top to bottom. Remove all seeds from the peppers. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine diced onion, ground turkey chopped artichoke hearts, egg, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan. Mix meat mixture with your hands until combined. Add one cup of the prepared couscous to the filling and stir to combine. Reserve remaining couscous to serve with the stuffed peppers.
Place fire-roasted tomatoes in the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish. Add drained chickpeas to the tomatoes. Fill each pepper half with about 2/3 cup of meat mixture. Nestle the stuffed peppers into the tomatoes and chickpeas in the baking dish. Add a pinch more Italian seasoning over the top of the peppers. Cover and bake for 35 minutes.
Uncover the dish and sprinkle the remaining shredded Parmesan over the peppers. Bake the dish for another 10-12 minutes until cheese is melted and peppers are cooked through. Recipe makes 6 servings.
Equipment
1 13x9 inch baking dish
Notes
What is Couscous?Couscous is a tiny pasta, typically made with durum wheat, otherwise known as semolina. This is added to wheat flour and water and then rolled until tiny round balls of pasta dough are formed. Couscous is popular in Moroccan, North African and Mediterranean dishes. It is often steamed and served with stews and braised meats. This tiny pasta cooks up quickly and adds texture and heartiness to many dishes.