Savory Stuffed Peppers

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Title: SAVORY STUFFED PEPPERS
Categories: Digest, Mar95
Yield: 4 servings

4 md Green peppers
2/3 c Split peas
2 1/4 c Water
1 pk Vegetable broth
1/2 md Onion, chopped
1 c Sliced mushrooms
2 To 3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tb Olive oil
1 tb Balsamic vinegar
1/2 ts Ground cumin
1/2 ts Dried oregano
1/2 c Couscous
2 md Tomatoes, seeded and
Chopped

Remove tops and seeds from green peppers. Stand pepper
cups upright in an 8" microwave-safe baking dish.

Wash and pick over peas. Place in a medium saucepan
with 1-1/4 cups of the water and the vegetable broth.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30
minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute onion, mushrooms
and garlic in olive oil until onions are tender, 2 to
3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in peas along with
seasonings. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, bring the remaining 1 cup water
to a boil, add couscous and remove from heat. Cover;
let stand for 5 minutes. Stir into pea- vegetable
mixture along with half of the tomatoes. Stuff peppers
with mixture. Cover and microwave on high for 5
minutes. Top with remaining tomatoes.

Makes 4 servings.

From: USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, printed in the
Kokomo Tribune, March 13, 1995

GENIE Food & Wine RT [*], Fri Mar 24, 1995, Posted by
M.CARMAIN1 [Melinda]

Individual recipes copyrighted by originator.
Formatted by Sue Smith, SueSmith9@aol.com using
MMCONV. Archived through kindness of Karen Mintzias,
km@salata.com.

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