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Not your mother's stuffed bell peppers! Couscous is the secret ingredient.

1 cup couscous, cooked
1/2 cup diced fresh tomatoes
1/2 cup soy or garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 large red bell peppers
1/2 pound lean ground beef
1 tablespoon chopped shallots
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese with garlic and herbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
In large bowl combine cooked couscous, tomatoes, beans, Italian seasoning and black pepper; set aside.
Cut off tops of bell peppers; remove seeds and membranes. Cook in boiling water 5 minutes; drain upside down on paper towels.
Coat large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add beef and shallots; cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until beef is browned. Drain beef mixture and add to couscous mixture in bowl; toss to blend.
Stuff bell peppers evenly with beef-couscous mixture; top with feta cheese. Place in baking dish.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until bell peppers are tender and cheese is melted.
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reviews & comments
April 17, 2012
I absolutely loved the filling in this recipe. I think ground lamb would have been even better though (and Greek seasoning in place of the Italian). The peppers didn't get quite as soft as I would have liked - they aren't baked very long like some recipes are. If you like a softer pepper then boil them longer (10 minutes). I couldn't find any suitable peppers that were short and stout for stuffing so I had to cut these lengthwise and stuff them that way (which worked fine). I used Israeli couscous (the larger pearl kind) which gave it really great texture.