How To Make Stuffed Yellow Peppers with Scallion Pilaf
Uniquely served in little pepper bowls, these stuffed yellow peppers are tastefully packed with rice, spicy swiss chard, and currants for a filling meal,
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupshort grain sushi rice
- 3cupwater
- ¾lbswiss chard
- ¼cupextra virgin olive oil
- 6medium scallions
- 1garlic clove
- ¾tspturmeric
- ¾tspground cumin
- ¾tspground ginger
- ¼tspcinnamon
- ¼tspcayenne pepper
- 1medium tomato
- 2tbspcurrants
- 1tbsplemon juice,fresh
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4yellow bell peppers,(2 lbs)
- 1cupvegetable broth,or water
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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In a medium saucepan, cover the rice with the water and bring to a boil. Cover the saucepan and cook the rice over low heat for about 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed.
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Remove from the heat and let the rice stand for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice.
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In a large skillet, bring ½-inch of water to a boil. Add the Swiss chard and cook over high heat for about 2 minutes until tender.
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Drain the chard and let cool, then squeeze dry and coarsely chop.
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In the skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the scallions and garlic and cook over moderate heat for about 4 minutes until softened. Add the turmeric, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and cayenne and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
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Add the tomato and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes until the liquid evaporates. Add the currants and chopped Swiss chard, cover and cook for 2 minutes.
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Add the lemon juice and rice. Season with salt and pepper and stir well
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Cut the tops off the peppers and reserve. Scoop out the seeds and ribs.
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Spoon the rice filling into the peppers and replace the tops. Pour the broth into a shallow baking dish that will hold the peppers snugly. Stand the stuffed peppers in the broth.
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Cover tightly with foil and bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the peppers are tender
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Serve the stuffed peppers warm or at room temperature, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 223.47kcal
- Fat:Â 14.41g
- Saturated Fat:Â 2.02g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 9.99g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.58g
- Carbohydrates:Â 23.88g
- Fiber:Â 5.12g
- Sugar:Â 5.49g
- Protein:Â 4.70g
- Sodium:Â 1359.83mg
- Calcium:Â 111.50mg
- Potassium:Â 951.33mg
- Iron:Â 3.89mg
- Vitamin A: 308.26µg
- Vitamin C:Â 377.47mg
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