Couscous-Stuffed Peppers

Name: Couscous-Stuffed Peppers
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 cup couscous; 1 cup water; 1 onion; 6 ounces fresh mushrooms; 1 carrot; 1/2 cup frozen peas; Salt and pepper; 4 red or green peppers

December 9, 2011

I created this recipe when I was living in France, where they use a lot of couscous. Since I love peppers I started experimenting with different combinations and found that there really is no bad combination. You can use any vegetables and even throw in some cooked meat, if you have some that needs to be used up.

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