STUFFED BELL PEPPERS WITH LENTILS AND GOAT'S CHEESE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Stuffed Bell Peppers With Lentils and Goat's Cheese image

Came accros this recipe on Riverford Organic Vegetable Box website - whilst looking for new ways to cook with goats cheese. This is a easy and very tasty recipe and makes a change to stuffing peppers with the usual rice or cous cous. It is low fat and very filling good hot or cold.

Provided by Feed_Me

Categories     Lentil

Time 40m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

225 g split red lentils
1 garlic clove
4 red peppers
2 onions, peeled
175 g celery
1 tablespoon olive oil
170 g fresh soft goat's cheese
basil sprig, to garnish

Steps:

  • Cook the lentils in boiling water for 12 minutes until tender. Drain.
  • Meanwhile, halve the pepper length wise and remove the core and seeds. Grill the pepper halves for 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until the skin is browned and the flesh softened.
  • Finely chop the onions, garlic and celery. Add olive oil in to the saucepan and sauté the onions, garlic and celery for 2 minutes. Stir in the cooked lentils. Add goat's cheese stir until melted.
  • Spoon the filling evenly in to the pepper halves. Grill under moderate heat for 2 minutes until the filling is golden.
  • Garnish with basil sprigs and serve hot, with a tomato and onion salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 886.8, Fat 34.2, SaturatedFat 18.9, Cholesterol 67.2, Sodium 511.9, Carbohydrate 97.9, Fiber 41.8, Sugar 20.5, Protein 51.3

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #60-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #main-ingredient     #preparation     #occasion     #for-1-or-2     #main-dish     #beans     #vegetables     #vegetarian     #dietary     #low-sodium     #comfort-food     #lentils     #low-in-something     #peppers     #taste-mood     #number-of-servings