Summery Stuffed Red & Yellow Bell Peppers

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup couscous
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 whole red bell peppers
• 3 whole yellow bell peppers
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1/3 cup scallion, chopped
• 1/2 cup zucchini, diced
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh dill, minced

Recipe

• 1 place the couscous and boiling water in a large bowl, cover and let the couscous sit for 15 minutes.
• 2 fluff the couscous with a fork, then let it cool to room temperature.
• 3 meanwhile, slice the tops off the whole peppers.
• 4 core, seed, wash and drain the peppers.
• 5 if necessary, slice a little off the bottoms of the peppers so they will sit on a plate without falling over.
• 6 combine the diced peppers, scallions, zucchini and cooled couscous in a large mixing bowl.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine the lime juice, olive oil and dill and mix well.
• 8 pour the dressing over the couscous mixture and toss to coat.
• 9 spoon one-sixth of the couscous mixture into each cored pepper.
• 10 cover the peppers with plastic wrap and chill until needed.