Lentil Stuffed Peppers with Pine Nuts
After two solid days of a raging migraine, I am feeling much better. Unfortunately I am behind on everything, so this will be a short post. I hope you all had a very happy Mother's day! And are having a great week!
For dinner on Sunday we had a variation of my three bean chili, this time served over sweet potatoes.
Next I made the lentil stuffed peppers, a cabbage salad, and a fruit salad, so luckily there were plenty of leftovers to hold everyone over till I felt better. It really pays to have some cooked brown rice in the fridge! It has been unseasonably cold here, so the hot food really hit the spot.
Lentil Stuffed Peppers
1/3 c. lentils
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small red onion, diced
1 bay leaf
3 c. cooked brown basmati rice
10 large basil leaves, chopped
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 diced tomato
2 c. tomato sauce, homemade or your favorite
1 T. pine nuts
Par cook the peppers in a large pot of boiling water or in the microwave for about 5 min., remove and drain. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350. Meanwhile, cook lentils, garlic, onion and bay leaf in 2 c. of water for 20 min., drain. Combine lentils with rice, sea salt, basil and tomato, and stuff into peppers. Place in roaster, pour tomato sauce over all and sprinkle with pine nuts. Bake covered about 45 min. till peppers are tender.
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10 comments:
Janet,
I'm so sorry you were down for those days. {{{{hugs}}}}
I love stuffed peppers, but can't get past the taste of green peppers these days. For some reason I just stopped liking them. Though I like hot green peppers. Weird. Must be a horror-mone kinda thing. ;-)
Glad you are feeling better. xoxo
Those are some hearty and delicious looking peppers! I really appreciate this method of par cooking the peppers, I had never thought of that. The couple of times that I made stuffed peppers I was pretty annoyed by the 90+ minute bake time.
Glad you're feeling better!
Its good to hear your feeling much better. YOu take care of yourself.
I don't often stuff green peppers, but have now been encouraged to do so as you lentil peppers look wonderful, a sign of Summer.
I am so sorry to hear about your migraine. Glad you are feeling better.
Thanks for sharing your stuffed pepper recipe. :-)
Alicia
Alicia, thanks, migraines are no fun, so glad it's gone.
Oh, I whine when I get a regular headache, I get them so seldom !
Bless your heart ! So glad that you had extras in the fridge and kids old enough to serve themselves !
Hoping that you stay well !
Glad you're feeling better!!
Also, yummmmmms =D
Thanks to all of you for your kind thoughts and words!
Lovely recipes - can really sink my teeth into those delicious stuffed peppers. Take care of yourself and hope you feel better very, very soon.
Claudia, thanks, I am feeling better now.
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