Couscous Garden Stuffed Bell Peppers
Couscous Garden Stuffed Bell Peppers
Directions
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Spray half pan with pan spray.
- Warm butter flavored oil in a sautoir pan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and sweet potato and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Now add garlic, mushroom, cauliflower, walnuts, salt, black pepper, and cauliflower to the pan and cook stirring for 5-6 minutes.
- Pour white wine into the pan and allow to reduce by half.
- Place cooked couscous in a bowl and add the cooked vegetables, lemon juice, thyme, sage, and harissa. Fold to combine.
- Stuff the bell peppers with the vegetable and couscous mixture then place in the half pan.
- Cook for 30-45 minutes in the oven until peppers are slightly blistered. Remove from oven.
- Ladle three ounces of beer cheese dip in the center of a warm entrée plate in a circle. Place two stuffed peppers on top of the sauce and then sprinkle with paprika for a color pop and serve.
Ingredients
- 8 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Pepper(s), Green Bell, cut in half, seeds and ribs removed
- 1 tsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Garlic, minced
- 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Onion(s), Red, small dice
- 3 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Celery, Stalk(s), small dice
- 1/2 cup Peak Fresh Produce® Potato(es), Sweet, small dice
- 1/4 cup Peak Fresh Produce® Cauliflower, Floret(s), chopped
- 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Mushroom(s), Portobello, stem removed, de-ribbed, small dice
- 1/2 tsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Thyme, Fresh, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Sage, chopped
- 1/4 cup Peak Fresh Produce® Onion(s), Green, chopped
- 2 tbsp. Brilliance Butter Flavored Oil
- 4 cups Magellan® Couscous, prepared
- 1/2 tsp. West Creek® sea salt kosher
- 1/2 tsp. Magellan® Black Pepper, ground
- 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Lemon(s), juice only
- 1/4 cup Magellan® walnut pieces
- 1/2 cup harissa
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 12 oz. West Creek Beer Cheese , warmed
- 1 tbsp. Magellan® Paprika, for garnish
- 1 ea. Brilliance Pan Spray
- 1 ea. First Mark® half pan
Chef Lonnie Varisco - Corporate Executive Chef, Performance Foodservice.
