[recipe] Orzo Stuffed Peppers

[Guest guest]

These are so delicious and lovely. You can make them a day ahead and serve them

chilled

or at room temp the next day for special summer dinner. When I had them I served

with

sliced crusty french bread and some fresh fruit. Heavenly!

 

Orzo Stuffed Peppers

 

2 cups cooked orzo

1 1/4 cups chopped tomatoes

1 box (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

1/2 cup chopped scallions

3 oz. feta cheese, crumbled

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 Tbs. nonfat sour cream

4 sweet red peppers

 

In a medium bowl, mix the orzo, tomatoes, spinach, scallions, feta, garlic, and

sour cream;

set aside.

Preheat oven to 350?F. Coat a square baking dish with no-stick spray; set aside.

Slice tops off the peppers. Remove and discard the membranes and seeds. Stand

the

peppers upright; if needed, cut a small slice off the bottoms to make them

stable. Divide

orzo mixture among the pepper cups. Place them upright in the prepared baking

dish.

Bake for 25 minutes, or until heated through. These are best served chilled and

cold on a

warm summer day.

 

~ PT ~

 

" Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. Every

hillside, every valley,

every plain and grove, has been hallowed by some sad or happy event in days long

vanished. "

~ Chief Sealth, DUWAMISH

[Guest guest]

These sound great, PT. Unfortunately I have hunted for orzo over here

but have had no joy in finding it. Do you think one could use couscous

or quinoa instead? (Of course they wouldn't be orzo stuffed peppers

anymore...) It would be nice to find a different stuffing for peppers

other than rice.

Christie

 

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> These are so delicious and lovely. You can make them a day ahead

and serve them chilled

> or at room temp the next day for special summer dinner. When I had

them I served with

> sliced crusty french bread and some fresh fruit. Heavenly!

>

> Orzo Stuffed Peppers

[Guest guest]

Sure, you could sub in couscous just fine. I have never used quinoa myself, so I

couldn't say,

but since both orzo and couscous are a form of small pasta made from semolina

flour, I

know you could interchange them with similar results.

 

~ PT ~

 

, " christie_0131 " <christie0131

wrote:

>

> These sound great, PT. Unfortunately I have hunted for orzo over here

> but have had no joy in finding it. Do you think one could use couscous

> or quinoa instead? (Of course they wouldn't be orzo stuffed peppers

> anymore...) It would be nice to find a different stuffing for peppers

> other than rice.

> Christie