Beef & Couscous Stuffed Roasted Bell Peppers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 4 large red bell peppers or 4 large yellow bell peppers, cut lengthwise in half and seeded
• 1 cup zucchini, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 (5 7/8 ounce) package olive oil and garlic-flavored couscous
• 2 tablespoons pitted kalamata olives or 2 tablespoons ripe olives, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 in 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan, arrange bell peppers, cut-side down.
• 3 bake in 450 degree oven 10 to 15 minutes or until peppers begin to brown.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 meanwhile in large nonstick skillet, brown ground beef and zucchini over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking beef up into 1/2-inch crumbles.
• 6 pour off drippings.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 stir water and seasonings packet from couscous mix into beef mixture.
• 9 bring to a boil.
• 10 stir in couscous; remove from heat.
• 11 cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• 12 stir in olives.
• 13 spoon beef mixture evenly into each pepper half; sprinkle with cheese.