Harissa-Stuffed Bell Peppers

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These crowd-pleasing stuffed peppers are hearty, stuffed with whole-grain bulgur wheat and stretchy Muenster cheese. Fennel effect evokes Italian sausage, and the filling is dolloped with harissa, a vibrant reddish North African chili capsicum paste.

Want much protein? Add 1/2 cupful cooked crumbled sausage to the mix.

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Jarred harissa tin beryllium recovered successful the planetary aisle oregon adjacent the condiments; you tin besides find it online. This look calls for mild harissa: usage regular harissa if you similar a kick; besides spot related look (listed below). Bulgur wheat varies successful navigator clip based connected the benignant of wheat and the mode it was processed. If the bundle is labeled, take a mean grind. Check the bundle directions for cooking and prime 1 that cooks successful 15 minutes.

The finished look tin beryllium refrigerated overnight; the spirit is adjacent amended the 2nd day. Reheat astatine 400 degrees for astir 20 minutes, until the peppers are heated through.

From Sonja Overhiser and Alex Overhiser of ACoupleCooks.com.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4 (makes 8 halves)

1 1/4 cups bulgur wheat (see headnote)
1 1/4 cups boiling water
4 ample reddish oregon yellowish doorbell peppers with stems, chopped successful fractional from apical to bottommost (seeded, ribs removed)
3/4 spoon kosher salt, positive much arsenic needed
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1 tablespoonful extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 mean shallot, thinly sliced
1/2 spoon fennel seed
1/2 spoon crushed cumin
1 spoon dried thyme
One 15-ounce tin low-sodium Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cupful packed chopped Tuscan kale (from astir 2 ample leaves)
5 ounces Muenster cheese, chopped into 1/4-inch cubes (1 cup)
1/4 cupful chopped, unsalted roasted pistachios, for garnish
1/2 cupful mild harissa, for garnish (jarred; spot headnote and related recipe)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
530
Fat
16 g
Saturated Fat
7 g
Carbohydrates
77 g
Sodium
710 mg
Cholesterol
35 mg
Protein
25 g
Fiber
14 g
Sugar
6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Sonja Overhiser and Alex Overhiser of ACoupleCooks.com.

Tested by Sonja Overhiser and Alex Overhiser.

Published July 25, 2019

Updated March 16, 2026