Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes
I started making stuffed peppers for my lunch during last year’s lockdown, they were a great way to use up leftover cous cous or orzo salads, or even risotto. Plus I love their bright colours on the plate and they’re perfect served with just a simple salad of rocket, and a drizzle of Filippo Berio Olive Oil and Balsamic.
I also love roasted tomatoes, and these go beautifully with fresh fish or chicken as a side dish.
Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Serves: 2 Calories: 292 calories
Ingredients
- 2 peppers or 4 large tomatoes
- 75g cous cous
- Handful cherry tomatoes
- 4-5 sundried tomatoes
- 50g pitted black olives
- 2tsp Filippo Berio Chargrilled Vegetable Pesto
- 1 ball of mozzarella or 1/2 block of feta
- 2tbsps Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (fan oven)
- Remove the top and inner of your peppers and / or tomatoes
- Using 1 tbsp olive oil brush your peppers or tomatoes in the olive oil
- Place into an oven dish, with the tops on if they fit and roast for 10 minutes.
- While they are roasting, cover your cous cous in boiling water so the water comes above the cous and place a plate on top.
- Roughly chop your tomatoes, slice your olives, and dice your feta or mozzarella
- Once the cous cous is cooked, stir through 1tbsp of olive oil, and then add your tomatoes, olives and mozzarella or feta. Save a few pieces of the mozzarella or feta to add on top.
- Add 2tsps of Filippo Berio Chargrilled Pesto and combine together.
- After 10 minutes remove your veg from the oven and increase the temperature to 200 degrees
- Stuff your veg with the cous cous and top with some extra feta or mozzarella.
- Return to the oven for another 10 minutes – tomatoes may need a little less time depending on their size!
Serve with a side salad and why not add some tasty bruschetta too
This recipe is from my series of Cook Along and is part of a paid collaboration with Filippo Berio.
We’d love to see if you recreate any of our dishes so please tag @FilippoBerio_UK, @CookingCarafes