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Lentil and Tomato Stuffed Peppers
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Lentil and Tomato Stuffed Peppers
Total Time: 35 minutes
Hands On: 35 minutes
Lentil and Tomato Stuffed Peppers from Hunt's® feature stuffed bell peppers with a tomato-vegetable-lentil filling, layered with mozzarella cheese. It makes an easy meatless entree that the whole family will enjoy.
INGREDIENTS
| PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray | |
| 1/2 | cup dry brown lentils, picked over, rinsed |
| 2 | cups water |
| 1/2 | teaspoon dried thyme leaves |
| 2 | large green or yellow bell peppers |
| 1/2 | cup finely chopped yellow onion |
| 1/2 | cup finely chopped celery, including leaves |
| 1 | can (14.5 oz each) Hunt's® Petite Diced Tomatoes, undrained |
| 1/4 | teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1/8 | teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 1 | cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (1 cup = 4 oz) |
PREPARATION:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking pan and medium skillet with cooking spray; set aside.
- Combine lentils, water and thyme in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 minutes or until just tender. Drain; keep warm.
- Meanwhile, cut bell peppers lengthwise through stem into halves. Remove seeds and membranes. Place peppers, cut-side down, in pan. Bake 15 minutes or until tender.
- Heat skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add onion and celery. Cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring several times. Add undrained tomatoes, cooked lentils, salt and black pepper. Bring to a simmer; keep warm over low heat.
- Turn pepper halves over. Place half of the tomato-lentil mixture in peppers. Top with half of the cheese. Add remaining tomato-lentil mixture and top with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes more to melt cheese.
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Vegetarian
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 1 half stuffed pepper |
| Vitamin C | 145 % |
| Vitamin A | 18 % |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Dietary fiber | 10 g |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Sodium | 537 MG |
| Cholesterol | 18 MG |
| Saturated fat | 3 g |
| Total fat | 5 g |
| Calcium | 29 % |
| Calories | 216 |
| Iron | 14 % |
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