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Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Super Healthy - Quick and Easy Red Pepper

This delicious stuffed peppers recipe is just about the healthiest thing you could eat. The red bell peppers are stuffed with antioxidant vitamins A, C and K, which help support the immune system and protect from cancer and heart disease.
The tomatoes also contain vitamins, potassium and iron, along with lycopene which is known to protect against prostate cancer. The good news is that cooking brings out even more of the medicinal qualities of tomatoes. Garlic has a long list of plus points regarding health.... and of course olive oil is bursting with those good monounsaturated fats.

Stuffed Peppers Recipe Ingredients for Four

2 Medium sized Red Bell Peppers.
4/6 fresh tomatoes.
2 large cloves of garlic.
1/2 a Moroccan preserved lemon or the juice and zest of 1/2 a fresh one.
6 Fresh basil leaves or 1/2 tsp. dried.
Plenty of good quality olive oil.
A handfull of wholemeal breadcrumbs.
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

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Method

OK this is really easy.

Cut the Peppers lengthways through the stem and lay them out on a baking or roasting tin (approx 13"x9"x2")
Now - roughly chop the tomatoes, garlic, lemon and basil leaves and mix them in a bowl.
Season with salt and black pepper.
Fill the Peppers with the mixture.
Top with a generous amount of breadcrumbs.
Glug on some olive oil.
Right - bake in a moderately hot oven at 400ºf./200ºc Gas mark 6 for about thirty minutes.
You can serve these hot, warm or cold. Pour the pan juices over them they're too delicious to waste, and a sprinkling of roughly chopped fresh basil.