3 green bell peppers
3 red bell peppers
1-cup low-fat, small curd cottage cheese
1 cup chopped onion
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1-½ cups cooked brown rice
1 clove garlic, minced
1-teaspoon oregano
1-teaspoon basil
1-teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 ½ cups tomato sauce (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut tops off peppers and clean out seeds
Blanch in pot of boiling water for 5 minutes.
Remove from water and drain.
In a medium mixing bowl combine chopped pepper, cottage cheese, onion, tomatoes, rice, garlic, herbs, salt, and black pepper, and mix well.
Stuff mixture into the bell peppers.
Place peppers upright in a casserole dish that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
Pour tomato sauce over peppers if desired.
Cover and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes and serve.
Serves 6
Nutritional Information
Per Serving:
204calories
8g protein
8g fat
510mg sodium
9g carbohydrate
Submitted By: Belsamm
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