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Slow-Cooker Couscous-Stuffed Peppers (Cooking for 2)

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 8, 2012
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Busy schedule? Now you can have just the right amount ready to serve two with the help of your slow cooker.

Slow-Cooker Couscous-Stuffed Peppers (Cooking for 2)

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 4 hr 15 min
  • Servings 2
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

  • Reynolds™ Slow Cooker Liners
  • 2 large bell peppers
  • 1/4 pound ground beef
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash of ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1/3 cup uncooked couscous
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Pine nuts, if desired
  • Fresh cilantro, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Place Reynolds™ Slow Cooker Liners inside a 5- to 6 1/2 -qt slow cooker bowl. Make sure that liner fits snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl and pull the top of the liner over rim of bowl.
  • Step 
    2
    Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers.
  • Step 
    3
    In 10-inch skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, salt, cumin, cinnamon and red pepper. Stir in couscous. Divide beef mixture evenly among peppers.
  • Step 
    4
    Pour water into lined slow cooker; stand peppers upright in cooker.
  • Step 
    5
    Cover and cook on low heat setting 4 to 6 hours or until peppers are tender. Garnish with pine nuts and cilantro.

Nutrition

300 Calories
9g Total Fat
17g Protein
43g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
0%
Saturated Fat
3g
0%
Cholesterol
30mg
0%
Sodium
870mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
43g
0%
Dietary Fiber
6g
0%
Protein
17g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
28%
28%
Vitamin C
100%
100%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
16%
16%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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