Microwave Stuffed Peppers

Name: Microwave Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 pound mushrooms, cut into quarters; 1/2 pound onion, trimmed, peeled and cut into quarters; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 cup packed, coarsely chopped watercress; 1/2 cup pastina; 3 tablespoons water; 2 red bell peppers, cut in half crosswise and seeded; Kosher salt (optional); Freshly ground black pepper (optional)

By Barbara Kafka

Updated March 29, 2024

Total Time: 28 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Rating: 4(36)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

¼pound mushrooms, cut into quarters
½pound onion, trimmed, peeled and cut into quarters
2cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
1tablespoon olive oil
½cup packed, coarsely chopped watercress
½cup pastina
3tablespoons water
2red bell peppers, cut in half crosswise and seeded
Kosher salt (optional)
Freshly ground black pepper (optional)

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Preparation

Step 1
Place mushrooms, onions and garlic in bowl of food processor. Process until finely chopped.
Step 2
Place oil in 9-inch pie plate or quiche dish and add chopped vegetables. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for 3 minutes.
Step 3
Stir in watercress, pastina and 1 tablespoon water. Fill peppers with stuffing, mounding lightly.
Step 4
Arrange peppers, evenly spaced, around edge of pie plate. Pour remaining water in bottom of dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent for 10 minutes.
Step 5
Pierce plastic wrap with the tip of a knife to release steam. Unwrap carefully. Serve within 5 minutes. Also good cold.

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Comments

Diane4 years ago

I made mushroom risotto with left overs, stuffed red peppers plus spinach. Mozzarella on top. Will make exact recipe in future, but tried to match ingredients with what I had at home.

HiM4 years ago

In my family "stuffed peppers" means big bell peppers stuffed full with a 95% chopped meat filling stacked in a big pot, covered in tomato sauce and left to simmer for hours. Nothing like it.

Diane4 years ago

I made mushroom risotto with left overs, stuffed red peppers plus spinach. Mozzarella on top. Will make exact recipe in future, but tried to match ingredients with what I had at home.

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