---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: SAVORY STUFFED PEPPERS Categories: Digest, Mar95 Yield: 4 servings 4 md Green peppers 2/3 c Split peas 2 1/4 c Water 1 pk Vegetable broth 1/2 md Onion, chopped 1 c Sliced mushrooms 2 To 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tb Olive oil 1 tb Balsamic vinegar 1/2 ts Ground cumin 1/2 ts Dried oregano 1/2 c Couscous 2 md Tomatoes, seeded and Chopped Remove tops and seeds from green peppers. Stand pepper cups upright in an 8" microwave-safe baking dish. Wash and pick over peas. Place in a medium saucepan with 1-1/4 cups of the water and the vegetable broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute onion, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil until onions are tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in peas along with seasonings. Set aside. In a small saucepan, bring the remaining 1 cup water to a boil, add couscous and remove from heat. Cover; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir into pea- vegetable mixture along with half of the tomatoes. Stuff peppers with mixture. Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Top with remaining tomatoes. Makes 4 servings. From: USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, printed in the Kokomo Tribune, March 13, 1995 GENIE Food & Wine RT [*], Fri Mar 24, 1995, Posted by M.CARMAIN1 [Melinda] Individual recipes copyrighted by originator. Formatted by Sue Smith, SueSmith9@aol.com using MMCONV. Archived through kindness of Karen Mintzias, km@salata.com. 1.80 -----