Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers

By nekmor

Ingredients

• 12 ounces lean ground pork, 96% lean
• 1/2 cup water
• 6 tablespoons couscous
• 4 large bell peppers, red, orange, or yellow, or a combination
• 3/4 cup salsa, plus more for serving (optional)
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• Salt and black pepper
• 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, Monterey jack, or Mexican blend cheese

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from porkbeinspired.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover, remove from heat, and set aside for at least 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook pork, stirring occasionally and breaking it up, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine couscous, pork, salsa, corn, and chili powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fill peppers with pork mixture. Arrange peppers in a shallow baking pan and bake for 10 minutes.

Sprinkle cheese on top and continue baking until peppers are tender and stuffing is heated through, about 5 minutes.

Serve peppers with additional salsa on the side if you like.

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