Sauteed Vegies And Orzo Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups orzo pasta, cooked
• 1 red pepper, cut into half lengthwise and cleaned
• 1 yellow pepper, cut into half lengthwise and cleaned
• 1/2 yellow onion, peeled and minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large carrot, peeled and minced
• 2 celery ribs, minced
• 1/2 cup pea pods, finely chopped
• 1 small tomato, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup beef consomme
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons butter
• kosher salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a casserole dish put the pepper shells cut side up, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 bake the pepper shells for 30 minutes.
• 4 in a hot skillet add some olive oil and sautee the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic for a few minutes until soft.
• 5 then turn down the heat to medium and add the pea pods, tomato and butter and sautee for about five minutes.
• 6 season with salt and pepper and add the consomme, stir well and simmer about five more minutes.
• 7 when all of those ingredients are well incorporated remove from the heat and add the orzo, stir well.
• 8 remove the peppers from the oven and put about 1 tbs of the mozzarella in the bottom of each shell then stuff with the orzo and top with parmesan.
• 9 bake the peppers 25 minutes or until the cheese is nicely melted and bubbly.