Tempeh-Bean Stuffed Peppers

One of Egypt’s most well-known dishes is this one. It’s a traditional dish that tastes good and is tasty.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 47 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins
Servings: 2
Yield: 4 stuffed pepper halves

Ingredients

  1. 2 red bell peppers, halved and seeded
  2. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  3. ½ (8 ounce) package tempeh
  4. 1 small onion, chopped
  5. 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  6. ½ cup baby spinach
  7. ¼ cup vegetable broth
  8. 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
  9. 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  10. salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add red bell pepper halves, cover, and steam until just tender, 2 to 6 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook tempeh and onion until tempeh is crispy, 5 to 10 minutes. Add cannellini beans, spinach, and broth; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir feta cheese, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper into stuffing.
  4. Fill red bell pepper halves with stuffing. Place on a baking sheet.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until tops are browned, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 560 kcal
Carbohydrate 51 g
Cholesterol 50 mg
Dietary Fiber 13 g
Protein 32 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Sodium 1222 mg
Sugars 9 g
Fat 26 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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