Roasted capsicum with lentil stuffing

This yummy roasted capsicum dish is vegetarian friendly and is only 7 ProPoints per serve.

Ingredients (serves 4)

450 g Japanese pumpkin peeled, cut into 1cm pieces
4 medium red capsicum, halved, deseeded
2 tsp olive oil
4 individual green shallots, trimmed, thinly sliced
1 celery stick, chopped
2 cloves fresh garlic
½ tsp ground cumin
1 cup dry red lentils, rinsed, drained
1 ¼ cup (310ml) vegetable stock
¼ cup (35g) currants
½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
¼ cup (40g) pine nuts

Method

Preheat oven to 220°C or 200°C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place pumpkin on prepared tray and lightly spray with oil. Bake for 15 minutes. Add capsicum to tray with pumpkin and bake for a further 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add shallots and celery and cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, cumin and lentils and stir to combine. Add juice, stock and currants and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10–15 minutes or until lentils are tender.
Add roasted pumpkin, parsley and pine nuts to lentil mixture and stir to combine. Spoon lentil mixture into capsicums, pushing into the edges and piling up if necessary. Roast for 12–15 minutes or until capsicum is tender. Serve.

Notes

You can use 1 tsp of ground cardamom instead of cumin if you prefer. Unlike other dried legumes, red lentils do not need to be pre-soaked before cooking but they should be rinsed well to remove any processing ‘dust’.

58 Comments

- - linaianna said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    8:54 am
this looks like a good recipe thanks for sharing

- - mars2370 said
  - 08 Dec 2015
    1:14 pm
This is a great recipe. We usually do ours with mince stuffing. Definitely will be trying these…

- - paulah2 said
  - 04 Dec 2015
    7:52 pm
I never realized the difference in taste between male and female capsicums….males have 3 bumps and better for cooking, females have 4 bumps and are better raw but have more seeds

- - mom101330 said
  - 04 Dec 2015
    3:06 pm
This looks colourful and healthy. Must try this one.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    6:25 pm
I really like stuffed peppers.

- - rovermum said
  - 23 Nov 2015
    9:47 am
I love roasted capsicum and have only had them stuffed once or twice. I’m not sure what the stuffing mix was, but it was so yummy.

- - aliceou said
  - 20 Nov 2015
    3:33 pm
That’s a creative cooking idea.

- - mom134803 said
  - 20 Nov 2015
    3:37 am
Sounds good !! Always a delight to see yummy vegetarian dishes here, bring it on !

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 19 Nov 2015
    11:02 pm
is Japanese pumpkin the same as Jap pumpkin?

- - mom101628 said
  - 19 Nov 2015
    10:10 pm
These stuffed capsicums look yummy.

- - mom94125 said
  - 12 Nov 2015
    11:20 am
cheers weight watchers! this recipe is a great one and i really am enjoying these lovely recipes. this is such a good idea for christmas time. loving the fact that this is healthy and will be enjoyed by everyone.

- - mom101628 said
  - 06 Nov 2015
    10:16 pm
Wonderful recipe – also great for diabetics and people suffering with kidney problems.

- - mum4107 said
  - 03 Nov 2015
    6:00 am
They look and sound so delicious

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 02 Nov 2015
    11:30 pm
These look lovely and healthy

- - jenniw said
  - 02 Nov 2015
    8:23 pm
This sounds so good although I’ve never seen or heard of Japanese pumpkins. Could you use butternut pumpkin?

- - Jazbright said
  - 02 Nov 2015
    2:00 pm
Tried these for the first time and we all loved them!

- - Kymichelle said
  - 01 Nov 2015
    8:38 pm
these sound really good! I haven’t had stuffed capsicums for years.

- - welshmummy said
  - 01 Nov 2015
    5:30 pm
I wonder if these would also work with grated cheese on top?
- mom152736 replied
  
  01 Nov 2015 , 5:48 pm
  Yeah I think cheese would taste so good on these
- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Oct 2015
    10:55 pm
Wow yummy and colourful!!! good job

- - youngoldlady said
  - 31 Oct 2015
    9:28 pm
Love how this one uses some interesting elements , could change it up by using different colours.
- mom94125 replied
  
  01 Nov 2015 , 10:20 am
  yeah that would be visually appealing hey. great idea for some colour especially if you serve this at christmas. red and green capsicum is pretty appealing