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Chickpea Stuffed Peppers

with rice and goat cheese
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Chickpea Stuffed Peppers

Chickpea Stuffed Peppers - Vitamin-rich with a delicious energy filling. Photo: Iris Lange-Fricke

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Health Score:
92 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
Calories:
521
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

Chickpeas pack this dish with protein. 

Instead of rice, the peppers can also be stuffed with millet, buckwheat or quinoa. 

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie521 cal.(25 %)
Protein19 g(19 %)
Fat19 g(16 %)
Carbohydrates68 g(45 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage19 g(63 %)
Vitamin A1.4 mg(175 %)
Vitamin D0.2 μg(1 %)
Vitamin E14.6 mg(122 %)
Vitamin K22.6 μg(38 %)
Vitamin B₁0.4 mg(40 %)
Vitamin B₂0.6 mg(55 %)
Niacin11.1 mg(93 %)
Vitamin B₆1.6 mg(114 %)
Folate212.9 μg(71 %)
Pantothenic acid1.7 mg(28 %)
Biotin15.4 μg(34 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.3 μg(10 %)
Vitamin C452 mg(476 %)
Potassium1,146 mg(29 %)
Calcium214 mg(21 %)
Magnesium125 mg(42 %)
Iron5.5 mg(37 %)
Iodine14.7 μg(7 %)
Zinc3.1 mg(39 %)
Saturated fatty acids4.8 g
Uric acid295 mg
Cholesterol15.4 mg
Complete sugar14 g
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Ingredients

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2
Ingredients
3 Bell pepper (red and green)
2 Tbsps olive oil
4 Tbsps Long grain rice (parboiled)
½ bunch scallions
2 Tomatoes
3 Tbsps Goat cheese
9 ozs chickpeas (drained weight)
1 pinch ground Cumin
1 pinch ground cilantro
salt
peppers
How healthy are the main ingredients?
chickpeasLong grain riceGoat cheeseolive oilTomatoCumin

Preparation steps

1.

Wash, clean, halve and seed the peppers. Place in an ovenproof dish, drizzle with oil and pre-bake in a preheated oven at 390°F / 200 °C for about 10 minutes. Cook rice in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet.

2.

In the meantime, clean and wash the spring onions and cut them into fine rings. Clean and wash the tomatoes and cut them into fine cubes. Chop goat's cheese finely.

3.

Mix chickpeas with rice, spring onions, tomatoes, spices, and goat cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

4.

Remove the pepper halves from the oven and fill them with the mixture. Bake the stuffed peppers in a preheated oven at 390°F / 200 °C for another 15 minutes and then serve.