Bell Peppers Stuffed With Orzo & Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces orzo pasta
• 6 red peppers or 6 green peppers
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olive
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 teaspoons pine nuts
• 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce, to taste
• 1/2 lb goat cheese or 1/2 lb cubed mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 cook pasta 3/4 of time recommended on package.
• 3 cut tops off peppers and remove seeds.
• 4 mix salt, pepper and oil and spread on insides of peppers.
• 5 chop olives and mix with parsley and nuts.
• 6 drain pasta and mix with olive mixture and hot sauce.
• 7 stir in cheese and spoon into peppers.
• 8 place in an oil greased pan and cover with foil.
• 9 bake 20 minutes, remove foil, and bake another 15 minutes, or till peppers are tender.