I went to Costco almost two weeks ago, and since then I’m pretty sure I have made only one pit stop at Trader Joe’s. I’m holding out on grocery shopping until I can hit the Farmer’s Market tomorrow. I personally love to grocery shop so this has been hard for me.
Digging into my veggie drawer, and my pantry, I managed to put together a delicious meal. 
I wanted to have some carbs for dinner because tomorrow morning I will be running 9 miles before work.
Again, this is a simple, quick and healthy meal covering your nutritional bases.
Greek-Inspired Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients (for 2 servings):
- 2 peppers
- 1/4 of a small zucchini
- 1/4 of a small yellow squash
- 1/3 cup garbanzo beans
- 2 tbsp sliced olives
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/4 cup dry whole wheat couscous
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth (I only had chicken, so technically my version tonight wasn’t vegetarian)
- 1 tbsp white wine
- 1 tbsp feta cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400*. Cut peppers lengthwise and place cut side down on a cooking sheet. Roast for about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring broth to a boil and cook couscous according to the package directions.
- Dice zucchini, squash, garlic and (optional) pepper tops. Make sure to cut them into very small pieces.
- Heat a small skillet on medium-high heat with non-stick spray. Add veggies.
- Cook veggies for 5 minutes, until beginning to get tender. Add a splash of white wine and cook another 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Rinse and drain garbanzo beans and olives (if canned).
- Add veggies, garbanzo beans, and olives to couscous.
- Once the peppers are done, scoop the couscous mixture on top of each pepper. Top with a sprinkle of feta.
- Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!
I added some Frank’s Red Hot Sauce on top and it really made the meal perfect. It was one of my favorite improvised meals I’ve made so far. I originally intended this to make one serving, but I had way too much “stuffing” leftover. The above portions would be perfect for 2 peppers, or you can use the leftover couscous mixture as a meal on its own.
Nutritional Information (per serving):
Calories – 201.4
Total Fat – 3.7 g
Carbs – 35.8 g (hoping that fuels me tomorrow morning!)
Fiber – 5.8 g
Protein – 7.3 g
How often do you go grocery shopping? I usually go once a week plus a farmer’s market trip, so I really can’t wait till tomorrow (nerd alert!).
Dinner looks yummy
I’m guilty of grocery shopping almost every day. I eat tons of fresh produce so I like to buy it fresh plus I walk right by the Arlington Whole Foods on the way home from the gym…sigh. But I really only spend my money on rent and organic food 
You are so lucky to walk past a Whole Foods every day! Jealous.
Mmm that looks awesome! I have been noticing lately that my pantry is getting out of hand. When I get back from my conference I need to use up a lot of whats in there.. no more excuses!
We JUST went to Costco and stocked up on groceries. It was funny b/c Ryan’s like, wow, we don’t really have to shop for awhile. We DO like the farmers’ market for eggs, berries, and other fresh produce.
Apparently I don’t shop often enough. Tonight, it was a scrape-together-whatever-you-can dinner. And it was gross. I can’t believe I actually ate some of it. I would have loved to have stopped by your place tonight for dinner instead (I say this in a totally non-creeper/stalker-type way.) I’m going to hit up the farmer’s market here in Baltimore soon. I haven’t been yet, so I hope it’s good.