Couscous-Stuffed Peppers with Basil Sauce

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I am usually not a big fan of Giada recipe but I saw her make this one on the show and thought I would give it a try. I followed the recipe exactly and it was great. My wife loved it. Sauce was easy and tasty. I would recommend this dish. I wonder if adding a bit of crispy bacon would be good, I will try this next time. Another flavor which I thought might go well would be some roasted New Mexico green chiles in the stuffing, thought it would go well with the bell pepper flavor and give the dish some spice.

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I just tried this recipe, the Basil sauce was amazing. The whole family liked it, I will make this recipe again. It is a meal in itself. Used chopped raisins instead of currants because I could not readily find.

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This recipe was easy and delicious. My whole family enjoyed it. I decided to make it using quinoa for added protein. She mentioned she had it with quinoa at the restaurant. Came out great.

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This recipe fabulous!!! Very easy and so delicious! Definitely a great summer recipe. It was so colorful! Thanks, Giada!

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I LOVED these peppers -- my favorite stuffed pepper by far!! Made as the recipe is written, the flavors were perfect. The problem - I couldn't quite 'tasting' the filling, so I came up a bit short on 1 pepper ;

Thanks Giada!

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These peppers were SO delicious. The recipe was easy to follow. I used a mix of Israeli couscous, red quinoa, baby garbanzo beans and orzo (from Trader Joe's instead of plain couscous. What flavor and texture. I could have eaten the basil sauce by itself and plan to make that again for a salad dressing. I used freshly-picked basil from my garden. My husband was speechless when he tried these peppers. He usually eats quickly, but he slowed down and savored every bite of these. Will make them again--soon!

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After watching Giada prepare this today I decided to add it to my menu for supper. The ingedients were all very easy to find in my local grocery store, but I too left out the currants and used raisins. I also decided to add in a little mild sausage for a meat in the dish. My 2 girls sat and ate the leftover stuffing while they cooked in the oven. I am glad I tried these because they are out of this world, and I will be cooking them often!!

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I agree with Leslie that GM, or anyone, should not post if they haven't actually tried the recipe. It's like reviewing a movie you haven't seen. Good grief. Anyway, I went with Karol's suggestions, because we like spicy. It was really great. Honest. Karol, thank you. It would have been too bland without you. And a shout out to Giada for a great basic recipe.

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Dear Giada,

I wanted to take a minute and say THANK YOU for helping me to get my family to eat better by cooking healthier and tastier. Your recipes have inspired me to
take a walk past "meat and potatoes" . My 17 year old daughter and I watch you every night (even my hubs watches too ;. we discuss the show and how likely it would be that 'dad' would eat it too. I have even got the "Giada would be so proud" comments more than once, which is high praise with this group.

We eat more veggie meals than i ever thought was possible and i can honestly say 9 out of 10 are praised with the custom salute (around here ;, "that was some good stuff". which means please make it again, i liked it ;.

I wanted to offer you some advise for a change. instead of using oil in your brownies, try the equivlent in Hershey's Choc syrip. it not only adds the desired moistness but adds more choc flavor and you can never get enuff of that.

Well that's all for me. Thank you so much for coming into my home and helping me be a better house chef for the ones i love.

kisses to Jadey and hi to Todd!!

best always,
ellen J.

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After watching Giada assemble this dish yesterday, I decided to try it. It was easy to assemble, ingredients were mostly on hand and it was quick to put together. Very good flavor, I used raisins instead of currents. The basil sauce was delicious. I'd make this again. Leftovers will make a nice lunch.