Taste Tuesdays: Couscous-stuffed Green Peppers and Tzatziki-topped Burgers

Monday nights we are going to try out new recipes so I can share them on Tuesdays with you. Mondays are kind of a blah day, so why not have something to look forward to by cooking up a nice meal with your significant other, friends, or just for you because you deserve it? Nothing like sparking a little creativity by whipping up a yummy, easy meal.

This meal is easy, light, and perfect for summer. It also takes things we are used to eating (turker burgers and green peppers) and spins them in a new way.

For peppers:

Ingredients:
Two whole green peppers, tops cuts off and deseeded

1/2 cup cooked couscous

1/2 cup pine nuts, roasted

3 oz. cooked smoked summer sausage

2 oz. parmasean cheese

2 tsp. Garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roast pine nuts for 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Cook couscous as directed. Combine all ingredients together and stir. Place cored green peppers on a baking sheet and fill with the couscous mixture, then back in the oven for 20 minutes.

For Tzatziki burger topping (we used turkey burgers cooked in a skillet with a little garlic, salt, pepper, and basil on each side):

Ingredients:

3/4 grated, seedless cucumber

6 oz. Greek yougurt

2 tsp. garlic powder

3 tsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. black peppper

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.