The Capsule Pantry: Corn Chowder Stuffed Peppers

Incredible vegetarian food step on down

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I have a problem with vegetarian food.

Not the food itself - I cook vegetarian a lot and I love it. But I hate fake vegetarian - “chicken” nuggets, “vegan” bacon, and the like.

Why do that when you could cook incredible ways with vegetables instead?

Whenever I visit the UK, I stay with my brother and sister-in-law. She’s vegetarian which is great because it means I can flex my cooking muscles with a bit of a challenge. Meat-based dishes are always so easy. Vegetarian takes a bit more care and attention, if you don’t want to resort to “chicken.”

Whilst poking around in an Ottolenghi recipe book (if you’ve not come across him, his food is almost all veggie and always incredible) I found a recipe for stuffed peppers.

Great, I thought, but we could improve on it. Make it flexible. Make it Simple and Straightforward-worthy.

The result is corn chowder stuffed peppers with herb yogurt. One of the best dinners I made for my sister-in-law. It got thumbs up all round the family, including from their 5 and 2-year-olds.

Enjoy.