Kale and Millet-Stuffed Bell Peppers
Halved red bell peppers packed with a savory mixture of cooked millet, sautéed kale and onion, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, and rehydrated barberries, then baked until tender. The book highlights kale's quercetin, a natural senolytic that helps clear senescent cells.
From The How Not to Age Cookbook

- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 1 h
- Total
- 1 h 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Category
- Main Course
Nutrition (estimated)
per 2 pepper halves- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 61 g
- Fiber
- 9 g
- Sugar
- 12 g
- Sodium
- 180 mg
Ingredients
- whole-grain millet
- red onion
- kale
- white miso paste
- barberries
- sunflower seeds
- ground flaxseeds
- nutritional yeast
- pippali
- red bell peppers
Instructions
- Simmer millet in 2 cups water, covered on low, ~25 min until tender.
- Sauté red onion in ½ cup water 5 min; add kale and cook 5 min more. Drain.
- Mix millet into kale with miso mixture, barberries, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, nutritional yeast, and pippali.
- Stuff bell pepper halves tightly. Arrange in a baking dish with ½ cup water; cover.
- Bake at 350°F 30–40 min until peppers are tender. Serve 2 halves per portion.
Active Compounds
Nutrients and bioactive compounds delivered by this recipe's ingredients.
From: Millet
From: Millet
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Kale
From: Barberries
May Support
Health conditions and aging processes this recipe's compounds may influence, based on the source research.
Improves · via Resistant starch
Protects against · via Beta-glucan
Reduces risk of · via Kale
Reduces risk of · via Kale
Improves · via Quercetin
Reduces risk of · via Quercetin
Protects against · via Quercetin
Protects against · via Quercetin
Protects against · via Quercetin
Reduces risk of · via Quercetin
Protects against · via Lutein
Reduces risk of · via Lutein
Reduces risk of · via Vitamin K1
Protects against · via Vitamin C
Improves · via Vitamin C
Protects against · via Vitamin C
Protects against · via Vitamin C
Protects against · via Vitamin C
Protects against · via Vitamin C
Addresses · via Vitamin C
Protects against · via Selenium
Addresses · via Selenium
Protects against · via Folate
Reduces risk of · via Folate
Protects against · via Folate
Protects against · via Isothiocyanates
Improves · via Barberries
Improves · via Barberries
Improves · via Barberries
Improves · via Barberries
Improves · via Barberries
Improves · via Barberries
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