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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

Kale and Millet-Stuffed Bell Peppers
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

  1. Simmer millet in 2 cups water, covered on low, ~25 min until tender.
  2. Sauté red onion in ½ cup water 5 min; add kale and cook 5 min more. Drain.
  3. Mix millet into kale with miso mixture, barberries, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, nutritional yeast, and pippali.
  4. Stuff bell pepper halves tightly. Arrange in a baking dish with ½ cup water; cover.
  5. 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: 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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