6 Delicious Stuffed Vegetable Recipes

The right stuff

Here's one easy way to incorporate more veggies into your diet: make them your meal's main event. These stuffed vegetables recipes—including stuffed peppers, stuffed tomatoes, and stuffed squash—use produce as the base for your dish by filling veggies with lean meats, flavorful cheeses, and oftentimes even more vegetables.

Tuna-Stuffed Tomatoes

Get a taste of the Mediterranean with this no-cook recipe, which features kalamata olives, olive oil, and capers mixed with tuna. Pair with a salad for a healthy, fiber-filled lunch.

Ingredients: Tomatoes, oil-packed tuna, kalamata olives, parsley, capers, olive oil, thyme, salt, pepper

Calories: 169

Barley-Stuffed Poblanos

This recipe stuffs spicy poblano peppers with a mixture of barley, kale, Monterey jack cheese, and garlic. The result: a fiber-packed superfood flavor explosion that kicks your metabolism into gear.

Ingredients: Olive oil, onion, barley, kale, chili powder, garlic, crushed tomatoes, salt, poblano peppers, reduced-fat white cheddar, reduced-fat Monterey jack, queso fresco

Calories: 382

Orzo-Stuffed Peppers

You've never had stuffed peppers like this. This lighter version replaces ground beef with orzo, which cuts down on saturated fat, and has the unique combination of baby arugula and feta cheese.

Ingredients: Orzo, baby arugula, feta cheese, olive oil, bell peppers

Calories: 267

Broccoli and Cheese-Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Potatoes are not the enemy: One spud packs more vitamin C than an orange and contains 60 different kinds of phytochemicals and vitamins. These potatoes are stuffed with broccoli, a high-fiber superfood that's also loaded with vitamin C and even a little bit of protein.

Ingredients: Potatoes, skim milk, flour, reduced-fat extra-sharp cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, frozen broccoli florets

Calories: 377

Stuffed Roasted Red Peppers

Spinach is sautéed in garlic and olive oil before being stuffed with couscous into these mouthwatering red bell peppers. Ramping up the flavor even further: Feta cheese, which really brings out the Mediterranean vibe in this recipe.

Ingredients: Red bell peppers, olive oil, garlic, spinach, lemon juice, salt, couscous, feta

Calories: 216

Cheese and Olive-Stuffed Tomatoes

These stuffed tomatoes are ideal as a side to a lean steak or warm tuna salad. They also heat up well in the microwave, making them perfect for lunchtime leftovers (and another opportunity to sneak veggies into your day).

Ingredients: Tomatoes, feta cheese, kalamata olives, parsley, basil

Calories: 79