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Ingredients · Vegetables

Red peppers

One pepper supplies well over twice the daily vitamin C reference intake.

Portion
1 medium pepper (160g)
Typical price
about 70p each, less in a multipack £
In season
Year-round
On this site
30 recipes

Nutrition per portion

Approximate values per 1 medium pepper (160g)
Calories50 kcal
Protein1.6g
Carbohydrates9.6g
– of which sugars6.7g
Fibre3.4g
Fat0.5g
– of which saturates0.1g
Calcium11mg
Iron0.7mg
Salt0g

Buying & storing

  • Multipacks and mixed-colour bags cost less per pepper
  • Wrinkled wonky ones roast just as well
  • Frozen sliced peppers are decent value for cooking

Keep it well: Fridge them in the salad drawer for up to two weeks; sliced ones freeze fine for cooking.

Sensible swaps

Reach for it when the week brings:
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Recipes that use red peppers

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Ginger turkey lettuce cups

Ginger turkey lettuce cups

Five-a-side turkey mince stir-fry spooned into crisp lettuce; fast, light and very high in protein.

27 min 32g protein
Butter bean shakshuka Vegetarian

Butter bean shakshuka

Eggs baked into a rich pepper and tomato pan with butter beans; brunch that behaves like lunch.

35 min 21g protein