A vegetarian stuffed pepper recipe which can be easily modified.
Ingredients for Stuffed Peppers:
- 4 large green peppers
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 4 ozs (112g) long-grain rice, cooked
- 8 ozs (225g) tomatoes, chopped
- 2 sprigs of parsley, chopped finely
- 4 ozs cheddar cheese, grated
- 2 ozs (56g) butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Method for Stuffed Peppers:
- Cut a slice off the top of each pepper, remove centre core and seeds.
- Brush each pepper on the outside with the olive oil and then stand the peppers upright in an oven-proof dish.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry the chopped onion gently. Add the tomatoes, rice, parsley, crushed garlic, salt and pepper and combine.
- Pile the mixture into the pepper shells.
- Top each pepper with grated cheese.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes in a pre-heated oven at Gas Mark 4 (350°F/180°C) until the peppers are tender. Serve hot.
Serves 4
Note: Chopped mushrooms can replace some of the tomatoes in the mixture and the addition of a beaten egg will give a firmer filling.
I tried the stuffed pepper recipe and loved it. I tried it on my bf and he not only commented on it being the best meal he’d had in a while, that it was the most original he’d had. I give this meal a biiiiiiiiiig thumbs up!
I cooked a meal for me and my gf the other night but it felt like I put no effort in it at all We have had this before in restaurants but now I’m going to make it from scratch for her. More effort for a starter, then find a main course. I already have a dessert her fav!!
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Well I am going to try this for my partner tonight , hopefully it will be a hit, I will leave comments how it goes………..fingers crossed……
Thanks for the fast food idea! Stuffed peppers fantastic dinner! My husband and children loved the whole taste and flavours. cheers nicky
Greaf recipe i cooked it for my husband.xxxx
I cooked the peppers last night and i thought they were amazing – my boyfiend thought they were gorgeous 2 – i would defo have them again mmmmmm…..
I cooked the peppers for my in laws and husband and they loved it! I will use this recipe again and again…..thanks.
my mum used to make these. im not much of a cook but i’m going to try and cook this for when my boyfriend gets home from work as a surprise! wish me luck!
thanks for the idea of stuffed peppers fantastic having them tonight 22/10/09 they look fantastic cheers Ron from Coventry
i work as a cook in a hostal for homeless men and i am going to give them a treat with this . so wish me luck that they will appreciate it. they are having this with a fish pie.
Seen this Stuffed Pepper for years even Encore Family Dinners make them. But now that we don’t eat meat my boyfriend and I I had to search out and make them myself. I only changed the tomatoes to a fired eggplant and sauce mix. But keep everything the same. I did boil my peppers for 5 mins to remove all the oils from them that they get in the shipping to the market. But OMG. I add cheese in the mix as well on top. It’s to die for. Thank you for showing how easy it really is. Gene from DottsFamilyJewelry
Right, I’m going to try it tonight when I cook a meal for my boyfriend, think I will do it with salmon and a salad, will let you know how it goes….
omg thank you because of this recipe i got a B in food techology again thank you xxxx
Hey… The recipe is amazing thanks. One thing i would add though is a bit of tumeric to the rice as it gives it more colour and flavour. Thanks again for the recipe 🙂
I’ve just made this for my family and it was excellent .
Next time I think I’ll put the cheese and rice in layers.
26/10/2010
Made this…… but my peppers fell over 🙁
@ Hannah if you add the beaten egg the filling should stay in, I made it for my children and they ate it all up!