In cleaning out the gardens the other weekend I found that my green pepper plant still had a few on the vine. They were green – but being that they were green peppers, I’m not entirely sure that guarantees they were ripe?
They were little guys, but there were several, so I thought I’d take a stab at making some stuffed peppers.
I tried out two recipes and I’ll share both here:
Vegetarian version
You will need:
- 1 cup water
- 1tsp butter
- 1/2 cup rice
- 2 green bell peppers (large), or 3 small
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 onion (diced)
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 pinch ground pepper
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup cheddar, mozzarella or a mixture of both.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees farenheit.
Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Cut peppers in half and core. Place them, cut edge down, onto the baking sheet and put in the oven for 20 minutes. (or until tender and skin starts to brown)
While they are cooking, put on your rice (with water and butter) to cook.
I used minute rice, so I just followed the instructions on the package.
Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
Cook the onions, basil, Italian seasoning salt and pepper in oil for 2 – 3 minutes.
Stir in the tomato paste and cook for another few minutes.
Add the prepared rice to this mixture and stir.
When the peppers are done roasting, line the bottom with a bit of shredded cheese, then fill to the top with the rice mixture.
Top with the remaining cheese.
Bake in the same heated oven for another 5 minutes, until the cheese is all melted, and then serve immediately.
Meat Lover’s version
You will need:
- 6 large green bell peppers
- 2 cups rice
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1/4 lb italian pork sausage (casing removed)
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 (10oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
- 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
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