Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, mediterranean stuffed peppers:. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers: is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers: is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
In Greek style stuffed peppers (and throughout the Mediterranean) the peppers must be cooked until fully tender, they can not be crunchy or taste raw in any way. To accomplish this, before they're stuffed, grill the peppers for a few minutes (gas grill or indoor griddle will work) until they gain a nice char all around (great flavor)! Simply stuff your peppers, bake and finish the dish with a fresh tomato-basil topping. Stir the couscous with a fork to break it up, then mix in the pine nuts, olives, feta, tomatoes and basil.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mediterranean stuffed peppers: using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers::
- Make ready Extra virgin olive oil as required
- Get 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- Make ready 1/2 lb ground beef (you can use Lamb or Mutton mince as well)
- Make ready to taste salt
- Get 2 tsp red chilli powder
- Get 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Take 1 cup cooked or canned chickpeas
- Make ready 1/2 cup chopped parsley, more for garnish
- Prepare 1 cup short grain rice, soaked in water for 10-15 minutes, drained
- Take 1/2 tsp hot or sweet paprika
- Get 3 Tbsp tomato sauce
- Take 2 & 1/4 cup water
- Prepare 6 bell peppers, any colors, tops removed, cored
- Prepare 3/4 cup chicken broth (or water)you can use
- Take Chicken stock
Brighten up dinner time with colourful peppers! Mediterranean stuffed peppers are filled with delicious spices and are perfect for a family weeknight dinner. Bring the flavors of the Mediterranean to your table with this tasty healthy stuffed peppers recipe. We love stuffed peppers for lunch or dinner.
Instructions to make Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers::
- In a medium heavy pot, heat 1 tbsp of oil. Saute the chopped onions until golden. Now add the mince and cook on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until deeply browned. Season with salt, pepper, allspice and garlic powder. Stir in the chickpeas and cook briefly.
- To the same pot, now add the parsley, rice, paprika and tomato sauce; stir to combine. Add the water and bring to a high simmer until liquid has reduced by one half.
- Turn the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is fully cooked and no longer hard nor too chewy.(if you have no time so you can use already boiled rice) - While the rice is cooking, heat a gas grill to medium-high. Grill the bell peppers for 10-15 minutes, covered. Be sure to turn the peppers occasionally so that all sides get charred. Remove from the grill and let cool briefly.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 176°C. - Assemble the bell peppers, open-side up, in a baking dish filled with 3/4 cup broth or water. Spoon in the cooked rice mixture to stuff each of the peppers to the very top. - Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and place it in the 350 degree F heated oven. Bake for 20-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and garnish with parsley, and some cheese if you like. Serve immediately with your favorite salad and a side of Greek yogurt.
Bring the flavors of the Mediterranean to your table with this tasty healthy stuffed peppers recipe. We love stuffed peppers for lunch or dinner. You can make spicy stuffed peppers, Mexican stuffed peppers and Italian stuffed peppers. Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers… They were so red and so ripe and even though I left a few of them for us to enjoy in a salad or just to grab and eat fresh (we eat them like apples!), I had to hurry up and do something with the rest so they didn't go bad. Stir in tomato sauce, raisins and almonds.
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