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Stuffed peppers

Stuffed Peppers

Delicious Stuffed Peppers Recipe
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine South African
Servings 6 servings
Calories 940 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Filling 1

  • 6 medium green peppers tops cut off and seeded
  • 250 ml pitted black olives coarsely chopped
  • 500 ml breadcrumbs white or wholewheat
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 250 ml cheddar cheese grated
  • 1 egg
  • 250 ml milk
  • butter or margarine

Filling 2

  • 2 medium onions finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 120 grams fresh brown breadcrumbs
  • 170 grams canned sweetcorn
  • 25 ml butter or margarine
  • 2 ml paprika
  • 2 ml black pepper
  • 5 ml salt

Filling 3

  • 250 ml cooked brown rice
  • 1 small onion minced
  • 25 ml parsley finely chopped
  • 1 ml dried thyme
  • 1 ml dried sage
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • 500 ml tomato purée

Instructions
 

Filling 1

  • Combine the filling ingredients, except the butter or margarine, and stuff the green peppers with the mixture.
  • Place the green peppers in a greased casserole and dot each with a little butter or margarine.
  • Bake in the oven at 180ºC for 45 minutes and serve hot.

Filling 2

  • Melt the butter or margarine in a frying-pan and sauté the onions and garlic in it for 5 minutes.
  • Add the mushrooms and sauté for a further 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in the breadcrumbs, sweetcorn, apple, salt, pepper and paprika and sauté for 1 minute.
  • Stuff the green peppers with the mixture, and place in a greased casserole.
  • Dot each with butter or margarine.
  • Bake in the oven at 180ºC for 45 minutes and serve hot.

Filling 3

  • Sauté the onion in a little of the olive oil, then combine with all the ingredients except the remaining olive oil and the tomato purée.
  • Stuff the peppers with this mixture and place them in a greased casserole.
  • Combine the remaining olive oil and the tomato purée and pour over the green peppers.
  • Bake in the oven at 180ºC for 45 minutes and serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 940kcalCarbohydrates: 115gProtein: 32gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 2069mgPotassium: 1122mgFiber: 13gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 2261IUVitamin C: 117mgCalcium: 624mgIron: 9mg
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