🌶️ Stuffed Peppers with Ground Meat and Rice

Description

🍅 A homestyle favorite — tender bell peppers filled with a savory mix of ground meat, rice, and herbs, all baked in rich tomato sauce. Hearty and comforting.

Ingredients

• For the filling:
• 🌶️ 6 bell peppers (tops cut, seeds removed)
• 🥩 400g ground beef or a beef-pork mix
• 🍚 100g rice (uncooked)
• 🧅 1 onion, finely chopped
• 🧄 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 🧂 Salt and pepper, to taste
• 🌿 1 tsp paprika
• 🥚 1 egg (optional, for binding)
• For the sauce and baking:
• 🍅 500ml tomato passata or purée
• 🧂 Salt, pepper, bay leaf
• 💧 200ml water
• 🛢️ 2 tbsp sunflower or olive oil

Preparation

1. 1. 🧅 Sauté chopped onion and garlic until soft.
2. 2. 🥣 In a bowl, combine ground meat, rice, sautéed onion, garlic, egg, paprika, salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. 3. 🌶️ Fill each pepper with the meat mixture. Place upright in a baking dish.
4. 4. 🍅 In a separate bowl, mix tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and oil. Pour around (not over) the peppers.
5. 5. 🔥 Cover and bake at 190°C (375°F) for about 60–70 minutes, uncover for last 10–15 min for a light crust.
6. 6. ❄️ Let rest before serving.

Total Time

✍️ Prep: 20 minutes

🔥 Baking: 1 hour

✅ Total: ~1 hour 20 minutes

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