Not The Same Old Stuffed Peppers
From caterpillergrrl 15 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 6
There may be no going back to traditional stuffed peppers after trying these. They are savory and surprisingly filling, and oh so yummy! I usually add a side of orange glazed baby carrots. My whole family loves these. Read more Even my husband who doesn't like cottage cheese. See less
Ingredients
- 6 peppers (your choice of color) with the tops cut off and the seeds removed shopping list
- 1 medium chopped onion shopping list
- 1 tsp olive oil shopping list
- 2 cups cooked rice (white or brown) shopping list
- 1 can (14.5 oz) stewed tomatoes shopping list
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste shopping list
- 1 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning shopping list
- 1 cup cottage cheese shopping list
- 3/4 cup shredded cheese of your choice shopping list
- 8 cups boiled water shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Place peppers in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove peppers with a slotted spoon and drain excess water.
- Sauté onion in oil in small nonstick skillet. Reserve.
- in a large bowl, combine rice, onion, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, and cottage cheese.
- Place peppers in a 13"x9"x2" baking dish.
- Spoon cottage cheese/rice mixture into pepper shells.
- Sprinkle each pepper half with 1 tablespoon shredded cheese.
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until heated through.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Oh, I'll have to give this a try for our meatless night. Lovely and I appreciate the reviews, too.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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Not the same old stuffed peppers indeed!. I'll give them a go, as soon as I get into town to buy a heap of pepers. Cheers!
trev
in Bogangar loved it
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Made these today. Waiting to cool for a taste test.
Hope you like the picture. Only had 4 peppers and was at that use it or loose it stage. Used diced tomato instead of stewed. It's what I had on hand.
Used ricotta cheese, again...more
pointsevenout
in Athens loved it
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