Greek Stuffed Peppers For 2 Food

GREEK STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F.
• Cut around stem of peppers like you would cut a jack-o-lantern top, retaining the top with stem. Remove seeds carefully and wash and dry thoroughly.
• Place peppers in an oven safe dish and arrange upright and put tops back on.
• Bake at 350º F for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a large non stick pan, saute onions, zucchini and carrots in vegetable broth for 5-6 minutes.
• Stir in the rice and tomato paste and coat thoroughly.
• Add parsley, dill, lemon juice, pepper and Herbamare (or salt) and stir to combine.
• When peppers are ready, take out of oven and fill with stuffing.
• Place tops back on peppers and bake for an extra 30-40 minutes until the peppers are soft.
• Serve with additional wedges of lemon and dill for garnish if desired.

GREEK-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place green and red bell peppers in a bowl with enough warm water to cover, and soak 5 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place pork and onions in the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and cook until pork is evenly brown. Drain grease, and mix in wine and tomato puree. Continue cooking 10 minutes.
• Transfer skillet mixture to a large bowl, and mix in feta cheese, cooked rice, raisins, pine nuts, and parsley. Stuff peppers with the mixture, and arrange in a baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove foil, and continue baking 10 minutes, until stuffing is lightly browned. May be served hot or cold.

GREEK STUFFED PEPPERS FOR 2

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut the stems and top half inch off the bell peppers and scoop out the seeds and membranes. Drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the peppers upright in a baking dish and roast for 20 minutes or until just tender.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, drizzle the remaining olive oil and add the onion, zucchini, oregano and lemon zest. Season with the salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently or until the vegetables are softened.
• Remove from heat and stir in the orzo, lemon juice and 2/3 of the feta. Fill the peppers with the mixture and top with the remaining feta.
• Return them to the oven for 20 minutes and bake until the cheese is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GREEK-INSPIRED STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place 1/2 cup rice in a container and cover with water. Allow to soak for the 15 or 20 minutes, and drain well.
• Combine onion, garlic, rosemary, parsley, oregano, dill, coriander, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; stir to combine. Add ground lamb and drained rice. Using your hands, mix well until ingredients are evenly distributed.
• Slice bell peppers in half, top to bottom, and remove membranes and seeds. Evenly divide lamb mixture amongst each of the bell pepper halves. Set stuffed peppers in a shallow baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is cooked through, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the filling should read 160 degrees F (71 degrees C). Allow to cool slightly, and garnish with tzatziki (see note). Sprinkle feta cheese crumbles and chopped tomatoes evenly over the stuffed peppers before serving.

YEMISTA (GREEK STUFFED PEPPERS)

Steps:

• Neatly cut the tops off the peppers and set the tops aside. Remove the membrane and seeds from the peppers and discard.
• Heat 4 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy-based saucepan and fry the onion until it begins to colour. Stir in the rice and ground pork.
• Add the herbs, cinnamon, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and the tomatoes.
• Stir until the rice becomes transparent and the meat loses its redness.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Use the mixture to loosely fill the empty peppers.
• Arrange the filled peppers snugly in a casserole dish (wedging some potato slices between them, if necessary, to keep them upright.)
• Put the reserved pepper tops back on the peppers, like lids.
• Combine the lemon juice, water and remaining oil and pour into the dish around the peppers.
• Bake for about 30 minutes until the peppers are tender and the filling is cooked and hot.

GREEK STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Take a thin slice off the base of each bell pepper so they stand up. Slice off tops just below stems. Discard stems. Remove seeds and ribs.
• Chop pepper tops and place in a bowl. Add beans, feta, couscous, white part of scallions, garlic and oregano. Season with salt and pepper and toss well.
• Fill peppers with mixture. Place upright in crockpot. Cover and cook on high, 4 hours.
• Garnish with green part of scallions and serve with lemon wedges.

GREEK STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare 12 peppers by carefully cutting out the tops and removing the seeds. You will use the tops to cover the peppers before they are baked.
• In a large bowl prepare the stuffing. Finely chop the onions and 1 bell pepper in a food processor. Add the rice, water, herbs, tomato paste, 1/2 cup of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. If using pine nuts add them now. The mixture should be "liquidy", like a gazpacho soup.
• Stuff the peppers about 3/4 full. If any stuffing is left over just go back and evenly distribute! Cover the peppers with their tops.
• Add the other 1/2 cup of olive oil to the top of the peppers.
• Bake at 425 for 30 minutes. Lower to 350 and cook for 1 more hour.

GREEK STUFFED TOMATOES AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a large baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Wash tomatoes and peppers. Cut a thin slice from the tops of each to make a cap. Scoop out pulp from tomatoes and chop, adding pulp to tomato sauce. Scoop out seeds from peppers and discard.
• Blanch peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes and drain well.
• Sprinkle insides of tomatoes with sugar. Place them upside down on paper towel to drain.
• Saute onion in butter over medium heat until transparent. Add mushrooms and continue cooking a few minutes. Add lamb, salt and pepper, and garlic, stirring until juices are absorbed. Add mint, rice and 1 cup of tomato mixture (sauce and pulp). Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Place peppers and tomatoes in baking dish and fill with meat mixture. Place tops on peppers and tomatoes.
• Pour oil over all and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Mix water and remaining tomato mixture and pour around vegetables.
• Bake 1 hour, adding more hot water if needed.

YEMISTA (GREEK STUFFED TOMATOES AND PEPPERS)

Steps:

• Cut off tops of tomatoes (retain tops) and carefully scoop out flesh (retain this as well).
• Cut off tops of peppers (retain tops) and remove seeds and membrane.
• Place tomatoes and peppers in a pan large enough to hold them comfortably and give each veg a tiny dash of sugar with the tips of your fingertips (I really think this is important!).
• Take tomato flesh and process it until pureed.
• Add olive oil, rice, onion, garlic, mint, parsley, nuts, cheese, sultanas, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper (or season to taste).
• Stuff the vegetables evenly with this mixture.
• Replace tops of tomatoes and peppers.
• Combine 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup olive oil with a scant tablespoonful of tomato paste and a little salt and pepper and pour this around the veg.
• Bake in a preheated 375F oven (180C) for approx 1 3/4 hours (vegetables should pierce easily and be slightly blackened in parts).
• Turn off oven and leave in for another hour to'mellow' before serving.
• This is best served slightly warm or at room temperature.
• It is wonderful eaten along with little bites of feta cheese and a cool glass of white or rose.
• It will also have yummy juices begging to be mopped up with bits of crusty bread.
• In my version, I also take 3-4 medium-sized potatoes, cut them into big wedges, toss in a little olive oil with salt and pepper to taste, and'plant' in the spaces amidst the vegetables.
• That way you can have a couple of wedges of potato too.

GREEK STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Stir the feta cheese, pimento peppers, Greek seasoning, black pepper, and olive oil together in a bowl; place about 2 tablespoons of the mixture on each of the 8 bell pepper segments. Wrap each segment with a slice of bacon; secure with toothpicks and arrange on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the bacon is brown and beginning to crisp, about 20 minutes. Serve hot.