Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
5 green peppers, big enough to hold 1 cup filling3/4 cup (uncooked) basmati rice1 lb ground lamb (or ground beef)1/2 tsp garlic powder1/2 tsp cinnamon1 tsp dried dill weed1 large tomato, diced2 Tbsp lemon juice5 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
Cut the stem and core out of the green pepper, leaving a cup. Rinse out any seeds. Heat a big pot of water (big enough to hold all 5 peppers).
Cook the basmati rice according to package directions.
Sprinkle the garlic powder, dill, and cinnamon over the ground meat, and mix well. Brown the meat in a large skillet.
When the water in the large pot is boiling, add the peppers, dunking with a wooden spoon to submerge them. Cook them for about five minutes, until they soften and begin to change color. Drain thoroughly, and stand upright in serving dish.
Mix the diced tomato into the browned ground meat. Cook and stir for about a minute, then stir in the rice. Cook and stir 3-4 minutes more, then stir in the lemon juice and feta.
Spoon the filling into the peppers and serve. Each pepper should hold about 1 cup of filling, packed.
Serving Size: makes 5 servings, 1 pepper and 1 cup filling
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRENO2.
Cook the basmati rice according to package directions.
Sprinkle the garlic powder, dill, and cinnamon over the ground meat, and mix well. Brown the meat in a large skillet.
When the water in the large pot is boiling, add the peppers, dunking with a wooden spoon to submerge them. Cook them for about five minutes, until they soften and begin to change color. Drain thoroughly, and stand upright in serving dish.
Mix the diced tomato into the browned ground meat. Cook and stir for about a minute, then stir in the rice. Cook and stir 3-4 minutes more, then stir in the lemon juice and feta.
Spoon the filling into the peppers and serve. Each pepper should hold about 1 cup of filling, packed.
Serving Size: makes 5 servings, 1 pepper and 1 cup filling
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRENO2.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 467.7
- Total Fat: 27.6 g
- Cholesterol: 91.5 mg
- Sodium: 376.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 33.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
- Protein: 22.8 g
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