Baked Stuffed Peppers

Name: Baked Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: 100g red lentils, rinsed; 1 tsp of olive oil; 1 small onion, peeled and chopped; 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed; 50g button mushrooms, finely chopped; 125g of leftover cooked brown rice; 1 tablespoon of sunflower seeds; 1 tablespoon of pumpkin seeds; Bunch parsley, small, chopped; 125g mozzarella cheese, chopped into small pieces; Black pepper, to taste; 4 bell peppers, red, orange or yellow, washed

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:50min

This colourful tasty vegetarian midweek lunch or supper is a great way to use up leftover brown rice. Serve with a crisp green salad. The recipe can be easily doubled.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:03:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories288.4 kcal (14%)

Total Fat10.7 g (15%)

Carbs33.7 g (13%)

Sugars6 g (7%)

Protein16.6 g (33%)

Sodium233.8 mg (12%)

Fiber6.7 g (24%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

100gred lentils

rinsed

1 tspolive oil

1onion

small, peeled and chopped

2cloves of garlic

peeled and crushed

50gbutton mushrooms

finely chopped

125gbrown rice

leftover, cooked

1 tablespoonsunflower seeds

1 tablespoonpumpkin seeds

parsley

small, chopped

125gmozzarella cheese

chopped into small pieces

black pepper

to taste

4bell peppers

red, orange or yellow, washed

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees/Gas Mark 5.

Step 2

Put the lentils in a small pan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil on high heat and boil briskly for 10 minutes, turning the hob down a little to prevent the pan from boiling over. After 10 minutes turn off the heat and drain any remaining water. You do not want the lentils fully cooked at this stage. Set aside.

Step 3

While the lentils are cooking, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion, garlic and mushrooms for about 10 minutes until the onion is softened. Set aside.

Step 4

To make the stuffing, mix the part-cooked lentils, rice, onion mixture, seeds, parsley and mozzarella together. Stir well and season with ground black pepper.

Step 5

Prepare the peppers by slicing them in half and removing the stalks, pith and seeds. Place the peppers cut side upwards on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Fill the peppers with the stuffing mix.

Step 6

Bake the stuffed peppers in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the filling is starting to brown and the peppers are tender. Can be served hot or cold.