Stuffed Peppers

[hedgewitch]

here's another one of my recipes, they are absolutely yummy and so easy to make.

Stuffed Peppers


3 Peppers cut lengthways with the Seeds taken out ( keep the stalks on )
3 or 4 slices of bread ( I use wholemeal 5 Seed )
3 green Chilis finely chopped
half a small Onion finely chopped
4 medium Mushrooms finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic finely chopped
half a Courgette finely chopped
Grated cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon fresh Oregano chopped


Tomato Sauce


Half small Onion
Small tin red Peppers
1 clove Garlic, chopped
1 tin of Tomatoes
Tomato puree
Salt and pepper
Pinch of sugar
1 teaspoon fresh Oregano
1 Bay Leaf
1 teaspoon fresh Parsley

Method

With a blender, blend the bread into breadcrumbs. Put some Olive oil in a pan and add the Mushrooms, Courgette, Onion, Chilis and Garlic, cook for a good 10 mins on high, stirring continuously. Add the breadcrumbs and cook for 2 mins stirring all the while. Take off the heat and add the chopped fresh Oregano.
Lightly grease a baking dish and set out the Peppers. With a teaspoon spoon the breadcrumb mixture into the Peppers pressing down gently. Cook in a pre-heated oven 200degrees for 40 mins. Place the grated cheese on top of each Pepper, as much as you want and finish off in the oven for another 10 mins. Keep an eye on them so as they don’t burn.

To make the sauce, heat a little Olive oil in a pan and add the Peppers, Onion, Garlic and Bay Leaf. Cook for 5 mins. Add the Tomatoes and puree, pinch of sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer over a medium heat for 10 mins. Leave to cool remove the Bay Leaf and mix with a blender.
Just before the Peppers are ready, heat up the sauce and add the Oregano and Parsley.

Serve and enjoy.
I have made this recipe using Tomatoes and Mushrooms as well, they all work very nicely.

[toman]

Stuffed pepers are great, aren't they? Just for anyone who might not know, I assume you're using bell peppers, and opening them up like you would a jackolantern?

[hedgewitch]

Yeah that's right toman. Bell pepers and cut 'em in half lenghtwise.