Baked stuffed peppers: recipe with photo

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

In our country, baked stuffed peppers can be considered a traditional dish. It is difficult to find a person who has not tried it at least once in his life. Large ribbed and bright peppers seem to be specially designed to be stuffed with other vegetables, meat or even fruits. This method of cooking allows you to pamper your family with not only a tasty, but also a he althy dish. What can we say about its aesthetic beauty. Multi-colored fruits under the “fur coat” of cheese and greens look just great.

Be sure to try cooking stuffed peppers baked in the oven in your kitchen. The recipe can be absolutely anything. We offer you a special selection, where there are the simplest options and more complex original dishes in the ingredient composition.

Bulgarian pepper stuffed with mozzarella cheese

A surprisingly simple and very tasty dish of vegetables and meat. Mozzarella cheese and garlic add a special piquancy to the taste. The preparatory process will take no more than fifteen minutes, and the cooking itself - 45 minutes. All ingredients are for four servings. You will need:

• bell pepper (any color) - 4 pcs.;
• ground beef - 500g;
• medium bulb - 1 pc.;
• boiled rice - 180g;
• two cloves of garlic;
• tomato sauce (liquid consistency) - 300 g;
• mozzarella - 100 g;
• s alt to taste.

Cooking steps

The suggested recipe for baked stuffed peppers is quite simple. A little time - and as a result, a tasty and he althy dish is on the table. Cut off the top of the pepper, clean it from the inside and rinse. In order for it to stand exactly on the baking sheet, you can cut off the bottom part quite a bit. Blanch the peppers for two minutes in boiling water.

Separately simmer the ground beef and finely chopped onion until tender. Then pour in a glass of tomato sauce, add rice, s alt and garlic. Cook the mixture for 3 more minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Fill the peppers with the prepared mixture and place vertically on a baking sheet (or in a glass mold) greased with vegetable oil. Top with the rest of the tomato sauce and cover tightly with foil. Cook in this form for ten minutes, then remove the lid and bake until cooked. Finally, sprinkle with cheese and let it melt. Roasted Stuffed Peppers (see photo in the section above) serve as an independent dish with fresh vegetables or a green salad.

On the eve of the holidays or for children, the dish can be decorated in an original way. For example, as in the photo above. Use orange oryellow pepper, add eyes, nose and mouth to it and use the cut cap along with the stalk.

Mexican style stuffed peppers

This Stuffed Pepper recipe uses only natural and he althy ingredients. Oregano, cumin and hot chili add aroma and spicy taste to the dish. It should be served with light arugula and spinach salads, boiled cauliflower and homemade bread. To prepare the dish you will need:

• sweet pepper with top removed and pod - 6 pcs;
• minced turkey (chicken) - 500 g;
• cooked brown long grain rice - 180g;
• salsa sauce - 400 g;
• fresh or canned corn - 200g;
• ½ tsp each chili, oregano and cumin;
• black beans (cooked or canned) - 180g;
• medium onion finely chopped.

As you can see, in order to prepare baked stuffed peppers according to this recipe, rather non-standard products are required, but at the same time quite affordable. Beans can be replaced with beans, and salsa sauce can be prepared in advance.

Cooking process

Preparing the dish is extremely simple. It is necessary to mix all the ingredients for the filling in a separate bowl, mix the mass thoroughly until smooth. Then stuff the prepared peppers with a cut cap. After that, carefully place them in a deep, oiled baking sheet, tightly to each other and cover with the “caps” cut off earlier. Add some water (1/3cup) and bake in the oven over low heat for several hours so that all the ingredients are saturated with each other's taste. Readiness will be indicated by black tan marks on the pepper.

Spanish style stuffed peppers baked in the oven with minced meat

The original Spanish-style roasted pepper recipe is very similar to the previous one, but has some specific features and ingredients. This is a completely vegetarian dish. Two roasted pepper halves contain 311 calories and 3.4 grams of fat. A great dinner option for those who have weight problems or are on a diet.

So, to prepare peppers baked according to this recipe, you need to take the following products:

• large bell pepper (colorful) - 4 pcs.;
• 170 g quinoa (or rice);
• 460 ml vegetable broth;
• 120 g salsa (or regular tomato sauce);
• 400g black beans (prepared);
• 170g corn;
• 2 garlic cloves (chopped);
• 1.5 tsp each ground cumin and red hot pepper.

These are the main ingredients for stuffing peppers. In addition to these, you will need as an addition one ripe avocado, lime juice, ground coriander, chopped red onion and a little spicy salsa.

How to cook?

It takes a little time to pre-process food to make bakedstuffed peppers according to this recipe. The quinoa should be boiled in vegetable broth until tender, a process that will take about twenty minutes. In this case, the cereal should become “fluffy” and absorb all the liquid. Peppers need to be washed and divided into two halves, cleaned of seeds and partitions. Preheat the oven to 170-180 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with oil.

In a separate bowl, mix the cooked quinoa with the rest of the ingredients (except extras). Adjust the taste by adding s alt, spices and pepper. Generously fill the pepper halves with the mixture, place them on a baking sheet and cover with foil. Cook for about half an hour. Then remove the foil and reduce the heat, continue to roast the vegetables for another 15-20 minutes.

Ready baked stuffed peppers in the oven (photo - in the previous section), garnish with ripe avocado slices, sprinkle with ground coriander and red onion, drizzle with salsa. Serve with light green salads.

Beef stuffed peppers in teriyaki sauce

The classic recipe for stuffed and baked peppers in this case takes an unexpected twist towards Asian cuisine with its best traditions. An excellent dinner for two, moderately spicy, sweet-sour-spicy and original. For cooking, you should take:

• 100g cooked white rice;
• 130 ml beef broth;
• 2 large bell peppers;
• 250g ground beef;
• green onion stalk (chopped obliquely);
• 1 medium grated carrot
• 3 tsp brown cane sugar;
• 3 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
• 1 tbsp l. minced garlic;
• ½ tsp ground ginger root;
• 60 g mozzarella cheese.

Cooking technology

Delicious and fragrant roasted peppers stuffed with meat - a great alternative to a traditional dinner. It combines two components at once - the main course and a vegetable side dish.

Before you start preparing food, you should turn on the oven and preheat it to 180 degrees. Next, boil the rice in meat broth until half cooked. Cook ground beef together with carrots and the white part of the onion stem in a pan with a little vegetable oil. The vegetables should be soft and the meat should be a dark brown color. In the next step, add cane sugar, ginger, garlic and soy sauce, cook until the liquid is absorbed - one or two minutes. Divide the pepper into two halves, remove seeds and partitions, fill with stuffing and place on a glass form greased with vegetable oil. Bake it first under the foil for 30-40 minutes, and then bring it open until ready. Top with cheese and green onions before serving.

Hearty breakfast - baked stuffed peppers (recipe)

The photo you see below from the first minutes reveals the secret of the interesting presentation of this dish. Hearty breakfast with tuna, egg and vegetableswill fill you with energy and strength for the whole day, giving you a great mood thanks to bright colors and great taste. For cooking you will need:

• 3 bell peppers (multi-colored);
• 1 can canned tuna 250-300g;
• 3 medium sized tomatoes;
• 1 tbsp l. olive oil;
• 1 onion;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• 5 chicken eggs.

Cooking sequence

The main condition for breakfast is the speed of its preparation. First of all, turn on the oven at 200 degrees and let it warm up. Process tomatoes with boiling water, remove the skin, free from seeds and cut into medium-sized cubes. You can make it the night before or use canned tomatoes.

Pepper cut into halves, free from seeds and partitions. Chop one part into cubes. Fry the onion in hot olive oil until light golden brown, add garlic, tomatoes, tuna and heat for 2-3 minutes. For flavor, you can add chopped thyme. Balance the taste with just the right amount of pepper and s alt. Stuff the peppers with the mixture and make a small well in the middle. Place them on a greased baking sheet or use parchment paper. Gently crack a raw egg into each pepper half. Bake in the oven until the protein is done, usually about fifteen minutes.

Baked stuffed peppers with tuna for breakfast isoriginal, not boring and very satisfying. Cooking will take even less time if you prepare all the ingredients in advance, the night before. In the morning, all you have to do is fill the pepper halves and bake. A short time in the oven allows you to keep the taste of vegetables.