Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Ingredients

  • yellow pepper - 5, cut in half lengthways, seeded

  • red onions - 2, sliced

  • garlic - 2 cloves, crushed

  • courgette - 1, diced

  • can tomatoes - 450g, chopped

  • mushrooms - 120g, sliced

  • tomato puree - 2 tbsp

  • red Leicester cheese - 75g, grated

  • fresh basil - 3 tbsp, chopped

  • pine nuts - 50g

  • olive oil - 2 tbsp

  • ground black pepper and salt

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180˚C. Heat oil in a pan, cook the garlic, onions, courgette and mushrooms for few minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • Stir in the tomatoes and tomato puree, bring to the boil, simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes until thickened slightly. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil, pine nuts and seasoning.

  • Blanch the peppers in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain. Place them in a shallow ovenproof dish and fill with the vegetable mixture.

  • Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle each pepper with cheese and bake for a further 100 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Serves 4-5.

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