In this era of fast-paced life, home-cooked meals can become increasingly rare, but there's something special about a simple yet hearty dish that the whole family can enjoy. Stuffed peppers are a classic comfort food that combines the goodness of bell peppers, flavorful fillings, and a medley of spices. If you're looking for a delightful twist on the classic recipe, "Baked Stuffed Red Peppers with Cherry Tomatoes, Feta, and Thyme" is sure to tantalize your taste buds. This vibrant dish features a colorful blend of ingredients that come together to create a symphony of flavors and textures, making it a perfect addition to your dinner repertoire.
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BAKED STUFFED RED PEPPERS WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, FETA, AND THYME
Filled with tangy feta and a handful of sweet tiny tomatoes, red bell peppers take on a Mediterranean twist.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with rack in top third. Place bell pepper halves, cut sides up, in a baking dish. Toss together tomatoes, feta, thyme, and basil in a medium bowl; season with black pepper. Fill each pepper with tomato and feta mixture, dividing evenly. Drizzle each with oil.
- Bake stuffed peppers, covered with aluminum foil, until they begin to soften, about 30 minutes. Remove foil; continue to bake until tomatoes begin to burst and cheese turns light brown, 13 to 15 minutes more. Remove stuffed peppers from oven, and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 91 g, Cholesterol 9 g, Fat 6 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g, Sodium 123 g
ROASTED PEPPERS STUFFED WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, ONION, AND BASIL
Categories Onion Pepper Tomato Appetizer Side Roast Quick & Easy Basil Summer Vegan Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F and lightly oil a large shallow baking pan.
- Halve bell peppers lengthwise and discard seeds and ribs. Arrange peppers, cut sides up, in baking pan and lightly oil cut edges and stems. Halve tomatoes and chop onion and basil. Finely chop garlic and in a bowl toss with tomatoes, onion, basil, 2 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Divide mixture among peppers and roast in upper third of oven until peppers are tender, about 20 minutes.
STUFFED RED PEPPERS
Stuffed peppers with beef and mushrooms.
Provided by Jane
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into small pieces and place in the skillet. Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Mix beef mixture into brown rice.
- Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning into the rice mixture and season filling with salt and black pepper.
- Arrange bell peppers in a baking dish. Spoon filling into bell peppers.
- Bake in preheated oven until the peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504.4 calories, Carbohydrate 74.3 g, Cholesterol 50.2 mg, Fat 12.6 g, Fiber 8.9 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 1095 mg, Sugar 17.1 g
STUFFED PEPPERS WITH RED RICE, CHARD AND FETA
This filling of red rice, greens and feta, seasoned with fresh mint, is hearty and works very nicely with red peppers. Once your rice is cooked and greens are blanched it's easily thrown together.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, main course, side dish
Time 1h
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut the tops away from the peppers and gently remove the seeds and membranes. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt generously and add the chard leaves. Blanch 1 minute, until just tender, and transfer to a bowl of cold water. Drain, squeeze out water and chop medium-fine. You should have about 1 cup.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet or saucepan and add the garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds, and stir in the chard. Stir for about 30 seconds, until coated with oil and garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the rice, toss, together, and remove from the heat.
- Transfer the rice mixture to a bowl and stir in the mint, feta and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the rice and chard mixture into the peppers and place the peppers upright in a lidded saucepan or skillet. Mix together the water, lemon juice, salt to taste, optional tomato paste and remaining olive oil and add to the pan. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 40 minutes, until the peppers are tender. Remove the lid and allow to cool in the pan. Transfer to plates or a platter, spoon any liquid remaining in the pan over the peppers if desired, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 288, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 925 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
BAKED FETA-STUFFED TOMATOES
A satisfying meal, with sides of your choice, when it's just too darn hot to eat a heavy meal. Recipe is from Southern Living.
Provided by JC in Texas
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut four large tomatoes in half.
- Scoop out pulp from each tomato half, leaving shells intact; discard seeds, and then coarsely chop pulp.
- In medium bowl, stir together tomato pulp, 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese, 1/4 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons chopped green onions; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Spoon mixture evenly into tomato shells, and place in a 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Garnish with Italian parsley sprigs.
BAKED FETA CHEESE WITH ONIONS, RED PEPPER & TOMATOES
We went to the Greek Island of Kos and had this as a starter in a restaurant - we loved it! When we got home I had a go and made it myself. It can be served as a side dish too.
Provided by Jan-Luvs2Cook
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 55m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7
- You will need two individual serving dishes that can go into the oven.
- De-seed and cut the bell pepper length ways into 3 cm strips.
- Brush the pepper slices in a little oil and place on a preheated non stick baking tray and roast for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.
- Char the skin of the pepper slightly with a cooks blow torch if you think the skin isn't looking nice and roasted. Put the peppers to one side.
- Now, in a saucepan, melt the butter and the olive oil.
- Slice the onion thinly and finely chop the garlic. Add the onion and garlic to the saucepan. Over a low heat, cook until soft but not coloured.
- Cut the feta cheese into 2cm cubes.
- Using individual serving dishes, layer the onions, with the thinly sliced tomatoes and the roasted red pepper slices.
- Top with the cubed feta cheese. Finish by sprinkling with the grated parmesan cheese. Sprinkle a pinch of paprika on top of each dish.
- Cover with aluminium foil (trying not to touch the cheese) and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, or until the feta starts to get a nice colour.
- Take care not to cook too much as it looks better if the feta stays in cubes.
- Serve with nice fresh crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 864, Fat 62.8, SaturatedFat 40.1, Cholesterol 221.5, Sodium 2631.2, Carbohydrate 36.7, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 22.2, Protein 42
GREAT APPETIZER: OVEN BAKED FETA WITH TOMATOES & PEPPERS
A classic recipe from Northern Greece that is ready in just 30 minutes!
Provided by Marilena Leavitt
Categories Appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425˚F.
- Slice the pearl tomatoes horizontally (each one in four pieces) and place on paper towels to drain. (If you are using one large tomato, cut the end pieces and slice the rest in six slices). After 3-4 minutes, turn them over and place on new paper towels. Cut the pepper into four rings and set aside.
- Oil well a small, shallow ceramic baking dish (or four individual ceramic ramekins) and place half of the tomato slices at the bottom. Sprinkle with some sea salt and crushed pepper flakes. Top with half the bell pepper slices.
- Arrange the two Feta pieces on top of the tomato/pepper layer, place the remaining tomato slices on top of each piece of cheese, and place the rest of the bell pepper rings on the tomato. Drizzle liberally with the extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with oregano and some more pepper flakes, and transfer to the middle of the oven.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the feta turns a light-golden color and the oil is sizzling. If you want to deepen the color, you can place the dish under the broiler for 1-2 minutes at the end of the cooking time.
- Brush some olive oil on the slices of good, multigrain bread, and grill on both sides. Serve the baked feta immediately with some warm grilled bread.
BAKED STUFFED RED PEPPERS WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, FETA, AND THYME
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F, with the rack in the top third. Place the bell pepper halves, cut sides up, in a baking dish. Toss together the tomatoes, feta, thyme, and basil in a medium bowl; season with black pepper. Fill each pepper with tomato and feta mixture, dividing evenly. Drizzle each with oil.
- Bake the stuffed peppers, covered with aluminum foil, until they begin to soften, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil; continue to bake until the tomatoes begin to burst and the cheese turns light brown, 13 to 15 minutes more. Remove the stuffed peppers from the oven, and serve warm.
Tips:
- Choose ripe, firm red bell peppers with smooth, unblemished skin.
- Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and ribs.
- Use a variety of fillings, such as cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, thyme, cooked rice, ground beef, or sausage.
- Season the filling with salt, pepper, and other herbs and spices to taste.
- Bake the stuffed bell peppers in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for 30-40 minutes, or until the peppers are tender and the filling is cooked through.
- Serve the stuffed bell peppers hot or warm, with a side of rice, quinoa, or salad.
Conclusion:
Baked stuffed red peppers are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for lunch, dinner, or even as an appetizer. With a variety of fillings to choose from, there's a stuffed pepper recipe to suit everyone's taste. So next time you're looking for a healthy and flavorful meal, give stuffed red peppers a try.
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