SICILIAN STUFFED PEPPERS

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Categories     Vegetable     Appetizer     Bake     Quick & Easy     Vegan

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 cubanelle peppers(horn shaped sweet peppers)
1 cup unflavored bread crumbs
1 clove garlic chopped fine
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
3 tbsp raisins
3 tbsp pine nuts (pignoli)
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup peccorino romano
salt
pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash peppers. Slice off tops with about 1/4" pepper flesh remaining on top. Pull out seeds. Rinse pepper interior with vinegar passing vinegar to consecutive peppers. Set asside in bowl. Prepare the stuffing. Add olive oil and garlic to cool pan. Sautee for 30 sec. and add bread crumbs. Toast breadcrumbs in pan stirring often as not to burn. Add pine nuts to warm through and toast slightly. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients reserving about 1/2 of the vinegar. Adjust seasoning as necessary. Stuff peppers individuallyu and place in well oiled 8x8 pan. Place the top on each pepper as a cover. Season and pour remaining vinegar over peppers. Cover peppers with foil and bake for 45 minutes until peppers are steamed through. Remove cover and drizzle additional olive oil over peppers. Turn heat to 450 and bake for and additional 15 minutes until peppers are slightly caramalized. Cool and serve room temperature.

Usaid Waheed
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These peppers were amazing! I loved the combination of flavors.


Ghulam mujtaba
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I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my peppers turned out mushy. I'll have to try again.


Jalal Laskar
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I thought these peppers were just okay. The filling was a little bland for my taste.


Kehinde Olubukolaseun
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These peppers were delicious! I will definitely be making them again.


Turyamusiima Livan
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I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. I love that I can use different types of peppers and fillings.


Daniel Dylan
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I had some trouble finding the right kind of peppers, but once I did, the recipe was easy to follow and the peppers turned out great.


Ksk Ksk
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These peppers were a little too spicy for me, but my husband loved them.


Edward Peter
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I'm not a big fan of peppers, but I really enjoyed these. The filling was delicious and the peppers were cooked perfectly.


Olawepo Timothy
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The recipe was easy to follow and the peppers turned out great. I added a little extra cheese to the filling and it was perfect.


Olatunde Jimoh
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I made these peppers for a party and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them!


Tiffany Salas
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These stuffed peppers were a hit with my family! The filling was flavorful and the peppers were cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making these again.