Stuffed Bell Peppers

great family dinner

📝 Ingredients

• 4 bell peppers
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 Tbsp olive Oil
• 400 g minced meat
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• 100 g uncooked rice
• 250 ml vegetable broth
• salt & pepper
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch of chili flakes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 180°C
2. 2Cut the top off the bell peppers roughly 2 cm thick-you will need the top as a lid later on
3. 3Remove the seeds and the wash inside and outside, season them with some salt & pepper
4. 4Cut the onion and garlic in small cubes
5. 5Place the oil in a pan and bring to high heat.
6. 6Add the minced meat and brown the meat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.
7. 7Add the tomato paste and stir evenly.
8. 8Add the rice and roughly 5 Tbsp of the vegetable broth.
9. 9Season with cinnamon and the chilli flakes. Season generously with salt and pepper and let it simmer for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
10. 10Take your bell peppers, place them in an ovenproof dish and stuff them with the spiced and browned minced meat-close the bell peppers with the bell pepper lid. If you have a lid for our oven form, you can use it as well.
11. 11Add the remaining broth and let them braise in the oven for 50 minutes.
12. 12serve with a side salad and enjoy