Description
Since I am Greek, I have learned many good Greek recipes over the years! This is one of my favorites. It’s a savory combination of lamb, rice and feta cheese stuffed into sweet green bell peppers and smothered with tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 6 medium green bell peppers
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 8 ounces ground lamb
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat
- add onion and cook for four minutes until soft. Stir in garlic and cook one minute.
- Slice tops off peppers and remove seeds. Stand peppers upright in a a 9×12-inch baking dish.
- In large bowl
- combine onion mixture
- dill
- salt
- allspice and pepper. Mix in rice and lamb
- fold in feta cheese. Stuff peppers with mixture.
- Mix tomato sauce with water
- lemon juice and sugar. Pour half over peppers
- and half over bottom of dish. Cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and continue baking 15 minutes
- basing occasionally with sauce
- until a meat thermometer inserted in center of filling reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6