Description
Roasted green bell peppers are stuffed with feta cheese and a mixture of rice and green onions.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup uncooked Arborio rice
- 2 green bell peppers, halved and seeded
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 tomato, diced
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in rice. Reduce heat
- cover
- and simmer until liquid is absorbed
- about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Meanwhile
- place peppers cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Roast in the preheated oven until tender and skin begins to brown
- 25 to 30 minutes.
- While peppers are roasting
- heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onions
- basil
- Italian seasoning
- salt
- and pepper in oil for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomato and cook for 5 minutes. Spoon in cooked rice and stir until heated through. Remove from heat
- mix in feta cheese
- and spoon mixture into pepper halves.
- Return peppers to the oven until warmed through
- about 5 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 2