Bulgarian Stuffed Peppers Palneni Chushki
Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers cored and seeded
- 6 ounces ground meat pork or beef
- 1/4-1/2 cup cooked rice
- ½ red onion chopped
- 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
- salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 small bunch of parsley chopped or 2 T dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Heat oil in a pan and saute the onions for 2 minutes until soft.
- Add the ground meat and cook for 5 minutes until browned and cooked.
- Season with salt, pepper and paprika powder.
- Add the cooked rice to the meat mixture.
- Using a spoon, stuff each bell pepper with the meat and rice mixture
- Place the peppers in an oven dish filled half way with hot water to create steam to cook the peppers
- Cover with foil and cook for 40 minutes in the oven
- Uncover and cook for 5 more minutes to lightly brown the tops
- Serve warm and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 502mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3726IU | Vitamin C: 154mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg