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Stuffed Bell Peppers

Kenton & Jane
These stuffed bell peppers are delicious and the meat mixture will have everyone asking for seconds.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Blog
Cuisine Greek
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 5-6 bell peppers depending on size - tops cut and seeds removed and cleaned
  • 1 pound ground beef can sub for turkey
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup orzo
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 cup feta crumbled (more if you love it)
  • Handful of pine nuts
  • Handful of raisins
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350F.
  • Heat an oiled pan.
  • Add ground beef and brown.
  • Add onion, orzo, oregano, thyme, broth, pine nuts, raisins, and salt and pepper to preference.
  • Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until broth is absorbed, orzo is soft, and meat is cooked.
  • While simmering, coat inside of each pepper with olive oil and sprinkle of salt and pepper.
  • Place in oven, tops facing up, and bake for 15mins, or until desired texture is reached (softer peppers will require more time).
  • Remove from oven.
  • Stuff each pepper with meat mixture.
  • Top with feta and serve!

Notes

* We love yellow, red, and orange over green peppers. Also, the serving is 1 pepper per person.
* Sometimes, we add 1/2 cup of frozen spinach to the mixture if we have it on hand.