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Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a fork. Stuff the pepper halves with the feta cheese filling and place them in a baking dish or baking tray. The secret ingredient in this traditional Greek stuffed peppers recipe is nothing else than the feta cheese stuffing.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have stuffed peppers with feta (vegetarian) using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Peppers With Feta (Vegetarian):
- Prepare 2 bell peppers,
- Get 110 g meat free mince,
- Take 50 g reduced fat feta cheese,
- Get 1/2 a medium red onion, sliced finely,
- Make ready 1 medium tomato, chopped,
- Get 1/2 a red chilli, seeds removed and sliced finely,
- Make ready 1/4 tsp smoked paprika,
- Make ready 1 tiny pinch of ground cumin,
- Take 1/4 tsp dried oregano,
- Prepare 1 tsp olive oil,
- Make ready Spray cooking oil for frying
- Prepare Salt and pepper to season
To make these Feta Stuffed Peppers, first, buy a jar of roasted red peppers and drain them from their brine. Then mix some feta cheese in a bowl, along with garlic, olive oil, and oregano and use a fork to make it crumbled and mushy. How to select the best feta cheese. Real Greek feta cheese is made from sheep's milk and that's what gives feta such a unique flavor.
Instructions to make Stuffed Peppers With Feta (Vegetarian):
- Prepare the bell peppers by slicing off the top to form a lid, then scraping out the pith and seeds from the centre. Ensure that the peppers are able to stand up straight if set upon a flat surface. You may need to carefully shave off a tiny bit from the base in order to level them out so they stand freely.
- Line a baking tray with foil and preheat the oven to 180 (fan).
- Heat up a medium-large saucepan over a medium heat and spray in some cooking oil to cover the base liberally. Once hot add the red onions and fry for a couple of minutes. Next add in the tomato and chillies. Stir and fry for a further two minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the meat free mince. Combine the ingredients together. Season with the ground cumin, smoked paprika and oregano. Stir once more.
- Remove from the heat and add 2/3rds of the feta cheese. Stir together and then add 2 tbsp water. This will add some needed moisture to the mixture, as meat free mince doesn't release any fat when fried.
- Stuff the peppers with the mixture. Place standing upright into the lined baking tray then add the lids (pepper tops), drizzle over the olive oil and season with some salt. Bake in the oven on a centre shelf at 180 for around 20-25 minutes.
- Once the peppers are tender and slightly browned on top and the sides, remove from the oven. Leave to cool for a minute. Remove the lids and crumble over the remaining feta, season with pepper. Serve and enjoy! :)
How to select the best feta cheese. Real Greek feta cheese is made from sheep's milk and that's what gives feta such a unique flavor. Be sure to check the label because a lot of feta in the United States is made from cow's milk. Vikos brand which is made from sheep and goat milk. It's easy to find and relatively affordable.
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