Greek Inspired Stuffed Green Peppers. GREEK GEMISTA (Stuffed Green Bell Peppers) is a delicious Greek classic made with green bell peppers stuffed with rice, ground beef and fresh herbs baked. This recipe for Greek stuffed peppers will satisfy at dinnertime and will wow guests. It's easy as You don't have to be on the Mediterranean coast to appreciate the deliciousness of stuffed peppers.
My family especially enjoys this dish in the summer when fresh tomatoes and green peppers are readily available. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, rice, basil and remaining salt and pepper. Carefully place peppers in tomato sauce. You can cook Greek Inspired Stuffed Green Peppers using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Greek Inspired Stuffed Green Peppers
- Prepare 2 of large or 4 small green peppers, similar in size.
- It's 16 oz of ground beef / lamb.
- You need 1 of small yellow onion finely chopped.
- It's 2 of garlic cloves minced.
- You need 2 of large ripe Roma tomatoes, diced.
- It's 2 tablespoons of Homemade Greek Seasoning Mix (see separate recipe).
I baked these stuffed peppers in the oven. Used what I had on hand, substituting crumbled goat cheese for feta. This is simply a made up vegertarian concoction. Greeks don't use cannellini beans or couscous in Stuffed Peppers.
Greek Inspired Stuffed Green Peppers instructions
- Wash green peppers, slice off top and remove inner core and seeds. Keep the tops and finely dice..
- Par boil the green peppers in salted water for 5 minutes. Drain on paper towel and set aside..
- Brown the ground beef or lamb in a large pan until no pink remains. Drain excess fat. Add the greek seasoning mix and combine well. Add the chopped onion, diced tops from the green peppers and garlic, cook until soft. Add the chopped tomatoes and stir until heated through..
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Fill each drained green pepper with the meat mixture and place in an ovenproof dish. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 30 mins..
- Enjoy!.
Pour the tomatoes over the peppers and sprinkle with the feta cheese. Stuffed peppers are as versatile as they are healthy. You can really fill them with anything. Keep 'em veggie or stuff them with rice and ground turkey. We've gathered recipes that show how versatile the pepper is, whether you're cooking Mexican, Greek, or Mediterranean or hankering for Buffalo chicken.