Stuffed peppers: 3 variations of a delicious filling

Pepper is a healthy vegetable that contains a lot of B vitamins, which have a good effect on sleep, hair, and skin condition, as well as potassium, which is so necessary for the heart, and iron, which improves blood condition. You can eat this product both raw and make delicious dishes, such as stuffing, making adjika, lecho, and various sauces for the winter.

Today, FoodOboz editorial team shares 3 recipes for delicious, spicy, and very juicy fillings for stuffed peppers.

1. Meat filling

Ingredients:

• meat - pork or chicken - 1 kg
• onion - 3 pcs.
• carrots - 2 pcs.
• rice - 1/3 cup
• vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp.
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Make minced meat from the meat.
2. Peel the onion, cut into medium cubes, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
3. Heat a frying pan well, pour in vegetable oil, and fry the minced meat with onions and carrots until tender – 10 minutes.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Boil the rice until half cooked, add it to the frying pan with the minced meat, and mix thoroughly.
6. Stuff the peppers and start cooking.

2. Mushroom filling

Ingredients:

• champignon mushrooms - 500 g
• onion - 1 pc.
• oil - 1-2 tbsp.
• rice - 1/4 cup
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Boil the rice in salt water until half-cooked.
2. Cut the mushrooms into slices, and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown together with chopped onions.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Mix them with the rice and stuff the peppers.

3. Turkey and spinach stuffing

Ingredients:

• turkey - 230 g
• fresh spinach - 200 g
• garlic - 5 pcs.
• bell pepper - 2 pcs.
• cumin - 1/2 tsp.
• pine nuts - 1 tbsp.
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Boil the fillet, and cut into medium cubes.
2. Peel and dice the bell pepper.
3. Chop the garlic with a knife or grate it.
4. Wash and dry the spinach.
5. Mix all the ingredients, season with salt and pepper, add nuts, and you can stuff the peppers.