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Nonna Pia's Stuffed Peppers
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Nonna Pia's Stuffed Peppers

1 h 30 minServes 6Nutri-Score C€€
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what you need

Ingredients

6 people
  • bell peppers (tops removed, seeds and membranes scooped out)Produce6 pieces
  • rice (cooked)Grains300 g
  • ground meat (cooked, chopped)Meat400 g
  • Pecorino Romano cheese (grated)Dairy100 g
  • eggs (beaten)Dairy2 pieces
  • tomato sauce (fresh, homemade)Pantry700 ml
  • waterOther100 ml
  • olive oil (for the pan)Pantry30 ml

per serving

Nutrition

378kcal

Carbs
43 g
Proteins
18 g
Fat
15 g
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Tools

  • Frying pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Saucepan

step by step

Method

  1. Prepare the filling

    • In a bowl, combine the cooked rice, cooked chopped meat and grated Pecorino Romano.
    • Add a little water and break everything up with your hands.
    • Crack the eggs into a separate glass or dish first to check they are good, then add them to the bowl.
    • Mix everything together with clean hands until well combined.
    Step 1
  2. Fill the peppers

    • Rip the top off each pepper and hollow it out without cutting it.
    • Stuff each pepper generously with the rice and meat mixture.
    Step 2
  3. Sear the peppers

    • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan.
    • Place the stuffed peppers in the pan and let them take on color.
    Step 3
  4. Simmer in the sauce

    • Pour the fresh tomato sauce over the peppers.
    • Cover and cook very slowly, basting with the sauce, until the peppers are tender and steaming.
    Step 4
  5. Serve

    • Serve the peppers hot with plenty of the sauce from the pan.
    Step 5