Stuffed Bell Peppers with Smoky Paprika Sauce
These stuffed bell peppers are a tried and true recipe from my mother and grandmother. Stuffed with a mixture of ground beef and pork as well as rice, caramelised onions and parsley this recipe make you feel all warm and cosy on the inside!
Servings: 6
Equipment
- This is an affiliate link.Cast iron casserole dish
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
- 1 onion, medium chopped
- 225g / 1/2 lb ground beef, extra lean
- 225g / 1/2 lb ground pork, extra lean
- 50g / 1/2cup rice cooked
- 25g / 1/2cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 10 bell peppers, medium variety of colours
- 375ml / 1½ cups sour cream or creme fraiche
- 375ml / 1½ cups tomato passata or crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp This is an affiliate link.smoked paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1-2 This is an affiliate link.bay leaf
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C/350F. Cook rice or use leftover rice. If you are cooking 1/2 cup of rice just for this recipe I usually cook it the same way as I do pasta. Bring water to a boil in a pot and add rice to it, cook for 7-10 minutes.
- Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan gently saute the chopped onion over medium low heat until softened for 5-7 minutes.
- In a large bowl combine beef, pork. onion, rice, chopped parsley, salt and pepper.
- Wash peppers, cut the tops off and removes the cores with seeds and membranes by gently pulling and twisting them out of the peppers.
- Stuff peppers with the meat filling. If you have any leftover filling roll it into meatballs.
- Then stand them up in a casserole dish and put the meatballs (if you have any) on top. Choose a casserole dish where all the peppers can fit while standing up.
- Make sauce by mixing creme fraiche or sour cream with crushed tomatoes, then add paprika and 1 tsp of salt. Pour the sauce over the peppers, add the bay leaf, cover with a lid and put in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes until the peppers are soft.
Nutrition
Calories: 440kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1353mg | Potassium: 1004mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 7249IU | Vitamin C: 267mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 3mg