STUFFED Peppers

I don’t know if it’s because spring is in the air, but dinner was calling for some COLOR! As I walked around the super market, I grabbed a bright bell peppers package and decided to find a stuffed pepper recipe. This was so much fun! I loved it. This is the type of dish that doesn’t need a side because you can get pretty creative, LOL. You can basically stuff a pepper with anything and everything. It’s a meal in itself! I happened to use:

·         ¾ ground beef, seasoned with sofrito, oregano, cumin

·         4 bell peppers (red, orange, green, yellow) be sure to take out the inside of the peppers so they are nice and clean inside

·         1 chopped onion

·         5 mushrooms chooped

·         1 cup of rice, 1 cup of water (cook separately)

·         Breadcrumbs with parmesan cheese

·         1 can of chickpeas

·         Mozzarella cheese to sprinkle on top of the pepper once stuffed

Cook the meat first adding the onions and mushrooms to the pan

Cook rice in a separate pan

Mix the meat and rice together, add in chickpeas

STUFF the pepper until it cannot breathe

Sprinkle mozzarella on top

                             Bake for 45 minutes