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🍽️ Classic Stuffed Peppers

310 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp olive oil (50 ml each)
• 2 red bell peppers
• 2 yellow bell peppers
• 600 g cherry tomatoes
• 125 g mozzarella (9% fat; 1 ball)
• 1 clove garlic
• salt
• pepper
• 50 g parmesan (32% fat in dry matter, 1 piece)
• 3 sprigs basil
• 3 tbsp lemon juice (45 ml each)

Instructions

1. 1. Grease a baking dish with one tablespoon of oil.
2. 2. Wash the bell peppers thoroughly.
3. 3. Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise.
4. 4. Remove the seeds and white pith from the halves.
5. 5. Place the empty pepper halves into the prepared baking dish.
6. 6. Wash the tomatoes.
7. 7. Squeeze the mozzarella well to remove excess moisture.
8. 8. Pat the cheese dry with a kitchen towel.
9. 9. Cut the mozzarella into small cubes.
10. 10. Fill the pepper halves alternately with the tomato pieces and the cheese cubes.
11. 11. Peel the garlic cloves.
12. 12. Chop the garlic coarsely.
13. 13. Puree the garlic with the remaining oil into a fine paste.
14. 14. Spread the garlic-oil mixture evenly over the stuffed peppers.
15. 15. Season the peppers with salt and black pepper to taste.
16. 16. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius conventional heat (180 degrees Celsius fan or gas level 3).
17. 17. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven.
18. 18. Bake the peppers for about 20 minutes.
19. 19. Grate the Parmesan cheese finely while the peppers are baking.
20. 20. Wash the fresh basil.
21. 21. Shake the basil dry.
22. 22. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems.
23. 23. Remove the peppers from the oven.
24. 24. Drizzle the hot peppers with lemon juice.
25. 25. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the stuffed peppers.
26. 26. Distribute the fresh basil leaves as a garnish on top.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 310
• Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 17 g