Stuffed sweet peppers

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3.8 5
Today we fill the peppers with potatoes! All cooked in the oven in an aromatic tomato sauce. Bon appetit!
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 500 g Potatoes
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 75 g green olives without stone
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Fresh cream
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
  • 2 Onions
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 can(s) (850 ml) Tomatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp ground cumin
  • 7-10 Tbsp dried oregano
  • 4 large red pointed peppers (approx. 130 g each)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

  1. 1

    For the filling, peel and wash the potatoes and cut them into 1 cm pieces. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Fry the potatoes over medium heat for about 15 minutes while turning. Chop the olives.

  2. 2

    Wash, halve, seed and dice the tomatoes (put tomato seeds aside for the sauce). Stir olives, tomatoes, crème fraîche and breadcrumbs into the potatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    For the sauce, peel onions and garlic and dice finely. Fry 1 tablespoon of oil in a pot until translucent. Add tomatoes with juice, 1 tsp. cumin and 1 tsp. oregano. Simmer for about 10 minutes, crushing the tomatoes with a wooden spoon.

  4. 4

    Season to taste with salt and pepper. Put into an ovenproof dish (approx. 20 x 30 cm).

  5. 5

    Cut the bell peppers into a T-shape (alternatively: halve the bell peppers lengthwise). Carefully remove parting skins and seeds. Wash the bell peppers.

  6. 6

    Preheat oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Carefully fill the peppers with the potato mixture. Place on the tomato sauce with the opening facing upwards. Cover with aluminium foil and cook in the hot oven for 25 minutes.

  7. 7

    Remove foil and continue cooking for about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
270 kcal
CARBS
27 g
FATS
14 g
PROTEINS
6 g