Baked Vegetarian Stuffed Red Pepper Recipe (With Rice)
Baked vegetarian stuffed red pepper recipe: The stuffing with rice is prepared with onion, celery, sunflower seeds, parsley and thyme; It is combined with eggs and grated cheddar cheese. You can quickly stuff the peppers and bake them in the oven in 20 minutes. Use the ingredients in moderation in this recipe, and cook them without softening them too much so that the peppers do not lose their shape.
Ingredients
1. For the filling
2. For the stuffing
Step-by-Step Method
Prepare the oven, clean the peppers
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Cut off the cap of the peppers and remove the seeds. You can trim the bottoms a little to keep them standing upright; Don't cut it too much so that the water doesn't leak.
Saute the onion and celery
Melt the butter and margarine in the pan. Add the onion and celery stalk and cook for 3–4 minutes, until slightly softened.
Add rice and spices
Add rice, salt, black pepper and dried thyme to the pan. Stir fry for 1–2 minutes; Let the rice be thoroughly coated with oil.
Enrich the stuffing
Turn off the stove. Add sunflower seeds and parsley. When the mixture has cooled a little, mix the beaten egg and grated cheddar cheese; It is important to lower the temperature so that the eggs do not cook.
Stuff the peppers
Share the stuffing among the peppers. Leave little space at the top; rice may swell slightly while cooking. Place the covers back on if you wish.
Bake in the oven
Arrange the peppers in the baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes; Let the peppers be firm but easy to cut. Let it rest for 3-5 minutes before serving.

