Oven-Baked Vegetarian Stuffed Red Pepper Recipe (With Rice)
This oven-baked vegetarian stuffed red pepper recipe is prepared with rice stuffing and cooks in a short time. It has a balanced taste with onion, celery, sunflower seeds, parsley and cheddar cheese. Below you will find the ingredients and how-to steps clearly; We focus on cooking the peppers without softening them, but in a way that they remain whole inside.
Ingredients
1. For the filling
2. For the peppers
Step-by-Step Method
Prepare the oven, clean the peppers
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Cut the top part of the red peppers like a cap and remove the seeds and veins. Place the peppers in a baking dish so that they stand upright.
Cook the rice stuffing
While melting the butter and margarine in the pan, add the onion and celery and soften for 3-4 minutes. Add rice and fry for 1–2 minutes; Add salt, black pepper and thyme. When the rice becomes slightly transparent, turn off the stove.
Add other ingredients to the mixture
Add sunflower seeds and parsley to the mixture. When warm, mix the beaten egg and grated cheese. When adding eggs, make sure the mixture is not too hot.
Stuff the peppers
Share the mixture you prepared among the peppers. Don't press too hard; Leave a little space for the rice to swell. Place pepper caps on top if desired.
Bake
Place the bowl in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. It is ready when the peppers soften and the filling comes together. Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.

