Beef / Pork

Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers is for Lunch.

Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers takes 20 minutes to cook.

Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers are:

5 green peppers, big enough to hold 1 cup filling
3/4 cup (uncooked) basmati rice
1 lb ground lamb (or ground beef)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp dried dill weed
1 large tomato, diced
2 Tbsp lemon juice
5 oz. feta cheese, crumbled

Here is how you make Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers:

Cut the stem and core out of the green pepper, leaving a cup. Rinse out any seeds. Heat a big pot of water (big enough to hold all 5 peppers).Cook the basmati rice according to package directions.Sprinkle the garlic powder, dill, and cinnamon over the ground meat, and mix well. Brown the meat in a large skillet.When the water in the large pot is boiling, add the peppers, dunking with a wooden spoon to submerge them. Cook them for about five minutes, until they soften and begin to change color. Drain thoroughly, and stand upright in serving dish.Mix the diced tomato into the browned ground meat. Cook and stir for about a minute, then stir in the rice. Cook and stir 3-4 minutes more, then stir in the lemon juice and feta.Spoon the filling into the peppers and serve. Each pepper should hold about 1 cup of filling, packed.Serving Size: makes 5 servings, 1 pepper and 1 cup fillingNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRENO2.

The nutritional information for Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 467.7

• Total Fat: 27.6 g
• Cholesterol: 91.5 mg
• Sodium: 376.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 22.8 g