Bell Peppers stuffed with Mushroom Corn Rice Pilaf
Ingredients
370g/13oz corn rice
200g/7oz fresh straw mushrooms, cut into chunks
100g/3.5oz white onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp. olive oil
750ml/25.5fl oz vegetable stock
2 pieces. bay leaf
4 bell peppers
Preparation
1
Heat olive oil in a stockpot.
2
Add in onions and sweat until translucent.
3
Add in mushrooms and continue cooking over high heat for another minute.
4
Add in corn rice and stir until evenly coated with the oil in the pot.
5
Pour in 2 cups of stock then bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
6
When level of stock in the pot goes down to level of rice, cover and turn heat to low.
7
Leave to cook for 10 minutes.
8
Turn off the heat and leave covered for another 15 minutes.
9
Fluff rice.
10
Preheat your oven to 180C/360F.
11
Cut the top of each bell pepper. Remove the core and seeds. Stuff with rice pilaf.
12
Arrange stuffed bell pepper standing up in a deep baking dish.
13
Pour in remaining stock around the bell peppers.
14
Bake for 40 minutes.
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About
Peppers are always versatile with the benefit of being fat free and full of vitamin A and C, a fail safe when catering for most dietary restrictions. This pleasing simple dish can be a healthy light meal or a filling addition to a protein based meal.
Added:
Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 5:29am
