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Pesto (Mediterean) Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers

This year for Lent my husband and I decided not to eat meat.  Through that experience I learned some things about myself and I came up with a few new recipes including my Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers.  That sort of sounds like I stuffed them with the Mediterranean.  That would be one big pepper. (Okay that joke was DUMB.  Don’t feel obligated to laugh.)

Come to think of it, I overuse the word “Mediterranean”.  We got Brent’s Mediterranean Chicken Salad, Simple Mediterranean Chicken, and my Mediterranean Quinoa Salad.)  That’s a lot of Mediterranean.  Not only that but I can’t spell Mediterranean to save my life.  (I’m not a very good speller in general.) EVERY TIME I type it the little red line comes up underneath.  You’d think since I use “Mediterranean” the way Paris Hilton uses “hot” (that’s like sooo three years ago.), I’d be able to spell it correctly.  Nope.  I’m not even close b/c the spell check always says “No Guesses Found”.

Hmmm….I think I’ll call them Pesto Rice Stuffed Peppers instead.

Anyway…

Pesto Rice Stuffed Peppers~ Inspired by the Mediterean 😉

2 bell peppers (I like red)
1/2 cup of pesto (I use my pesto b/c it rocks.)
1 cup cooked brown rice
2 tbs of sundried tomatoes (I use one packed in oil~gasp!)
1/4 onion – minced
6 olives
4 tbs feta cheese (2 in the mixture, one on top of each pepper)
Bit of olive oil

Preheat oven to 350°.

Cut out the stem and remove seeds from the pepper.
Boil (the pepper, not the stem) for 5 minutes.
Sauté the onion in a bit of olive oil
In a bowl combine the rest of the ingredients (including onion) saving 2 tbs of feta.
Pat the boiled pepper dry with paper towels and stuff it with the brown rice mixture.
Put 1 more tbs of feta on each pepper.
Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.

(I can’t decide if this photo looks appetizing or not…just trust me it’s good!)

I served this with a green salad tossed with My Favorite Dressing.

Enjoy!

Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn

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14 Responses to “Pesto (Mediterean) Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers”

  1. On April 27, 2010 at 11:22 pm Beth responded with... #

    YUM! Those sound so good, and I can easily substitute some tofu feta for my vegan kid. Excellent.

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  2. On April 28, 2010 at 3:20 am Katie responded with... #

    I did not know you guys gave up meat for lent! Kudos to you! How did it go? I dont eat meat at all, dont miss it either !

    Love this recipe!!!

    Thanks for the sweet comment beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
    • On April 28, 2010 at 1:56 pm jennincat responded with... #

      It went okay. Wasn’t nearly as hard as I expected but it was reinforced for me that I do better with more protein. xoxo

      Reply
  3. On April 28, 2010 at 5:22 am Kristin (Cook, Bake and Nibble) responded with... #

    I love stuffed peppers, these in particular sound amazing!!

    xo
    K

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  4. On April 28, 2010 at 5:25 am Jessica responded with... #

    Looks tasty. It would be hard for me not to go overboard on the feta :)

    Reply
  5. On April 28, 2010 at 9:53 am Midgetkeeper responded with... #

    Yum! I might have to do this tonight, have some mini peppers that I need to use.

    Reply
  6. On April 28, 2010 at 1:40 pm roni responded with... #

    looks delicious!!! i’ll be making this one soon.

    and if it makes u feel better i can’t spell definitely with out looking it up! so funny, when i googled it right now, cause like i said i have to look it up each and everytime!, i found this http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/ guess i’m not the only one

    Reply
    • On April 28, 2010 at 1:55 pm jennincat responded with... #

      Ha!!! That’s another one I always mess up. My spell checker always changes it to defiantly too.

      Reply
  7. On April 28, 2010 at 5:48 pm Rebecca @ How the Cookies Crumble responded with... #

    Last week you had the Chili Relleno recipe and this week stuffed peppers. I’m in need of some stuffed peppers but I have so much random food in my fridge right now and just me to eat it! But I’m excited for when I clear out all the fresh veggies in my fridge!

    Reply
  8. On April 29, 2010 at 10:28 am michelle responded with... #

    Looks like another winner Jenn! :-) Love your recipes!

    Reply
  9. On October 7, 2011 at 10:20 pm zach responded with... #

    this is delicious!!!nom nom nom nom! I recommend extra feta cheese and pesta because really….why wouldn’t you?!?! Totally worth the time, plus reheats really well the next day!

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  10. On November 2, 2012 at 12:45 pm Angela responded with... #

    Delicious! Just made with homegrown yellow bell peppers. I made a few substitions (based on what I had on hand): pecan-parsley pesto, wild rice, and queso fresco. Great lunch!! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • On November 4, 2012 at 7:52 pm jennincat responded with... #

      Yours sounds delicious! I’m so happy you enjoyed them and thanks for sharing. :-)

      Reply

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