5 from 2 votes
Feta Stuffed Peppers
The feta stuffed peppers with fresh herbs are a light Mediterranean dish, easy to make, and full of flavor.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
224 kcal
Cuisine:
Mediterranean, Turkish
Ingredients
- 6 pepper about 500 g/ 1 lb (Note
- 7 oz feta cheese 200 g
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese
- milk some
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon thyme fresh
- 1 tablespoon oregano fresh
- 1 tablespoon parsley fresh
- 6 tomatoes small
- sea salt fine
- ground black pepper fine
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F/ 200°C.
- Prepare peppers: Top the peppers and remove the seeds. Cut the peppers from top to bottom only on one side.6 peppers
- Filling: Crush the feta with a fork, add the cream cheese and enough milk to form a creamy paste. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, grated garlic, chopped herbs and salt and pepper to taste.7 oz feta/ 200 g + 3 tablespoons cream cheese + some milk + 2 tablespoon of the oil + 2 garlic cloves + 1 tablespoon fresh thyme + 1 tablespoon fresh oregano + 1 tablespoon fresh parsley + fine sea salt and ground black pepper
- Fill the peppers with the paste and place them in a lightly oiled casserole dish.
- Prepare tomatoes: Remove the core of the tomatoes and score them lightly crosswise on the opposite side. Place them between the peppers and sprinkle them lightly with salt.6 small tomatoes
- Bake: Pour the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the vegetables and bake for about 40 minutes.
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Notes
- Peppers: Sweet pointed peppers like cubanelle, Italian frying peppers, banana peppers, roasting pimientos.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1pepper
Calories
224kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
(47%)
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
431mg
(18%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 224
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1pepper | |
| Calories | 224kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 431mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.