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Stuffed Bell Peppers with Lebanese Spices
These stuffed bell peppers with Lebanese spices are filled with beef and rice then cooked in a garlic and mint infused tomato broth.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
416 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 4 large bell pepper top removed, hollowed out
- 1 pound ground sirloin (or lamb)
- ½ cup long grain white rice uncooked, enriched, par-boiled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 6 cloves garlic (grated and divided )
- 20 ounces tomato juice (or tomato paste mixed with water)
- 2 tablespoons dried mint
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- Yogurt sauce to serve, Lebanese Laban Cucumber style
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together ground sirloin, uncooked white rice, salt, pepper, and 3 of the grated garlic cloves. Stuff peppers equally with 1/4 of the mixture then place peppers in the bottom of a deep pot.
- In a large bowl, whisk together tomato juice, dried mint, lemon juice, and remaining 3 cloves of grated garlic. Pour mixture over the peppers, making sure that the peppers are covered with the liquid. (Add more tomato juice if needed.)
- Bring pot to a boil on high heat then reduce to low and cover with lid. Cook on low for 45 minutes or until peppers are tender and rice and meat is cooked through. Serve with Lebanese Laban Cucumber Yogurt Sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1pepper
Calories
416kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
77mg
(26%)
Sodium
681mg
(28%)
Potassium
1080mg
(23%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
5855IU
(117%)
Vitamin C
242.6mg
(270%)
Calcium
69mg
(7%)
Iron
4.6mg
(26%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 416
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1pepper | |
| Calories | 416kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 77mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 681mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 1080mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 5855IU | 117% |
| Vitamin C | 242.6mg | 270% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4.6mg | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.