LAMB STUFFED PEPPERS

  • time.svg Prep : 20 MINS
  • knife-fork.svg Serves : 3
  • time.svg Cook : 1 HOUR

Bring the mediterranean to your kitchen, with these juicy lamb and rice stuffed peppers.

Skill level

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    Moderate

Ingredients

    • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 large onion, chopped
    • 450g lamb, minced
    • 140g Laila Long Grain Rice or Laila Basmati Rice
    • ¾ tsp salt
    • ½ tsp black pepper, ground
    • ½ tsp dried mint, crushed
    • 250ml water
    • 4 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
    • 415ml chicken stock
    • 1 can Laila Chopped Tomatoes
    • 6 bell peppers, top removed and seeded

Method

    • Preheat oven to 180° C/Gas Mark 4.
    • Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
    • Add in onion and minced lamb; cook until the onion becomes tender, and the meat is no longer pink (for about 7 minutes).
    • Stir in washed rice, salt, black pepper and mint; continue cooking for 5 minutes. Then add water and parsley.
    • Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking and stirring until the water has been completely absorbed by rice (about 15 minutes).
    • Pour chicken stock and chopped tomatoes together in an oven-proof dish that will just fit the bell peppers.
    • Scoop the lamb and rice mixture into bell peppers and place them into the dish
    • Bake in a preheated oven for about 45 minutes until bell peppers are tender and the tomatoes are bubbling.

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