Peppers with mince and cheese in the oven

6 servings
1 hour 30 min

How to bake peppers with minced meat and cheese in the oven? First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Prepare the necessary ingredients for the dish. We will need large Bulgarian peppers. They have to be tight, not sluggish. It is better to take peppers of different colors so that the dish is bright and beautiful. you can make mince from any meat to your taste, a pretty good pepper is stuffed with pork, chicken or beef meat.

Wash the bell peppers, dry them. Cut off the caps and remove the seeds.

Now prepare the necessary ingredients for the mince. It is better to take minced meat with the least amount of fat. It can only be beef or pork or mixed. You can take not store minced meat, but cook yourself.

Boil the rice in plenty of salted water until tender and roll back onto a sieve. The rice should be crumbly. You can cook rice in advance, for example, from the evening.

Wash the tomatoes and cut into small cubes. Fresh tomatoes can be replaced with the same amount of canned cut tomatoes in their own juice.

Grate the cheese over a coarse grater.

Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

Finely chop the garlic.

In a frying pan over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil and fry the onions until clear.

Add the tomato paste and garlic. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes until the garlic smells bright.

Put the mince in the pan. Fry, stirring and breaking the lumps, for 5-6 minutes. Minced meat should change color.

Add the cooked rice and crushed tomatoes to the mince and stir.

Salt everything, pepper, sprinkle with oregano and stir. In addition to these spices, you can add your own to taste. Paprika, hop-suneli, ground coriander will work here. Simmer until evaporated with excess moisture.

Brush the roasting tin with vegetable oil. Put the peppers vertically and fill them with mince. Choose a shape so that the vegetables in it do not fall on their sides and stand tightly.

Cover the tin with foil and place in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 30-35 minutes. The exact timing of the roasting depends on the specifics of your oven. It may take more time. It is important that the peppers bake well and become soft, but do not burst and keep their shape.

Then remove the foil. Sprinkle the peppers with grated cheese on top. Return the vegetables to the oven for another 5-7 minutes before the cheese melts.

Before serving, you can sprinkle the peppers with crushed greens. Enjoy your meal!