Stuffed peppers in the oven: 8 options for filling Bulgarian "cups"

The main question that worries cooks when cooking in the oven is about the filling. The scope for imagination is unlimited. Most often they use meat, chicken, tomatoes, onions and rice. No less tasty are the blanks with cheese, minced fish, mushrooms, buckwheat, potatoes, even canned goods. In general, experimentation is allowed, as well as making changes to the recipes below.

Pepper is useful for the body, contains a large amount of vitamin C, also vitamins A, PP, group B. The fruits are rich in selenium, potassium, calcium, magnesium. Regular use strengthens the immune system, improves metabolism, helps fight stress.

Product pretreatment

Any recipe for stuffed peppers in the oven involves the use of the main ingredient - sweet Bulgarian fruits. They act as a kind of "cups" for the filling. You can cook stuffed peppers in the oven and in halves by filling the vegetable boats with the ingredients that you like. The choice depends only on the preferences of the hostess.

In order for peppers to bake evenly, it is better to pick pods of the same size and density. You can cover the baking sheet with foil for faster browning. The brighter the vegetables, the more beautiful the finished snack turns out, so it is allowed to safely combine the shades. The same rule applies to gravy - orange and red sauces will help to emphasize the beauty of the dish. Here are some more tips for preparing the ingredients.

• Bell peppers. Dense fruits with no signs of rot are taken, washed, seeds and internal partitions are cleaned. Washed again, dried on a napkin.
• Rice, buckwheat, couscous and other cereals. The required amount is measured, boiled in salted water until half ready.
• Fresh vegetables. Peel the carrots, grate. Peeled onions are cut into cubes, quarters or half rings. Tomatoes are poured with hot boiling water, then peeled.

Whole baked peppers in the oven

Stuffed bell pepper with meat, cheese or vegetables in the oven as in the photo is easy to do. It is enough to prepare the filling, think over the gravy option, fill in the dense pods. The following step-by-step recipes will help to bake the fruits, create an appetizing and bright snack for the whole family.

You can serve baked vegetables with greens, sour cream, thick sauce or cheese crust. By default, in all recipes, five to eight bell peppers are taken, the exact amount depends on the variety and size of the fruit.

With minced meat and rice

Features. Stuffed peppers with meat and rice in the oven is a hearty independent dish served for lunch, dinner. For the preparation of minced meat, pork, beef is used, less often - chicken. Appetizer with tomato sauce is prepared with any vegetables as desired.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• minced meat (pork and beef) - 400 g;
• boiled rice - two-thirds of a glass;
• tomatoes - five to six pieces;
• tomato paste - two tablespoons;
• laurel - five leaves;
• allspice and black pepper - five peas each;
• ground paprika - half a teaspoon;
• salt, seasonings;
• water.

What do we do

1. Mix the minced meat with rice, salt, and pepper.
2. We begin the fruits, tightly laid in a deep form with the ends down.
3. We cut the tomatoes into slices, send them to the workpieces, inserting between them, laying on top.
4. Add spices and seasonings.
5. Dilute the tomato paste with water to make juice. Pour the contents of the form to a height of 4-5 cm.
6. How much to cook? We send in the oven preheated to 180 ° C for 40 minutes.
7. Serve hot.

With vegetables

Features. Those who prefer stewed vegetables because of their usefulness will enjoy a simple baking recipe. You can’t call a dietary dish - the composition contains rice, sour cream, tomato paste. But there are a lot of vitamins and useful substances in it. Frozen vegetables can also be suitable for this dish.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• eggplant - two young fruits;
• carrots - one root crop;
• onion - two heads;
• tomatoes - two pieces;
• boiled rice - two-thirds of a glass;
• tomato paste - two tablespoons;
• sour cream - two tablespoons;
• vegetable oil;
• seasonings, salt.

What do we do

1. We clean the eggplant from the peel, cut into plates, pour salt water for 20 minutes.
2. Fry the carrots and onions in oil.
3. Scalp the tomatoes with boiling water, remove the skin, cut the pulp into cubes.
4. We wash pieces of eggplant, chop into small slices.
5. We shift the eggplant and tomato cubes to the carrot and onion fry, salt, pepper, simmer for ten minutes under the lid.
6. Pour boiled rice here, mix.
7. We begin the required number of fruits with rice and vegetable mass, shift into oily form.
8. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C.
9. Serve hot, because when cooling, the filling becomes hard.

With mushrooms and chicken

Features. Mushrooms in this recipe are used fresh, both mushrooms and other gifts of the forest are taken - porcini, boletus, butter. Chicken, if desired, is easily replaced by turkey, adding to the dish of satiety. The appetizer looks great even on the festive table, surprising with its aroma, beautiful view of multi-colored pods.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• chicken fillet - 300 g;
• onion - one;
• mushrooms - 200 g;
• hard cheese - 120 g;
• vegetable oil;
• salt, seasonings;
• parsley.

What do we do

1. Grind onions, cut mushrooms.
2. Fry in an oiled pan.
3. Pass the chicken fillet through a meat grinder, combine with chopped parsley, pepper, salt.
4. We combine all the prepared ingredients.
5. We stuff the peppers, put in the form and sprinkle with grated cheese.
6. Bake at 190 ° C for 35 minutes.

With feta and cottage cheese

Features. This original appetizer can be served hot and cold, stuffed whole, in boats or slices. A soft creamy taste will complement the piquancy of toasted vegetables.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• feta cheese - one package;
• soft cottage cheese - one pack;
• parsley - one small bunch.

What do we do

1. We lay the prepared pods on a baking sheet, put in the oven for 25 minutes. Bake at a temperature of 150 ° C to brown evenly. The main thing is not to overcook to stay crispy.
2. At this time, prepare the filling - knead the feta with a fork, mix with cottage cheese, chopped parsley.
3. We take out the fruits from the oven, cool slightly, fill with cheese-curd mixture.
4. Again, put on the baking sheet in the oven for three minutes to serve the dish hot.

Cooking halves

You can stuff bell peppers not only in whole, but also in half, filling with colorful vegetable boats filling. This appetizer looks bright, causes appetite, the desire to try at least one slice. Especially tasty are boats in sour cream or tomato fill, under a cheese crust.

With cream sauce

Features. This option is quite high-calorie, but satisfying. Thanks to meat and rice cereals, the dish can be used as a full lunch or dinner, without additional side dishes with salads. Vegetables will help replenish the daily dose of vitamins, and gravy will give the filling a creamy taste.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• rice groats - 200 g;
• combined forcemeat - 300 g;
• cream - one glass;
• onion - two heads;
• carrots - two medium root vegetables;
• tomatoes - two pieces;
• seasonings, salt;
• vegetable oil;
• greens - optional.

What do we do

1. Boil the cereals for about 12 minutes, cool.
2. Grind vegetables, mix half with minced meat. Salt, pepper, add any greens (parsley, basil) if desired.
3. Fry the second half of vegetables in oil, remove from heat.
4. We prepare a creamy sauce, mixing cream with frying, seasonings, salt.
5. We stuff the fruits with the filling, pour them in the form of the resulting gravy.
6. Bake for 30 minutes at 170 ° C.

In sour cream tomato filling

Features. This recipe is a win-win option when you need to quickly prepare a hearty meal for households or guests. Vegetables in sour cream and tomato sauce are tender, juicy, appetizing in appearance. When serving, you can add thick sour cream on a plate, sprinkle them with herbs.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• minced pork and beef - 300 g;
• boiled rice - three tablespoons;
• tomatoes - two pieces;
• onion - two small heads;
• carrots - one root crop;
• garlic - two cloves;
• tomato sauce or ketchup - four tablespoons;
• sour cream - 150 ml;
• water - 500 ml;
• sunflower oil;
• seasonings and salt;
• greens of dill, parsley.

What do we do

1. Fry the prepared pods in an oiled pan for three to four minutes, so that the walls are browned. Set aside.
2. Fry grated carrots in oil and chopped onion into quarters, salt, add spices.
3. Mix carrot and onion fry with meat and rice.
4. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water, remove the skin, chop into cubes.
5. Grind the garlic with a press, cut the greens with a knife.
6. Mix these ingredients with minced meat, pepper again, add salt.
7. We stuff the mixture with Bulgarian fruits, put in a deep form.
8. Cooking sour cream sauce. To do this, combine sour cream with tomato sauce, water, seasonings, add salt.
9. Pour the fruits with sauce to almost hide them.
10. Place stuffed peppers with gravy in the oven, heated to 180-190 ° C, bake for 45 minutes.
11. Serve with herbs, cold sour cream.

With canned tuna and eggs

Features. A mixture of tuna and eggs in pepper will make breakfast healthy and satisfying, give energy for the whole day. Multi-colored boats filled with bright contents will decorate even a festive feast, children and adults will like it.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• canned tuna - one can;
• raw eggs - six pieces;
• tomatoes - two fruits;
• olive oil - one tablespoon;
• bulb - one head;
• garlic - two cloves;
• salt.

What do we do

1. Preheat the oven to 200 ° C.
2. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water, remove the peel and cut into cubes. If desired, use even pickled tomatoes.
3. Fry the onion in olive, add chopped garlic, tomato cubes, canned food with a fork.
4. We warm the mixture for a couple of minutes, add salt if necessary.
5. We start with a mass of six boats, in the middle we make a deepening with our finger.
6. Set the blanks on a greased baking sheet, carefully pour a raw egg into each boat.
7. Bake for 15 minutes.

Under the cheese "coat"

Features. Stuffed peppers, baked with minced meat in the oven, will be softer and tastier if sprinkled with grated cheese during cooking. When melted, the cheese mass forms a soft “coat”, which will not allow the filling to dry. Serving such a snack is better than hot.

Ingredients required for stuffing:

• minced meat - 200 g;
• tomato - one;
• onion - one;
• squash - a third of the fetus;
• hard cheese - 100 g;
• mayonnaise - two to three tablespoons;
• salt.

What do we do

1. Peel the tomato and a third of the zucchini from the peel, cut into small slices.
2. Finely chop the onion.
3. Mix vegetables with spices, add salt, season with mayonnaise.
4. Mix with minced meat.
5. We start the masses of boats, send them on a baking sheet to the oven for 30 minutes. Bake at 180 ° C.
6. We get it, sprinkle with grated cheese, cook stuffed peppers in the oven with cheese for another 15 minutes.

To prevent baked peppers in the oven from being too dry, you can add a little water to the baking sheet. She will boil during the toasting process. However, the dish will turn out tastier if you cook the pods with gravy, cream or tomato sauce.

Reviews: “My husband really likes”

I do not boil a lot of rice, then salt and pepper and mix everything with minced meat. I take vegetables to taste tomatoes, onions, a little garlic, fry the carrots and then spread them with pepper on a baking sheet, still add salt a little, add water a bit and in the oven for 40 minutes. I like this recipe more, don’t want to go to the oven, also add water to the pan and simmer there, only it turns out that you have to pour more water.

Inna, https://deti.mail.ru/forum/dosug/obo_vsjom_na_svete/perec_farshirovannyj/?page=4

Now I cut the pepper lengthwise, fill each peppercorn, put a circle of tomato on a tomato on each pepper, cover it with foil on top, do everything on a baking sheet in the oven, lay the tomatoes in front of the pepper so that it does not burn, add tomato paste, butter down and less than half a glass of water .. bake for about an hour and a half tasty, I can’t even compare with ordinary stuffed ...

Lucky, https://deti.mail.ru/forum/dosug/obo_vsjom_na_svete/perec_farshirovannyj/?page=4

I love stuffed peppers. Between the sharp corners of the pepper, I put the halves of the potato in a castrol. Pepper is level, and the potato is saturated with a delicious aroma. I put potatoes on a plate next to pepper, my husband really likes it.

Nata, https: // www. say7.info/cook/comments/109-Farshirovannyiy-p1.html

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