Ingredients
6 servings
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 medium onion, chopped
- •1 clove garlic, minced
- •6 medium green bell peppers
- •2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- •0.75 teaspoon salt
- •0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
- •0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
- •1 cup cooked rice
- •8 ounces ground lamb
- •1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- •1 cup tomato sauce
- •1 cup cold water
- •1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- •1 teaspoon white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat, add onion and cook for four minutes until soft. Stir in garlic and cook one minute.
- Slice tops off peppers and remove seeds. Stand peppers upright in a a 9x12-inch baking dish.
- In large bowl, combine onion mixture, dill, salt, allspice and pepper. Mix in rice and lamb, fold in feta cheese. Stuff peppers with mixture.
- Mix tomato sauce with water, lemon juice and sugar. Pour half over peppers, and half over bottom of dish. Cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and continue baking 15 minutes, basing occasionally with sauce, until a meat thermometer inserted in center of filling reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutritional Facts
Per 6 servings
- Calories: 273
- Carbohydrate: 19g
- Fat: 17g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Sugar: 7g