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Feta Brown Rice Stuffed Peppers
1h 40m$14.67

Feta Brown Rice Stuffed Peppers

Red bell peppers are filled with brown rice, zucchini, grape tomatoes, herbs, and a modest feta accent. This oven-baked Mediterranean dinner is sized as a main-course entree for a family of four.

  • common ingredients
  • family dinner
  • Gluten-Free
  • Mediterranean diet
  • mostly plant-based
  • oven baked
  • plant-based
  • stuffed peppers
  • Vegetarian
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20 min prep80 min cook4 servingshard

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red bell peppers · 4 Each

Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper

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zucchini · 2 Count

Zucchini

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grape tomatoes · 1.5 Cup

Kroger® Fresh Grape Tomatoes

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fresh lemon juice · 2 Tablespoon

Fresh Large Lemon - Each

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fresh parsley · 0.5 Cup

Parsley

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feta cheese · 2 Ounce

Private Selection® Traditional Feta Crumbles

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garlic · 3 Count

Garlic

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brown rice · 1 Cup

Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice

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yellow onion · 1 Count

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olive oil · 3 Tablespoon

Kroger® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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fine salt · 1.25 Teaspoon

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water · 2.25 Cup

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  • red bell peppers-4 each
  • water-2 1/4 cups
  • grape tomatoes-1 1/2 cups
  • brown rice-1 cup
  • zucchini-2 medium
  • yellow onion-1 medium
  • fresh parsley-1/2 cup
  • garlic-3 cloves
  • olive oil-3 tablespoons
  • fresh lemon juice-2 tablespoons
  • fine salt-1 1/4 teaspoons
  • feta cheese-2 oz
1
Preheat and prep vegetables
Oven
Cutting Board
Chef’s knife

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Cut the red bell peppers in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and membranes, then dice the onion and zucchini, halve the tomatoes, mince the garlic, and chop the parsley.

Keep the knife blade angled away from your fingers while cutting and chopping.

4 Each bell pepper
1 Count yellow onion
2 Count zucchini
1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
3 Count garlic
1/2 cup parsley
2
Cook the brown rice
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Medium saucepan with lid
Stovetop

Combine the brown rice, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce to low, and simmer for 40 to 45 minutes until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed; let stand covered for 5 minutes.

1 cup brown rice
2 1/4 cups Water
1/2 teaspoon salt
3
Start softening the peppers
Oven
Measuring Spoons
9-by-13-inch baking dish

Place the pepper halves cut side up in the baking dish. Rub with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then bake for 15 minutes to begin softening.

Use oven mitts when handling the hot baking dish.

4 Each bell pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
4
Sauté onion and zucchini
Large skillet
Stovetop
Mixing spoon

While the rice cooks, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 minutes, then add the zucchini and cook for 5 minutes until lightly softened.

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 Count yellow onion
2 Count zucchini
5
Add tomatoes and garlic
Large skillet
Mixing spoon

Add the garlic, grape tomatoes, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to the skillet. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the tomatoes soften and release some juice.

3 Count garlic
1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
6
Mix the filling
Large skillet
Mixing spoon

Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the cooked brown rice, fresh lemon juice, parsley, and 1 1/2 ounces feta until the filling is evenly combined.

1 cup brown rice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup parsley
1 1/2 ounces feta cheese
7
Fill and bake covered
Oven
Aluminum foil
Mixing spoon
9-by-13-inch baking dish

Spoon the filling into the softened pepper halves and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 ounce feta. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.

Use oven mitts when moving the hot baking dish.

1/2 ounce feta cheese
8
Finish baking and rest
Oven
Aluminum foil
9-by-13-inch baking dish

Uncover and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the peppers are tender and the filling is hot throughout. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Open the foil away from your face to avoid steam burns.

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