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Stuffed Red Bell Peppers With Rice, Pine Nuts and Currants Recipe

Stuffed Red Bell Peppers With Rice, Pine Nuts and Currants Recipe

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Stuffed Red Bell Peppers With Rice, Pine Nuts and Currants

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Ingredients:

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5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 onions, finely chopped
3/4 cup long- grain white rice
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tbsp raisins
2 small tomatoes, chopped
1 -2 tbsp fresh mint
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
salt and pepper
2 3/4 cups vegetable broth
6 -7 small red peppers (total weight about 1-1 1/3 kg.)

Directions:

Heat 3 T olive oil in a saute pan, add onions and saute over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add rice and pine nuts and stir 5 minutes over low heat. Add currants, tomatoes, mint, allspice, sugar, lemon juice, salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes.
Add 1 1/4 cups broth and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat for 12 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
Taste and adjust seasoning; rice will be only partially cooked.
Preheat oven to 175°C Cut a slice off stem end of peppers, leaving stem on. Reserve slice; remove core and seeds from inside pepper.
Spoon stuffing into peppers and cover with reserved slices.
Stand them in a baking dish in which they just fit.
Add 1 1/2 cups broth or hot water to dish.
Sprinkle peppers with 2T oil.
Cover and bake for 1 hour or until peppers are tender, basting occasionally and adding a little more water if needed.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	246.42 Kcal (1032 kJ)
Calories from fat	142.37 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	15.82g	24%
Cholesterol	0.97mg	0%
Sodium	505.79mg	21%
Potassium	499.55mg	11%
Total Carbs	23.53g	8%
Sugars	7.73g	31%
Dietary Fiber	4.27g	17%
Protein	4.12g	8%
Vitamin C	98.1mg	164%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	5%
Iron	20.4mg	113%
Calcium	40.2mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	94.55 Kcal (396 kJ)
Calories from fat	54.63 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.07g	24%
Cholesterol	0.37mg	0%
Sodium	194.07mg	21%
Potassium	191.67mg	11%
Total Carbs	9.03g	8%
Sugars	2.96g	31%
Dietary Fiber	1.64g	17%
Protein	1.58g	8%
Vitamin C	37.7mg	164%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	5%
Iron	7.8mg	113%
Calcium	15.4mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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