Meatless Stuffed Peppers topped with Gouda and Pamesan Cheese

Meatless Stuffed Peppers

Great dish for vegetarian and a lovely way to incoporate basmatie rice into stuffings.

1. 5 large italian peppers
2. Washed pepper, cut into halves and blanced for 5 minuted to remove bitterness then drain off excess water and set aside. 

Preparing basmatie rice and vegetable stuffing:

• 1 cup basmatie rice, 1 cup water,
• 1 carrot diced, 1 tablespoon olive oil
• In a pot over medium heat, add oil and rice and toasted lightly. 
• Add water and carrot; stir and bring to a boil then
•  lower heat to simmer for 15 minutes.

Add 1/4 cup green peas
5 chopped mushrooms ( your choice or optional)
2 sprigs chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
5 cloves chopped garlic
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
salt and pepper to taste ...
 simmer over low heat for another
5-7 minutes until all liquid is absorbed

Vegetables Rice Stuffing

Making Sauce and Stuffing Peppers:

1. Tomato puree with a dash  garlic powder, some chilli powder, and herbs or your choice. Sauce is about 1 cup
2. In a oven prove dish, add enough sauce to coat bottom of baking dish

add a bit more sauce
before add cheeses of your choice

Already looking Yummy!

Add a little sauce to
 the peppers before filled
 with vegetable rice stuffing 

 Baking Time:

1. Sprinkle stuffed peppers with cheeses of your choice. Here I've used gouda and parmesan cheese.
2. Bake in a pre-heated oven @350 degrees for 30 minutes or until pepper is tender

 ENJOY!

Orange Basmatie Rice

Orange Basmatie Rice

I love rice whether it's plain or infused with unique flavors. Here I've prepared fresh orange infused basmatie rice and it's very simple to do.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon oil (I used either canola or olive)

1 cup basmatie rice

1/4 small onion peeled, washed and chopped

2 tablespoons raisins or currants

1 orange zested and juiced

1 1/4 cup water

1/2 cup shredded carrots

pinch of cinnamon, sea salt, and black pepper to taste

For garnished:

raisins

semi orange slices

powder sugar

roasted chopped almond

cinnamon

OR simply garnished as you please

Method:

• In a pot over medium heat, add oil and rice. Gentle stir until lightly toasted. Now added chopped onion and cooked for another 1-2 minutes until onion is soft.
• Add water, orange juice, carrot, raisins,cinnamon, salt, pepper, and orange zest... bring to a boil...when boiled, stir again and cover pot then lower heat to simmer rice for about 20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
• Removed from heat and let rest for another 3-5 minutes before fluffed with a fork. Becareful not to break the beautiful long rice grains.
• plate into a serving platter and garnish as you please.

Enjoy!

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