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Lamb-Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Lamb-Stuffed Peppers

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By
Andrew Chase
Spice and herbed ground lamb, piqued with bacon, makes a wonderful savoury filling for peppers.

Ingredients

3/4 cups  (175 mL)  diced bacon (4 oz/125 g)
2 cups  (500 mL)  chopped leeks
1 or 2 hot peppers, finely chopped
1 egg
1/2 cup  (125 mL)  puréed peeled seeded tomatoes or canned ground tomatoes
1/3 cup  (75 mL)  chopped fresh dill, or 4 tsp/20 mL dried dillweed
1/3 cup  (75 mL)  chopped parsley
1 tsp  (5 mL)  ground allspice
3/4 tsp  (4 mL)  salt
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  cinnamon
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  ground cumin
1/4 tsp  (1 mL)  black pepper
12 oz  (375 g)  ground lamb or beef
4 bell peppers (red, green or orange)
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  olive oil

Preparation

In skillet over medium heat, fry bacon until crispy; add leeks and hot peppers and fry, stirring often, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Scrape into bowl; let cool slightly.

Thoroughly mix together egg, half of the tomatoes, dill, parsley, allspice, salt, cinnamon, cumin and pepper; stir in lamb.

Cut tops off peppers and scoop out seeds and inner ribs; stuff with lamb mixture. Place upright in 8-inch/20 cm square baking dish; pour oil and 1/3 cup/75 mL water around peppers. Spoon remaining tomatoes over lamb mixture.

Cover with lid or foil; bake in 375F/190C oven for 50 minutes. Uncover and bake, adding water if necessary (about 1/4 cup/60 mL liquid should remain at end of baking), until peppers are tender, about 25 minutes. Transfer to serving platter; spoon juices over peppers.

Makes 4 servings.

Serving(s)
4
Nutritional Information
Per serving: about
Calories 478
Protein 21 g
Fat (total) 38 g
Sat. Fat 17 g
Carbohydrate 15 g
Fibre 3 g
Cholesterol 128 mg
Sodium 686 mg
Calcium 6 % RDI
Iron 26 % RDI
Vitamin A 52 % RDI
Vitamin C 350 % RDI
Folate 28 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: September 2007

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