Pepper with minced meat and cheese in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake pepper with minced meat and cheese in the oven? First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Prepare the necessary ingredients for the dish. We will need large bell peppers. They should be dense, not sluggish. It is better to take peppers of different colors so that the dish turns out bright and beautiful.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash and dry the bell peppers. Cut off the caps and remove the seeds.

3. Step 3:

   

   Now prepare the necessary ingredients for the stuffing. It is better to take minced meat with the least amount of fat. It can only be made from beef or pork or mixed. You can take not store-bought minced meat, but cook it yourself.

4. Step 4:

   

   Boil the rice in a large amount of salted water until tender and discard on a sieve. The rice should be crumbly. You can cook rice in advance, for example, from the evening.

5. Step 5:

   

   Wash tomatoes and cut into small cubes. Fresh tomatoes can be replaced with the same amount of canned sliced tomatoes in their own juice.

6. Step 6:

   

   Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

7. Step 7:

   

   Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

8. Step 8:

   

   Finely chop the garlic.

9. Step 9:

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the onion until transparent.

11. Step 10:

    

    Add tomato paste and garlic. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until a bright smell of garlic appears.

12. Step 11:

    

    Put the minced meat in the pan. Fry, stirring and breaking lumps, 5-6 minutes. The stuffing should change color.

13. Step 12:

    

    Add boiled rice and chopped tomatoes to the minced meat and mix.

14. Step 13:

    

    Season everything with salt, pepper, sprinkle with oregano and mix. In addition to these spices, you can add your own to taste. Paprika, hops-suneli, ground coriander will fit here. Simmer until excess moisture evaporates.

15. Step 14:

    

    Grease the baking dish with vegetable oil. Place the peppers vertically and fill them with minced meat. Choose a form so that the vegetables in it do not fall on their sides and stand tightly.

16. Step 15:

    

    Cover the mold with foil and put it in preheated to 200°From the oven for 30-35 minutes. The exact baking time depends on the characteristics of your oven. It may take more time. It is important that the peppers are well baked and become soft, but they do not burst and retain their shape.

17. Step 16:

    

    Then remove the foil. Sprinkle the peppers with grated cheese on top. Return the vegetables to the oven for another 5-7 minutes until the cheese melts.

18. Step 17:

    

    Before serving, you can sprinkle the peppers with chopped herbs. Enjoy your meal!