Name: Cheese-Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Long, green, mild peppers - tops, seeds, and stems carefully removed - 8; Olive oil - ¼ cup; Grated onion - 2 tablespoons; Chopped tomatoes - 2 tablespoons; Ketchup - 1 tablespoon; Chopped fresh parsley - 1 tablespoon; Ground black pepper, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Dried oregano, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Cayenne pepper, or more to taste - 1 pinch; Crumbled feta cheese - ½ pound; Olive oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Cheese-Stuffed Peppers

1. Long, green, mild peppers - tops, seeds, and stems carefully removed - 8

2. Olive oil - ¼ cup

3. Grated onion - 2 tablespoons

4. Chopped tomatoes - 2 tablespoons

5. Ketchup - 1 tablespoon

6. Chopped fresh parsley - 1 tablespoon

7. Ground black pepper, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon

8. Dried oregano, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon

9. Cayenne pepper, or more to taste - 1 pinch

10. Crumbled feta cheese - ½ pound

11. Olive oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Cheese-Stuffed Peppers

1. Stage

Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add peppers and cook uncovered for 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain and allow to cool.

2. Stage

Meanwhile, heat 1/4 cup oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until slightly softened 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, ketchup, parsley, black pepper, oregano, and cayenne pepper. Allow to cool slightly. Mix in feta cheese and parsley.

3. Stage

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

4. Stage

Fill blanched peppers with feta mixture and place on a baking sheet. Brush stuffed peppers with olive oil.

5. Stage

Broil peppers under the preheated broiler, turning frequently, about 15 minutes.