These Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Peppers are packed with an entire BOX of fresh baby spinach and loaded with so much flavor, you'll forget you're eating #alltheveggies
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Peppers
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 28 minutesminutes
Total Time 33 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 236kcal
Author Jenn Laughlin - peas and crayons
Ingredients
½cuprice
1cupwater
½tspoil(coconut, olive, avocado)
1clovegarlicsmashed and minced
5ozfresh spinach
½tspdried basilor try fresh!
¼tspred pepper flakes
¼tsporegano
salt and pepper to taste
1cupgrated mozzarella cheeseplus extra for topping
⅓cupcrumbled feta cheese
2bell peppers
fresh parsley to garnishoptional
Instructions
Cook rice in water until fluffy via your favorite method: stovetop, rice cooker, or pressure cooker.
Depending on method chosen this will take 10 (pressure cooker) to 20 (rice cooker + stovetop) minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat a skillet with oil and sauté garlic and spinach until tender and fragrant.
Season with basil, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Add cheese, saving a little extra for topping if desired.
Stir in your rice and mix well. Remove from heat.
Slice your peppers in half, removing the veins, stems, and seeds.
Stuff liberally with cheesy spinach and rice filling.
Top with extra cheese (YES!) and red pepper flakes (spiiiiicy!) if desired.
Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet until hot and melty! You'll bake them less for more crisp, al-dente peppers and a bit longer for super-soft tender peppers - the choice is yours! I baked mine around 8-10 minutes. For softer peppers, bake approx. 20 min.
Garnish with fresh parsley and any extras you'd like and dig in!
Notes
Nutrition facts below are an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. Adjust as needed.