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Puschel fills peppers with rice and feta; Flauschi points to an empty pepper.

Wuselig Recipes · Recipe 39

Vegetarian

Peppers stuffed with rice and feta

Peppers stuffed with rice and feta: an easy vegetarian family recipe with Puschel and Flauschi, precise quantities and shared tasks for children and adults.

The little story

A little kitchen adventure

Puschel fills a pepper right to the brim. Flauschi“All our little treasure baskets need supplies,” Flauschi says, pointing to an empty one. He divides the filling fairly and proudly lines up his colourful pepper baskets.

Total: about 80 minutes (including precooking the rice and brief cooling). Preparation: about 25 minutes · Cooking/baking: about 45 minutes. Times are estimates.

For 4 family portions

How to make it

In a few words: Fill peppers with cooked rice, feta and sweetcorn and bake in tomato sauce.

Ingredients

  • 4 medium peppers
  • 150 g long-grain rice
  • 300 ml water; follow rice packet
  • 200 g feta labelled vegetarian
  • 100 g drained tinned sweetcorn
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Method

  1. Children: Wash peppers and weigh rice. Adults preheat the oven to 190 °C conventional heat.
  2. Adults: Cook rice for about 15 minutes following its packet; cut the tops off peppers and remove seeds; keep the tops.
  3. Children: Crumble feta with a fork, mix with sweetcorn and add slightly cooled rice.
  4. Children: Mix tomatoes, oregano and oil and place in a 25 × 35 cm baking dish.
  5. Children: Stand peppers in the sauce, fill with rice mixture and place the tops beside them.
  6. Adults: Loosely cover with a suitable lid or baking paper and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 10–15 minutes until soft; large peppers may need longer.
  7. Adults: Remove dish and let filling cool well, as the centre stays very hot.

Equipment

Kitchen scales, a bowl and the cooking equipment named in the steps. Adults handle all hot or sharp equipment.

Allergens and shopping

Milk. Always check the actual ingredient labels and family allergies.

Buy any cheese explicitly labelled vegetarian and without animal rennet; choose pastry without animal lard.