Greek Feta Cheese (or white Bulgarian cheese) stuffed peppers with white cheese and eggs. Shortly baked within the oven, these cheese stuffed peppers are good as appetizer or a light-weight dinner on sizzling summer season days. Vegetarian, kid-friendly.
At the moment, my buddies, we’re making a recipe very fashionable throughout Bulgaria – cheese stuffed peppers with eggs, baked within the oven. The truth is, these peppers are very fashionable in Greek delicacies, typically known as ‘Piperies Gemistes me Feta‘ (Πιπεριές Γεμιστές με Φέτα). You may see them at Greek eating places, even ready with roasted peppers, served as appetizer alongside different dishes. The peppers are sometimes roasted or grilled after which filled with a combination of feta cheese, herbs, and typically different substances like tomatoes or olives. Though the origin might be disputed, one factor is sure, these peppers are scrumptious and actually straightforward to make.
Components and Substitutions
- Lengthy peppers, crimson or inexperienced – skinny, with slender stem work finest, in any other case the filling might come out barely throughout baking.
- Feta Cheese – or Bulgarian white cheese is great substitute
- Eggs, massive
- All objective flour – for thickening the combo
- plain Greek Yogurt
- Parsley, finely chopped
- White pepper to style, non-compulsory
- Olive oil (or vegetable oil), for baking
- Flour for dipping peppers open finish in
How one can cook dinner Feta Cheese Stuffed Peppers?
1st: Put together the filling and clear peppers from stem and seeds.
2nd: Stuff every pepper with the cheese filling, dip it into some flour to seal the open facet and place into baking dish. Pour over some olive oil and bake. Voila, dinner’s prepared.
What to serve with Feta Cheese Stuffed Peppers?
A number of issues from my kitchen:
Feta Cheese Stuffed Peppers (baked)
Greek-style cheese stuffed peppers with eggs and Feta (white) cheese – simply baked within the oven, these peppers are best as gentle dinner or appetizer.
- 10 medium sized lengthy peppers, crimson or inexperienced
- 400 g Feta Cheese
- 4 eggs, massive
- 2-3 tbsp. all objective flour
- 2 tbsp. plain Greek Yogurt
- 2 tbsp. parsley, finely chopped
- white pepper to style, non-compulsory
- 4-6 tbsp. olive oil (or vegetable oil), for baking
- flour for dipping peppers open finish in
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Wash peppers underneath water, take away caps with stem and seeds. Put aside.
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In a big bowl add crumbled Feta Cheese, overwhelmed eggs, parsley, Yogurt and flour. Combine properly to mix.
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With a slender lengthy spoon stuff every pepper with the combination. Then, dip the opening of the pepper in some flour (to capsulate the filling) and place into baking dish of alternative.
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Pour olive oil onto every pepper and place within the oven. Bake on 180C/360F (with air flow on) till prime of peppers turns into darker and cooked (approx. 20-30)min.
FETA CHEESE: Feta cheese might be substituted with white Bulgarian cheese in brine.
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