ms.peachy
03-23-2005, 09:47 AM
So I got all a bit inspired last night at the supermarket when trying to figure out what to make for dinner. I got 4 organic peppers on sale for like 20p each (which is dead cheap) and a package of fresh organic spinach leaves for 89p (also dead cheap) so I though, hmm, "what can i do with these? Ah - I know, stuffed peppers with spinach, feta cheese and chickpeas!" as I knew I had chickpeas and rice at home. I added some feta to my basket, and off I went. And they turned out DEEELICIOUS! So here it is, from me to you.
Some amounts are approximate, since I was making it up as I went along, so feel free to modify, eh?
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 tin chickpeas
1 package spinach leaves, washed well
4 peppers (whatever colour you prefer, I used red & yellow ones)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp oregano
1 block feta cheese (usually @200g?), half crumbled and half diced into 1cm cubes
salt & pepper to taste (easy on the salt - remember that feta is usually pretty salty already!)
*preheat oven to 190C (which I think is @375F?)
Start by heating the oil in a medium saucepan and sauteeing the onion and garlic gently over medium-low heat until soft. Add the nutmeg and oregano and stir.
Add the lemon juice and the spinach leaves. Cover for about a minute, to allow the spinach to begin to wilt.
Add chickpeas and stir until spinach is fully wilted.
Remove from heat and add rice and feta, stirring until well mixed.
Halve and deseed the peppers. Stuff halves with rice mixture.
Place them in a lightly oiled pan, and put about a cup of water in the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the foil but continue to bake for a further 15 minutes.
Makes 8 appetizers/light meals or 4 dinner-size meals
Some amounts are approximate, since I was making it up as I went along, so feel free to modify, eh?
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 tin chickpeas
1 package spinach leaves, washed well
4 peppers (whatever colour you prefer, I used red & yellow ones)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp oregano
1 block feta cheese (usually @200g?), half crumbled and half diced into 1cm cubes
salt & pepper to taste (easy on the salt - remember that feta is usually pretty salty already!)
*preheat oven to 190C (which I think is @375F?)
Start by heating the oil in a medium saucepan and sauteeing the onion and garlic gently over medium-low heat until soft. Add the nutmeg and oregano and stir.
Add the lemon juice and the spinach leaves. Cover for about a minute, to allow the spinach to begin to wilt.
Add chickpeas and stir until spinach is fully wilted.
Remove from heat and add rice and feta, stirring until well mixed.
Halve and deseed the peppers. Stuff halves with rice mixture.
Place them in a lightly oiled pan, and put about a cup of water in the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the foil but continue to bake for a further 15 minutes.
Makes 8 appetizers/light meals or 4 dinner-size meals