Stuffed bell peppers

Have you ever had to buy colorful bell peppers for a dish and been stuck with extra halves of each color? Well, that happened to me. I bought bell peppers for another recipe and ended up with halves of green, yellow, orange and red bell peppers. Looking at these beautiful summer colors, I could not help but make a dish that brought out the color and taste of these beautiful peppers! That was my inspiration behind this yet another quick and easy meal..

The stuffing for this dish is my go to recipe for ground beef/kheema. I use this mixture to make stuffed rolls, fry kababs, just a basic filling recipe. When I do use this mix to fry kebabs, I add some gram flour (can substitute with all purpose flour), to this mix. This helps bind the kababs well, when frying.

Ingredients:

For the filling:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup coriander/cilantro leaves
• handful of mint leaves
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp coriander-cumin powder mixture
• salt to taste

For the bell peppers:

• Colored bell peppers - cut in halves
• 4 Cheese blend - optional
• Oil for coating
• Cilantro for garnish

Directions:

1. Wash the ground beef and dry it in a strainer.
2. Heat some oil in a pan and roast the ground beef for a few minutes. Add remaining ingredients for the filling and cook until the meat is cooked
3. In the mean time, clean the inside of your peppers and coat them with some oil.
4. Add the mixture to the bell peppers and bake at 375 F for about 20 mins. 
5. Sprinkle cheese and cilantro before serving! 

And that is it, your stuffed bell peppers and ready to serve! Hope you like this quick summer fix. Please feel free to comment and give me feedback on the recipe, or to ask any questions. Until then, Live, Love, Laugh & Eat.. Oh yes, EAT!