Gluten Free Stuffed Peppers Recipe
These delicious gluten-free stuffed peppers are a bright addition to the dinner table. They are easy to make, very tasty and extremely filling. You can give them a kick by adding some chilli or keep them simple, either way, they are delicious!
Ingredients at a glance
- 1 large red pepper per person
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 medium courgette finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic- crushed
- 250g (9 ounces) minced beef (this will fill 2 large peppers)
- 1 400g (14 ounce) can chopped tinned tomatoes
- 1 gluten-free beef stock cube
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
- 2 tsp Italian herbs
- 1 handful of hard cheese, I used cheddar
- 1 tsp chilli flakes ( optional)
- Salt & Pepper
Baking method at a glance
- Pre-heat oven to 200c or Gas 6
- Wash and de-seed two large red peppers
- Fry the chopped onion until brown it takes about five minutes,then add the crushed garlic and courgette and fry together for a further five minutes, remove from the pan
- Fry the beef until cooked 8-10 minutes. Then add back in onion and courgette mix together
- Then add tin of tomatoes, stock cube, herbs, tomato purée, salt & pepper, chillies if using. Mix together well
- Then spoon the mixture into the peppers pressing down as you go. Sprinkle cheese on top
- Place the peppers on a baking tray and put into the oven for about 50 minutes
- Once cooked serve with a crunchy salad and crusty bread to mop up the juices