Greek Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 13 bell peppers (orange, red, yellow)
• 2 cups calrose rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 cup mint, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 onions
• 1 cup olive oil, divided
• salt
• pepper
• pine nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare 12 peppers by carefully cutting out the tops and removing the seeds. you will use the tops to cover the peppers before they are baked.
• 2 in a large bowl prepare the stuffing. finely chop the onions and 1 bell pepper in a food processor. add the rice, water, herbs, tomato paste, 1/2 cup of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. if using pine nuts add them now. the mixture should be "liquidy", like a gazpacho soup.
• 3 stuff the peppers about 3/4 full. if any stuffing is left over just go back and evenly distribute! cover the peppers with their tops.
• 4 add the other 1/2 cup of olive oil to the top of the peppers.
• 5 bake at 425 for 30 minutes. lower to 350 and cook for 1 more hour.