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Speca të mbushura – Albanian stuffed peppers
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Speca të mbushura – Albanian stuffed peppers

Albania's take on the Balkan stuffed-pepper family: baked with rice, ground meat, tomato, and herbs.

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85 min total
4 servings
Medium

Ingredients

servings
Units
  • 4 stk Large bell peppers
  • 14.1 oz Ground beef or lamb
  • 4.2 oz Rice
  • 14.1 oz Crushed tomatoes
  • 1 stk Onion, diced
  • 0.7 oz Fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare the filling

    1. Cook onion in oil, add the meat and brown it. Stir in rice, half the tomatoes, parsley, salt, and pepper.
    Pan
  2. 2

    Stuff and bake

    1. Loosely fill the peppers and place in a baking dish. Pour the remaining tomatoes and a little water around them. Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes.
    180°C
    Oven

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Nutrition

Calories

440kcal

Protein

27g

Fat

20g

Carbs

39g

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