Cheesy Rice Stuffed Peppers Bell peppers stuffed, topped with cheese and baked. By Sanjeev Kapoor 15 Feb 2016 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Processed Cheese, Rice Cuisine Mexican Course Main Course Vegetarian Prep Time 31-40 minutes Cook time 31-40 minutes Serve 4 Taste Mild Level of Cooking Moderate Others Veg Ingredients list for Cheesy Rice Stuffed Peppers 1 cup Processed Cheese grated 3/4 cup Rice soaked 1 large Red capsicum 1 large Yellow capsicum 1 large Green capsicum 3 tablespoons Olive oil to taste Salt 1 medium Onion chopped 2-3 cloves Garlic chopped 2 inch stalk Leek chopped 1/4 cup Tomato puree 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder 1/2 cup American corn kernels 1 Jalapeno chopped Method Halve the capsicums vertically keeping the stem intact. Remove the seeds to make them hollow. Rub one tablespoon oil and salt inside and outside the capsicum halves and set aside for about ten minutes. Heat the remaining oil in a thick-bottomed pan, add onions and sauté on medium heat for two minutes. Add garlic and leek and continue to sauté for a minute. Add tomato puree, red chilli powder and salt and cook on low heat for a minute. Add rice and two and a quarter cups of water and let it come to a boil. Cover and cook on low heat till almost done. Stir in corn kernels and jalapeno pepper and cook further for three to four minutes or till the water is absorbed. Add half a cup of grated cheese and stir gently. Preheat oven to 160º C. Fill each capsicum half with rice mixture and sprinkle a little of the remaining cheese over each capsicum Place the capsicums on a greased baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for fifteen minutes or till capsicums have softened slightly. Serve hot. Nutrition Info Calories 1499 Carbohydrates 166.4 Protein 44 Fat 73.2 Other Fiber 8.6 gm #American corn kernels #Green capsicum #Olive oil #Red capsicum #Red chilli powder #Rice #Salt #Tomato puree #Yellow capsicum Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article