Red Peppers with Feta and Lamb Filling

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
6 medium red bell peppers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup cooked rice
8 ounces ground lamb
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup cold water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon white sugar

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small skillet add oil and place over a medium heat.
• Once oil is heated add onion and cook for four minutes until soft.
• Stir in garlic and cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Slice tops off peppers and remove seeds. Stand peppers upright in a a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• In large bowl, combine onion mixture, dill, salt, allspice and pepper. Mix in rice and lamb, fold in feta cheese.
• Stuff peppers with mixture.
• Mix tomato sauce with water, lemon juice and sugar. Pour half of mixture over peppers, and pour 1/2 into the bottom of the dish. Cover with foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and continue baking 15 minutes, basting occasionally with sauce.
• Once meat thermometer inserted in center of filling reads 160 degrees F, your peppers are ready.

Red Peppers with Feta and Lamb Filling Recipe