Pesto Rice Peppers
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup pesto sauce
- 3 tablespoons diced rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts or 3 tablespoons chopped almonds
- 3 3 orange sweet bell pepper or 3 yellow sweet peppers
- Topping
- 3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
- In large bowl, mix together rice, cheese, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts; set aside.
- Cut peppers in half through stems (retain stems); seed and core.
- Fill each pepper half with rice stuffing. Place, stuffing side up, in baking dish.
- Cover with foil; bake in 350u0b0F (180u0b0C) oven for 35 minutes.
- Topping: Remove foil. Sprinkle cheese over peppers; bake uncovered, for about 5 minutes longer or until cheese is golden.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pesto-rice-peppers-132415 (may not work)