Roasted Stuffed Peppers
- 3 red peppers large, or capsicums
- 3 tomatoes large
- 6 fresh basil leafs of
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- Preheat the oven to 170 deg Celsius, fan-bake/bake heat.
- Dice up the tomatoes.
- Slice off the tops of the red peppers and halve them.
- Scoop out the innards of the red peppers until you get a "shell".
- Lay the red peppers on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Hollow side up. Fill the red peppers with the diced tomatoes.
- Use a knife and bruise the basil leaves. Or slice them into strips.
- Lay a leaf of basil on each stuffed red pepper half.
- Drizzle 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil over the stuffed red peppers. Use good quality oil for this. It makes a difference!
- Add 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese in a bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoons of fine breadcrumbs to the cheese.
- Add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to the breadcrumbs-cheese mixture and combine well.
- Gently place the breadcrumbs mixture on the top of the stuffed red peppers.
- Place in a preheated oven at fan-bake or bake heat of 170 deg Celsius for 30mins or until the tops of the stuff peppers turn a gorgeous golden brown.
red peppers, tomatoes, fresh basil, extravirgin olive oil, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Roasted-Stuffed-Peppers-1671875 (may not work)