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Italian-Style Stuffed Peppers

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
55 min
TOTAL TIME
85 min
SERVINGS
8 servings
Dinner Italian
Italian-Style Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
  • 4 green bell peppers, halved and seeded
  • 1 (1 pound) loaf stale Italian bread, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup water, or more as needed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (2 ounce) can anchovy fillets, chopped
  • 8 pitted green olives, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
Instructions
1
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
2
To prepare the baking dish, lightly coat it with butter or cooking spray to prevent food from sticking.
3
Arrange sliced bell peppers in the prepared baking dish, with their cut sides facing upwards.
4
In a separate bowl, combine cubed bread and 1/2 cup of water. The mixture should be damp but not soggy.
5
Heat a generous amount of olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over low heat. Sauté sliced onions until they become translucent and fragrant. Add minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6
Combine the cooked onions with the bread mixture. Add anchovy fillets, pitted olives, extra-virgin olive oil, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Mix the ingredients until they form a well-blended stuffing.
7
Fill each bell pepper half with the prepared stuffing. Pour tomato sauce over the peppers and add a small amount of water to prevent drying out.
8
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven until the peppers are tender, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 15 minutes of baking and baste occasionally with sauce to enhance its flavor.