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Bulgur Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large peppers green, red, yellow
  • 8 oz antipasti marinated mushrooms
  • 1 cup bulgur cooked
  • 1 small carrot diced
  • 1 small red onion diced
  • 1 small zucchini diced
  • 1 ball of fresh mozzarella cheese cut into 4 slices
  • 2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
  • a pinch of Sicilian spice
  • a pinch of garlic salt
  • a punch of spicy seasoning blend
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
Garnish
  • Sicilian Spiced Yogurt Sauce

Method
 

  1. 


Preheat your oven to 375F.
  2. Cut the peppers in half, lengthwise through the stalks. Then scoop out the seeds.
  3. Place the peppers on a baking sheet in one layer. Add a slice of mozzarella inside of each pepper then set aside.
  4. In a skillet, over medium heat add the olive oil, carrot, red onion and zucchini.
  5. Season with a pinch each of Sicilian spice, garlic salt and spicy seasoning blend.
  6. Sauté until all the vegetables are soft, about 15-20 minutes.
  7. Drain the mushrooms and add them to the skillet and mix them in with the vegetables.
  8. Remove the skillet from heat and add in your pre-cooked bulgur and mix well.
  9. Spoon the bulgur mixture into the pepper halves.
  10. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the peppers are just tender.
  11. Remove from the oven, place a pepper on your plate and top with Sicilian Spiced Yogurt Sauce.
  12. Enjoy!

Sicilian Spiced Yogurt Sauce

This is a great fresh, spicy and garlicy sauce for everything.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon Sicilian Spice link below
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt link below
  • 1 clove garlic minced

Method
 

  1. In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and mix well.
  2. Taste, and add more spice or garlic salt as you would like.

Notes

https://sweetteaitalia.com/2020/04/sicilian-spice.html
https://sweetteaitalia.com/2020/06/homemade-garlic-salt.html