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Nº 85 · Budget Favourites · serves 4

Stuffed Peppers with Mince and Rice

Hungarian töltött paprika, kept mild: peppers stuffed with mince and rice, slowly cooked in tomato sauce. A complete meal on one plate.

€7–9approx. €1.75–2.25 ppMild20 min prepLOW 5–6 hrs · HIGH 3 hrs
Stuffed Peppers with Mince and Rice

Ingredients serves 4

Tick off what you already have at home.

  • Budget tip: pork mince instead of beef mince (approx. €1)

    CarniceríaMercadonaLidl

    Aisle: carnicería. Note: 'preparado de carne picada' contains additives; '100% carne' is pure mince.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: arroz y pasta. Microwave cups are usually next to the rice, packed in twos or threes.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: huevos. Eggs are not refrigerated in Spanish shops; that is normal.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: especias. Plain pimentón dulce is unsmoked; the smoked one says 'de la Vera'.

To serve

Method

  1. 1

    Cut the tops off the peppers and remove the seeds. Trim the bottoms straight if needed, so they stand steady.

  2. 2

    Mix the mince, rice, onion, egg, paprika, salt and pepper and loosely fill the peppers.

  3. 3

    Stir the passata, water, sugar and oregano together in the slow cooker. Stand the peppers upright in the sauce and put their tops back on.

  4. 4

    Cook for 5–6 hours on LOW or 3 hours on HIGH. The filling is cooked when it's no longer pink inside (75 °C).

  5. 5

    Sprinkle over the cheese (optional) and let it melt with the lid on for another 10–15 minutes. Spoon sauce over the peppers when serving.

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