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Cheesy rice and bean-stuffed capsicums

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil, to grease
    • 1 small red onion, diced
    • 1 medium courgette, diced
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Mexican seasoning
    • 1 ½ cups cooked rice
    • 2 x 420g cans red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
    • 2 tomatoes, diced
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
    • ⅔ cup freshly grated reduced-fat cheese
    • 2 red capsicums, halved, deseeded
    • 2 green capsicums, halved, deseeded
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Spray a medium-sized frying pan with oil and place over a medium-high heat. Cook onion and courgette, stirring
    occasionally, for 5 minutes until soft. Stir in Mexican seasoning.

    2 Transfer onion mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add rice, kidney beans, tomatoes, coriander and half the cheese.

    3 Place capsicums cut-side up on baking tray and fill with rice mixture. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over capsicums and lightly spray with oil. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until capsicums are tender. Serve with a large green salad.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free Mexican seasoning.

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