Lenten Stuffed Peppers 🌶️ Bulgarian Fasting 🇧🇬 (Postni Palneni Chushki)
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Description
Sweet bell peppers baked in a tomato bath and stuffed with herbed rice, onion, and carrot—soft, juicy, gently smoky. 🫶🍅
Hook: Par-cook the rice, don’t overpack—oven does the rest for jammy, saucy peppers. ⚡
Hook: Par-cook the rice, don’t overpack—oven does the rest for jammy, saucy peppers. ⚡
Ingredients
Servings: 4
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- Peppers & Filling
- Baking Sauce
Preparation
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Total Time
🕒 Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook: 50–55 min
⏳ Total: 1 h 10–15 min
🔥 Cook: 50–55 min
⏳ Total: 1 h 10–15 min
Nutritional Value
🔋 Energy: ~280 kcal
💪 Protein: ~6 g
🧈 Fat: ~10 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~44 g
🧂 Sodium: ~600 mg
💪 Protein: ~6 g
🧈 Fat: ~10 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~44 g
🧂 Sodium: ~600 mg
🔥 280 kcal 💪 6 g protein 🍞 44 g carbs 🧈 10 g fat
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Advice
Par-cook rice only to al dente and don’t jam the filling—space lets steam finish the grains without bursting the peppers.
Why it works
A brief stovetop cook hydrates rice so it finishes evenly in the oven; baking the peppers in tomato sauce steams from the outside while reducing into a glossy, spoonable bath.
Twist
Make it Ottoman-style with 2 tbsp raisins + 1 tbsp pine nuts, or go hearty with chopped spinach and a handful of cooked chickpeas for extra protein.
Why it works
A brief stovetop cook hydrates rice so it finishes evenly in the oven; baking the peppers in tomato sauce steams from the outside while reducing into a glossy, spoonable bath.
Twist
Make it Ottoman-style with 2 tbsp raisins + 1 tbsp pine nuts, or go hearty with chopped spinach and a handful of cooked chickpeas for extra protein.
Status
Saucy, soft, and purely Lenten—Bulgarian-style stuffed peppers that taste like Sunday at baba’s. #grannyzen #bulgariancuisine 🌶️🍅
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