Recipe 63: Stuffed Capsicum

As a student I lived on nothing but the cheapest of foods, which was generally noodles. I now hate noodles and stir fry's because of my years living with no money. I should really take a photo of my fridge right now as it breaks my heart. We are out of money and until the husband gets paid I have to try my hardest to make interesting meals with next to nothing. Luckily we had two capsicum left and a bit of mince, so finding a recipe on Best Recipes that contained very little ingredients allowed me to adapt it and make it for dinner.

Stuffed Capsicum

Depending on how many capsicum you have, depends on the serves.

2 medium sized capsicums, topped off and hollowed out
250g beef mince
4 tbsp rice
300ml water
1 onion
2 tsp crushed garlic
cup grated cheese
Basil and tomato sauce (recipe 7)

METHOD

1. Fry onion and mince once cooked, add rice and 300ml water
2. Add the crushed garlic and 1/2 cup of the basil and tomato sauce into the mix (boil down so its not watery and that the rice has taken most of the liquid and is not raw)
3. Stuff the capsicums with the rice and mince mix 
4. Place in oven proof dish like a casserole pot, add the remaining basil and tomato sauce around the capsicum.
5. Sprinkle the cup of grated cheese on top of the capsicums, bake at 180c for 50 minutes or until the capsicum have been cooked.