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Bulgarian Pepper and Cheese Casserole

At a Glance

Prep
15 minutes
Cook
40 minutes
Total
55 minutes
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Casserole
  • Main Course
  • One Dish Meal
  • Bulgarian
  • European
  • Oven
  • Easy

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Soy
  • Wheat

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 424.5 per serving 1698 for selected servings
Fat 14.8g per serving 59.2g for selected servings
Sugar 6.4g per serving 25.6g for selected servings
Protein 23.3g per serving 93.2g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 52g per serving 208g for selected servings

This is from the Moosewood cookbook, halved and with a slight change. It is so good, I make it almost every week!

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Equipment

Small casserole dish, skillet, mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups bulgur
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups green bell peppers or 2 cups red bell peppers, diced
  • 3/4 cup mushroom, sliced
  • 3/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons tamari (a soy sauce)
  • 2 teaspoons sherry wine or 2 teaspoons other red wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 3/4 cup cottage cheese or 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • paprika

Instructions

  1. Soak bulghar in boiling water during prep time (~15minutes).

  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  3. Grease small casserole dish with 1/2 tablespoons of butter.

  4. On medium heat, saute remaining butter and chopped onions until soft.

  5. Stir in mushrooms and peppers, and heat through (3-6 minutes).

  6. Add tamari, sherry, marjoram and salt and pepper (to taste), then remove from heat.

  7. In a small bowl, mix cheeses and beaten egg together.

  8. Put bulghar evenly in casserole pan.

  9. Cover with pepper mixture, then cheese mixture and dust with paprika.

  10. Bake 40 minutes, uncovered.

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