Recipes · Macedonian · Main Courses
Polneti Piperki (Macedonian Stuffed Peppers)
One serving has 652 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (276%), cobalamin (116%), vitamin K (93%), pyridoxine (87%), zinc (83%) and niacin (72%). Ready in 85 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 65 min
- Makes: 1 serving (465 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: beef
Ingredients
- 150 g Bell pepper, red, raw
- 40 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 130 g Beef, ground, 80% lean, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 100 g Tomatoes, canned, crushed
- 1 g Paprika
- 3 g Parsley, fresh
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Cut the tops off the peppers and scoop out the seeds and membranes, keeping the peppers whole.
- Cook the rice in boiling water for 5 minutes (it will finish cooking in the oven), then drain.
- Mix the ground beef with the part-cooked rice, finely chopped onion, half the paprika, the parsley, salt and half the oil.
- Stuff the peppers with the meat and rice mixture and stand them upright in a baking dish.
- Pour the crushed tomatoes around the peppers, drizzle with the remaining oil and paprika, and cover the dish with foil.
- Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 55-65 minutes until the peppers are soft and the filling is cooked through, with no pink meat remaining, basting occasionally with the tomato sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 652 kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 51.9 g | |
| Water | 342 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.5 g | 22% |
| Protein | 28.9 g | 60% |
| Tryptophan | 0.18 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.2 g | |
| Leucine | 2.1 g | |
| Lysine | 2.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.67 g | |
| Cystine | 0.34 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.83 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.85 g | |
| Fat | 37.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 13.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 6 g | |
| Saturated | 11.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 1.6 g | |
| Cholesterol | 92.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 92.7 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.4 mg | 44% |
| Iron | 6.7 mg | 37% |
| Magnesium | 76.4 mg | 25% |
| Manganese | 0.86 mg | 48% |
| Phosphorus | 336 mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 1,090 mg | 23% |
| Selenium | 26.5 µg | 48% |
| Sodium | 671 mg | |
| Zinc | 6.6 mg | 83% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10 mg | 72% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.9 mg | 38% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.1 mg | 87% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 194 µg | 49% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.8 µg | 116% |
| Choline | 99.7 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 289 µg | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 207 mg | 276% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 3.9 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 5 mg | 33% |
| Vitamin K | 83.5 µg | 93% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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