Best Tofu Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

TOFU STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cut off top of peppers½" from stem.
• Discard membranes and seeds.
• Chop top and discard stem.
• Parboil pepper bottoms in boiling water for 4 minutes.
• Drain well and stand upright in a shallow baking dish.
• Dice tofu into bite-size pieces.
• Stir-fry tofu, onion, and garlic in skillet.
• Add pepper, parsley, and chopped pepper tops.
• Cook one minute.
• Stir in rice, corn, and cheese.
• Pack into pepper cups.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Top with extra cheese if desired.
• Enjoy!

TOFU & POTATO STUFFED BELL PEPPERS IN A SPICY INDIAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash the bell peppers.
• Remove their stems and cut off the top portion a little so that you can remove the seeds and fill in the stuffing.
• For the stuffing, fry onion, green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder and garam masala powder.
• Add paneer.
• Fry well for sometime.
• Add the boiled and mashed potatoes and greenpeas.
• Mix well.
• Add salt.
• Stuff the mixture inside the bell peppers.
• Bake them in an oven or shallow fry till fried and tender.
• Grind the fried onion, tomato, ginger paste, garlic paste, cardamom, chilli powder, cumin, cashewnuts, tomato sauce and whole garam masala to a fine paste.
• Add ghee.
• Fry the ground masala on low flame for 10 minutes till the ghee leaves the sides.
• Add salt and baked bell peppers.
• Boil well for 5 minutes.
• Top with cream and corriander leaves and serve immediately.

TOFU-STUFFED BELL PEPPERS WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F and prepare a 9X13 pan by spraying with cooking spray or oiling lightly.
• Cook brown rice according to package directions. You could use 1 1/2 c leftover rice instead.
• Meanwhile, prepare vegetables according to ingredients list. Also, halve peppers longitudinally and remove seeds and membrane.
• Saute eggplant in a frying pan on medium-high heat in half the oil. Season with chili powder, salt, and pepper. Remove to a large, heat-resistant bowl when cooked.
• Add remaining oil to the pan and saute tofu, garlic, and scallions. Season with salt, pepper, and chili powder and cook until tofu becomes golden and somewhat crisp. Place in bowl with eggplant.
• Add cooked rice to the vegetables and stir to combine. Make a slurry of the cornstarch and broth and add to the mixture.
• Lightly salt bell pepper cavities if desired. Pack with filling mixture and put in prepared pan. Add enough water or broth to the pan to fill it by about 1/2 inch.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until filling is crisp on top and peppers are cooked, but not mushy.