Stuffed Peppers with Spaghetti and Olives

“Stuffed peppers with spaghetti and olives” represent Campanian cuisine showing that pasta, in Campania, is prepared with many variations and even used as stuffing.


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Peperoni ripieni di spaghetti e olive
Portate Portata: Main Courses , One-pot dish | Ingredienti Ingredienti: with bell peppers , with pasta | Cotture Cotture: Oven Cooking | Cucina Cucina: Campanian cuisine , Italian cuisine | Difficolta Difficoltà: Media | Menu Menu: all year round | Tasty one-dish meals
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A complete dish or, if you need to prepare an important menu, also a main course. The “stuffed peppers with spaghetti and olives” represent Campanian cuisine showing that pasta in Campania is prepared with many variations and even used as stuffing. The ingredients are very simple to find: large peppers, the kind also known for “roasting”; olives and especially the main type of long pasta: spaghetti.

Peperoni ripieni di spaghetti e olive

Stuffed Peppers with Spaghetti and Olives

The "bell peppers stuffed with spaghetti and olives" represent Campanian cuisine, demonstrating that pasta in Campania is prepared with many variations and is even used as a filling.
voti: 5 (6)
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Single courses
Cuisine: Campanian cuisine
Servings: 4 persone

Ingredients

  • 8 nr Peppers yellow or large red ones
  • 150 gr Pasta spaghetti
  • 6 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Capers
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 100 gr Black Olives drained
  • 80 gr Breadcrumbs
  • qb Parsley
  • qb Salt
  • qb Pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  • Bake the peppers for about 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, peel, and cut in half, removing stems and seeds.
  • Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti. Drain al dente and set aside.
  • Clean and wash the parsley, chop it, and set aside.

Prepare the sauce

  • In a saucepan, add 4 tablespoons of olive oil, washed and drained capers, peeled garlic clove (to be removed after cooking), and pitted olives.
  • Cook for about 10 minutes. Add parsley, salt, and pepper.

Stuffed Peppers

  • Then, dress the spaghetti with the prepared sauce.
  • Fill the peppers with the seasoned spaghetti and place them in a baking dish with the remaining oil and breadcrumbs.
  • Bake the peppers in a preheated oven at 180°C for approximately 30 minutes.
    Peperoni ripieni di spaghetti e olive

Notes

If you like spicy flavor, add crushed chili to the sauce for the spaghetti.
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