Air fryer stuffed peppers with rice

Air fryer stuffed peppers with rice are a vegetarian and tasty recipe perfect to savor in the summer. Here's how they prepare.

The air fryer allows you to make delicious dishes while saving time and money. Yes, because unlike the oven it consumes very little and allows us to make healthy and tasty dishes such as peppers stuffed with rice in an air fryer.

This summer recipe can be prepared in many ways and the one we are about to reveal is undoubtedly the fastest. For the filling we will use boiled rice flavored with tomato sauce and then we will further enrich everything with provola. Ready to discover a new frontier in the kitchen?

How to make rice stuffed peppers recipe in air fryer

1. First, dedicate yourself to preparing the rice. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and boil the rice for 2 minutes less than indicated on the package.
2. While the rice is cooking, finely chop the onion and brown it in a pan with a drizzle of oil. Once tender, add the tomato purée, a pinch of salt, some chilli pepper if you like and a few basil leaves and cook for 10-15 minutes .
3. Clean the peppers by first washing them under running water and then removing the cap, seeds and white filaments.
4. Once the rice is ready, drain it and cool it under running cold water.
5. Mix the rice, the tomato sauce, the grated cheese and the diced provolone in a bowl.
6. Use the mixture to stuff the peppers and, as they are ready, place them in the air fryer basket with the cut side up.
7. Bake them at 200° for 13 minutes and serve them after they have cooled down. If your fryer only reaches 190°C, continue cooking for 2-3 minutes.

This is just one of the many ways to prepare stuffed peppers. For example, you can season the rice with a raga of meat, or add some peas to the puree or, why not, diced cooked ham . In short, stuffed vegetables in an air fryer, just like traditional ones, are truly versatile.

storage

The peppers stuffed with rice cooked in an air fryer can be kept in the refrigerator, well covered in plastic wrap, for 2-3 days . They are excellent both at room temperature and slightly warmed.

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