Vegetarian Stuffed Green Peppers

I made these for the boy, since he was visiting Tallahassee for a day while passing through on his way to Kentucky to visit his brother. I was pleasantly surprised by how delicious they were! The picture above is without feta.. I completely forgot about adding it until we were sitting down to eat! It was a key ingredient. NOM

Ingredients:
1 cup water
1/2 cup uncooked rice
2 green bell peppers, halved and seeded
1 tbs olive oil
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp salt
1 pinch black pepper
1 tomato, diced,
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
   
2. In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in the rice. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
3. Place the peppers cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Roast 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until tender and skin starts to brown.
4. While the peppers are roasting, heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onions, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in oil for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato, and cook for 5 minutes. Spoon in the cooked rice, and stir until heated through. Remove from heat, mix in the feta cheese, and spoon the mixture into the pepper halves.
5. Return to the oven for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

recipe courtesy of allrecipes.com


*I edited this recipe by adding about half a tablespoon of cumin, and garlic powder. I also added the feta cheese last, by piling it on top of everything instead of cooking it into the stuffing.