Florentine Stuffed Peppers Recipes

GREEK-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the beef, spinach, zucchini, onion, bulgur, egg, oregano, salt and a few grinds of pepper. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Arrange the pepper halves cut side up in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and fill each pepper half with the meat mixture. Pour the tomatoes over the peppers and sprinkle with the feta cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until the meat mixture is completely cooked and the peppers are tender, about 25 minutes longer.

FLORENTINE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, hand whip the creamed cheese, add all other ingredients EXCEPT the bread crumbs and the olive oil. Mix ingredients thoroughly. Now gradually add the bread crumbs, mixing as you go. Mixture should hold together enough to form a solid ball. Fill each half of cooled, boiled peppers with the spinach mixture so the mixture is level with the edge of the pepper. Don't mound the filling. Heat a large fry with the oil to low heat. Put the pepper halves in - pepper side down first. Cook on low heat about 12 minutes, flip the peppers over so the filling side is down. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove peppers with slotted spatula to serving dish.

STUFFED SHELLS FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cook Shells in boiling salted water according to package directions.
• Cook spinach according to package.
• After cooking spinach squeeze to drain excess water. Chill.
• Blend Cheeses, egg, spinach and black pepper together well.
• Warm Marinara sauce.
• Pour 2 C sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan, reserve remaining sauce.
• Using a teaspoon fill shells, place in pan in single layer.
• Cover and bake 20 to 25 minutes at 350°F.
• Serve with remaining sauce.

STUFFED SHELLS FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the egg, ricotta cheese, spinach, Parmesan cheese, salt, oregano and pepper. Drain shells and rinse in cold water; stuff with spinach mixture., Place shells in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour spaghetti sauce over shells. Cover and bake at 350° until heated through, 30-40 minutes. Serve with breadsticks if desired.

FLORENTINE STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine the spinach, Parmesan cheese and onion and mix thoroughly. Stuff the cavity of each chicken breast with 1/4 of the mixture. (NOTE: Bone-in split breasts usually have a little cavity; if one is not naturally present, use a sharp knife to make a slit in the side of the breast.)
• Lay stuffed breasts in a 9x13 inch baking dish, and cover with the sauce.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and tender; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake another 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.

FLORENTINE STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Pull stems out of mushrooms and lay caps on cookie sheet that has been oiled with 1 tbls olive oil.
• Chop the stems very finely and set aside.
• Preheat frying pan on medium heat. Add butter and allow to melt.
• Add onions, thyme and garlic. When onions begin to brown, add chopped mushroom stems, spinach, and breadcrumbs.
• Continue to cook until tender and moisture has been absorbed. Remove form heat.
• Add Parmesan, salt and pepper. Stir in well.
• Stuff each mushroom cap with filling.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes.
• Serve hot. (These are yucky cold!).