Baked Stuffed Capsicums Or Bell Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 large red capsicums
1 cup rice or 1 cup pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 (240 g) can peeled tomatoes
1/4 cup stuffed olives
8 kalamata olives, chopped
2 tablespoons pine nuts
125 g mild cheese, diced
1/2 cup grated pecorino cheese
salt
pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C.
Cut tops off capsicums and keep aside. Remove seeds and membranes. Cook capsicums 5 mins in boiling water with a little salt, or in microwave for 1-2 minutes Drain.
Cook rice or pasta.
Fry garlic and onion in oil until soft.
Add tomatoes.
Cook 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, add rice/pasta, olives, pinenuts, diced and grated cheese, salt and pepper to taste.
Fill capsicums with mixtumre and cover with the tops, or if preferred, with cheese.
Place in greased baking dish 35-40 minutes.