These Greek-inspired stuffed peppers are mostly made with ground lamb. Bell pepper “boats” with rice and classic Greek ingredients like onion, garlic, and fresh herbs. For a vibrant and mouthwatering main dish, garnish with crumbled feta cheese, diced tomatoes, and tzatziki. We enjoy this with buttery fresh potatoes, leeks, parsley, and a salad or green veggie. If you don’t mind the extra carbs, add some thick bread!
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 cups cherry tomato halves
Instructions
- Place beans and water in a large saucepan. Cover, and bring to a boil. Set heat to low, and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain off water, and set aside.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in sugar, garlic salt, pepper and basil. Add tomatoes, and cook stirring gently just until soft. Pour the tomato mixture over the green beans, and toss gently to blend.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 122 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 294 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I had an abundant supply of garden blessings so I put it to good use. I mixed the wax and green beans and used the yellow cherry tomatoes. The fresh basil gave t a nice boost. Wonderful change wile enjoying the the garden.
Tasty! I left the sugar out entirely and added more basil. Yum!
I’ve made this soooo many times and everyone loves it! I decreased the sugar to 2 pinches… otherwise, it took away from the other flavors.
I really liked the twist on plain green beans. This was a very good recipe. The only thing I did differently is to add about a teaspoon of lemon juice to give it a little zing. If I make this again, I think I am going to add 1 or 2 cloves of minced garlic. But as it stands it’s a wonderful recipe and a great change of pace for plain green beans.
Didn’t have garlic salt so used 1 tsp minced garlic and 1/2 tsp salt. Yummy!
To sweet for my family. Would definitely cut the sugar in half. Also needed to double the cooking time for the green beans.
It was very good, added some feta once completed. I would cut the sugar in half next time, and there will be a next time!
As so many of the reviewers indicate, CUT THE SUGAR! I used “frenched’ runner beans ( only used ‘bout 300 instead of 450 g prep.’d beans) and came up with a fabulous summer vegetarian “spaghetti like” side dish!
Very tasty! Would definitely make it again!
My husband was out with friends, and I had a handful of green beans and cherry tomatoes (and small yellow tomatoes too). I also had some fresh basil – so it was a no brainer to make this. It was very easy and I had a hot skillet ready from another dish. It was very good – since it was just me I used a “pinch” of garlic salt, pepper and sugar and it turned out yummy. You’ll see from the photo that I used a lot of tomatoes – just what I had on hand. I won’t hesitate to make this for my husband and a larger group too. It is very pretty on the plate
This was really good and so easy. I’ll definitely make this again. Might use less butter.
REALLY AS DELICIOUS FAMILY LOVED IT WILL MAKE AGAIN
I was looking to use some produce that I bought at the farmers’ market and found this doing a search for cherry tomatoes. I cut the amount of the green beans and tomatoes in half for the two of us, left out the sugar and added a sweet banana pepper to the garlic butter mix and served it with shrimp scampi. Easy delicious meal for a summer evening.
I made some changes to this recipe as suggested by other reviewers. I used grape tomatoes and instead of garlic salt, I added three cloves of minced garlic and a half teaspoon of salt. I increased the chopped basil to 3 tablespoons, and I omitted the sugar. Finally, before serving, I sprinkled garlic and herb bread crumbs and grated parmesan over the top. It was delicious and well received by my guests. It would make a nice green and red side dish at a Christmas dinner.
Simple and delicious.
I’ve made this for many dinners. It’s very easy and is one of the few things that you can have cooking while you work on something else. The beans won’t be ruined by just removing them from the stove for a few minutes before straining and topping. Everyone loves it, and though it definitely is bursting with flavor, it is not so overwhelming that it won’t work with a bunch of other dishes.
Made these according to the recipe. I didn’t have cherry tomatoes I had fresh tomatoes from the garden so a little extra chopping and I was good to go. My husband especially liked these beans. Thanks!
Was yummy. Only thing I would change is the amount of sugar. Too much for my personal taste. But it was yummy indeed
My husband said it’s a keeper! It was simply delicious!
This is side dish that we use occasionally, because we love it! I originally tried it a few years ago, because I needed to use up some basil. This summer, I’ll keep coming back to it to use home grown green beans and cherry tomatoes as well. I have also used frozen green beans; they work, too.
The grape tomatoes have a sweetness to them. I omitted the sugar after reading everyone else’s reviews. This is delicious!?