How delicious Mediterranean-style Tuna Stuffed Peppers are a colorful and tasty dish that we can offer as an appetizer or as a main course.

With baked stuffed vegetables, we always play it safe. They are a dish loved by everyone, easily prepared in a few steps, and always make a great impression.

They can be made in countless ways. For these stuffed peppers, we used a Mediterranean filling that can be personalized according to our tastes.

The tuna-stuffed peppers can be prepared with all varieties of peppers. To have an even more colorful table, we can mix yellow, red, or green ones.

Furthermore, since it’s hot and we don’t feel like turning on the oven, if possible, we cook them in 15/20 with the air fryer, otherwise, it takes about half an hour in the oven.

They can be served immediately, while they are still hot and the oven cooking has formed a crunchy and golden crust on the surface of the filling. If needed, they can also be prepared in advance because they are excellent even warm or cold.

I’m sure I’ve made your mouth water!

Let’s discover how to make tuna stuffed peppers and prepare them together, I await your impressions in the comments.

Mediterranean-style Tuna Stuffed Peppers

Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Air Frying, Electric Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All Seasons

463.68 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 463.68 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 44.07 (g) of which sugars 13.31 (g)
Proteins 26.90 (g)
Fat 20.16 (g) of which saturated 7.21 (g)of which unsaturated 5.19 (g)
Fibers 7.05 (g)
Sodium 1,332.05 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 280 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

Mediterranean-style Tuna Stuffed Peppers

4 bell peppers (large, preferably yellow and red)
10.5 oz white bread (or stale bread crumbs)
1 green onion (small)
7.75 oz cherry tomatoes
2 filets anchovies in oil (optional)
to taste capers
to taste black olives
5.5 oz tuna in brine (or in oil, drained)
1.4 oz Parmesan cheese
to taste salt
pepper
to taste extra virgin olive oil
2.8 oz provola cheese (or mozzarella)

Tools

Baking Dish
Air Fryers
Bowl

Steps

Mediterranean-style Tuna Stuffed Peppers

To prepare Mediterranean-style peppers, wash them well under running water and then cut them in half or three-quarters, depending on their size.
Remove the seeds and filaments.
Grease a baking dish with extra virgin olive oil and place the peppers.
Season with salt and a drizzle of oil.
Bake them for about 15/20 minutes at 392°F in static mode.
Meanwhile, cut the white bread, cherry tomatoes, and green onion into small pieces on a cutting board and place them in a bowl with the other ingredients, such as tuna, capers, minced anchovies, grated Parmesan, and the mozzarella or provola, also cut into small pieces.
Then work with your hands, mixing to combine everything.
Take the peppers out of the oven and fill them with this mixture, helping with a spoon.
Return to the oven for another 15 minutes at 392°F, just enough time to brown them, and remove from the oven.
Air fryer cooking. Place the peppers in the air fryer’s basket lined with suitable parchment paper (if you don’t have it, it’s not a problem); spray with a little oil and cook for about 15 minutes at 374°F.
They need to form a crust, so if necessary, plan for a few extra minutes.
Let them rest for a few minutes and serve and…
Enjoy your meal

Tips

Tuna stuffed peppers can be stored in the fridge for 2 days, well-sealed in an airtight container. I recommend warming them up or letting them sit at room temperature a bit before consuming.

You can replace the mozzarella with provola or whatever you have in the fridge.

You can skip the Parmesan and replace it with pecorino.

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