What's a good side dish for stuffed peppers?

Question

I make amazing stuffed peppers, but always eat them alone. Tonight I am cooking for a lovely man of mine, and ould like to make a meal out of it. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Stuffed peppers have a nice, sharp, distinctive taste.
Try siding it with something more toned down. I suggest a light pasta or one of my personal favorites, spanish rice. :]

Answer 2

If the stuffed peppers are made the traditional way, there will be rice inside. Potatoes or pasta will be starch overkill. Stuffed peppers are slightly greasy, soft texture and heavy on the palate. I would go with a complementing contrast. I have to second the side salad suggestion or suggest a side of lightly sauteed squash varieties. Do a mixture of yellow squash, zucchini, chayote squash, and fennel sauteed in a little olive oil. The fennel adds nice soft flavor, chayote adds a fresh crunch. Deee-lish!

Answer 3

Tomatoes stuffed with macaroni & cheese, or fiesta corn as a side, garlic bread or rolls & butter, or:

Tomato Pie

1 garlic bulb
3 T. olive oil
All-purpose flour for dusting
1 package of Pillsbury pie crust, or make one from scratch
6 oz. (about 1 c.) fontina or mozzarella cheese, grated
3 lbs. firm ripe tomatoes cut into ¼-inch slices
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Fresh basil leaves cut into very thin strips for garnish

Bake the garlic clove by placing on a baking sheet and drizzling with 1 T. olive oil. Bake at 350° for about 45 minutes. Remove the skins and put cloves in a small bowl and mash with a fork or spoon. Raise temperature in the oven to 450°. Lay out your dough over a 16-inch pie dish or use a cookie sheet pan. Let cool in refrigerator for about 15
minutes.

Spread the roasted garlic over the dough, add about half of the grated Fontina and arrange tomato slices so they slightly overlap. Season with the salt and pepper and the remaining 2 T. olive oil. Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350° and top with the remaining cheese and bake until the crust turns a golden brown. If the crust edge begins to darken too much, cover with tin foil. Bake for an additional 20 to 30 miunutes. Pull from oven and let cool slightly, garnish with the fresh basil.

Answer 4

Skip the carbs if peppers have any rice in stuffing;try oven-grilled stuffed mushroom caps.Finely diced onion,garlic, the stems of the mushrooms,parmesean cheese,just a bit of very fine bread crumbs-spoon into mushroom caps,drizzle with EVOOand broil approx 5-7 mins(and most fellas like mushrooms!).If no rice in stuffing,try sour cream garlic mashed potatoes or scalloped potatoes in a mild cream sauce.Or slice yellow summer squash and zucchini squash and cook with a little diced onion & one beef bouillion cube( you dont need much salt)Drain and add a pat of butter-nice color contrast to the stuffed peppers!

Answer 5

Try bulgur. Sweat off onions, garlic and maybe some chili, add the coarse bulgur, toss in the pan until it goes 'glassy' - like making a risotto - pour twice the amount of boiling water (stock) over the bulgur, season with salt and pepper, stir, remove from heat and cover the pan. The bulgur will absorb the liquid. After 20 minutes add fresh chopped herbs and lemon or lime juice, stir and serve.
You could do the same with couccous.

Answer 6

When I make stuffed peppers, I compliment the aggressiveness of the dish with something more subtle such as fresh spinach salad or steamed baby green beans and warmed Italian bread.

Great. Now I'm salivating.

Answer 7

Fried rice and a good salad would make great compliments to Stuffed Peppers.

I hope he puts out.

Answer 8

How about a nice tossed salad? Then some amazing dessert, like a cheesecake maybe to end the meal. I would love to have that stuffed pepper recipe of yours if you feel like posting it. Thanks. Have a good time.

Answer 9

Sauerkraut. Cook the peppers on a base of Sauerkraut, makes a great meal.

Answer 10

If you're stuffing them with rice then you don't need anymore carbs so I would suggest a good green salad with maybe some garlic croutons. If you're stuffing them with something other than rice then a vegetable paella would go well.