Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb)
Peppers baked with spiced rice, lamb, and pine nuts.
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- 4 Bell pepper
- 300 g Ground lamb
- 150 g White rice
- 1 Onion
- 200 g Canned tomatoes
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 3 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 40 g Pine nuts (optional)
- 3 tbsp Parsley (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
- Halve and seed the bell peppers.
- Brown the lamb with onion, toast the rice and pine nuts, and bind with tomato and cinnamon.
- Stuff the peppers with the filling and a splash of water in the dish.
- Bake covered until the peppers are soft and the rice cooked, about 40 minutes.
- Chop the parsley.
- Scatter parsley over the peppers and serve.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb)
Biber dolmasi is the Turkish take on stuffed peppers, part of the broad Mediterranean and Middle Eastern family of dolma, vegetables filled with spiced rice. This version leans savory and aromatic: ground lamb browned with onion, rice toasted with pine nuts, and everything bound with tomato and a stick of cinnamon that lends the warm, faintly sweet spicing characteristic of the region. The stuffed peppers bake slowly with a splash of water in the dish so the rice steams to tenderness inside the softening pepper walls.
The result is hearty and comforting, the peppers gone sweet and slumped, the filling rich with lamb and studded with the buttery crunch of pine nuts, all carrying that gentle cinnamon warmth. Traditionally these are served as a main course, often with yogurt on the side to cool and offset the spice. Toasting the rice and pine nuts before stuffing is what gives the filling its nutty depth and keeps the grains distinct rather than mushy, and the long covered bake is what marries everything together.
Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb): frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb)?
One serving of Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb) has about 583 calories, with 19g of protein, 46g of carbs, 36g of fat and 6g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb) gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb) has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb) take to make?
About 75 minutes start to finish, but only around 28 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb)?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out pine nuts, parsley — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Biber Dolmasi (Turkish Stuffed Peppers with Lamb) make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.