Greek Style Stuffed Peppers

My mother raised me right.   I have a vivid memory from high school where I was at a friend's house and had to shove dinner down my throat.  The main course?  Stuffed bell peppers.  I didn't like bell peppers, and I certainly didn't like the meatloaf-resembling filling.  It was awful, but I did it--because I was polite.

When the husband chose this recipe for dinner, I have to admit I was a little nervous.  Stuffed bell peppers?  I haven't eaten them in 10 years, but I'm still apprehensive.  However, I do like bell peppers now (love them!) and liked the idea of another well balanced (veggie, whole grain, meat) main course.

We really enjoyed these!  We'll definitely make them again in the future. 

Here's the rundown:
*Time: 1 hr 15 minutes total (15 mins prep)

Pros:
*tasty
*can be prepared ahead of time or in the crock pot
*includes whole grains and veggies (bulgur, spinach, bell peppers)
*inexpensive ingredients
*pantry ingredients
*reheats pretty well

Cons:
*long bake time
*(probably not) kid friendly

Notes:

• filling is slightly bland.  I tried another batch with added garlic and garlic powder and it was much better
• I made half in the oven and half in the crock pot (low for 4 hours)--both methods worked!
• The crock pot version was a little watery
• The oven version tasted better to me, but the husband liked how soft the bell pepper was in the crock pot version.
• This recipe makes a ton!  (We used an extra bell pepper and still had leftover filling!)
• I froze some of the filling to see how that works.

Nutritional Info:
Calories: 210
Carbohydrates: 19g
Total 6g
Saturated Fat: 2.5g
Protein: 21g
Fiber: 6g

Here's the recipe!