What would you serve with stuffed peppers?

Bread or rolls sounds like a good idea.. that's probably what I'll do next time.

Wow, that sounds great!

Might I suggest a garlic, rosemary, and shredded asiago foccacia drizzled with a balsamic vinegar, and olive oil mixture? Tis my favorite after all.

I will probably make cabbage rolls next week with the leftover stuffing from tonight's dinner.

Thank you for the idea.. might try it sometime! I found a great recipe for a cabbage roll casserole which I'll probably try. Instead of rolling the meat mixture into cabbage leaves, you line a casserole dish with shredded cabbage, then top it with your meat mixture, then another layer of shredded cabbage. Sounds so much easier than rolling up the leaves!

What i do with stuff cabbage to make it look like more of a selection for dinner, I omit the rice in them and instead just put hamburg, onion/onion soup mix, and tomato sauce. Then I make like a rice dish seperate so therefore i dont have to try to come up with something to go with it. It works since my daughter doesnt like rice in hers and yet everyone else thinks they are having a more dinner then they really are. Just something else to think of...

I wish I could be that way. But w/ my oldest being on pedisure to maintain her weight as when she was small she preferred to drink her meals rather than eat. So I catered to what she would eat. They all usually eat what we eat she's still the picky eater but I can vary things a tiny bit and we still essentially eat the same thing.

That is understandable. My oldest was very picky until he was about 4.. it was due to our life. I lived with mom, and she didn't cook much, when she did it was like spaghetti or other simple things. My son and I would eat fast food a lot because I'd want to get out of the house, or didn't want mom's dinner, or we had no food, or whatever. So for the first 4 years he pretty much only ate chicken nuggets and bologna and simple things. Then I moved in with hubby and suddenly we were making stuff like tacos and whatever else we wanted. My son would cry when I tried to get him to eat a taco. It took about a week of "eat it or go hungry" and if he didn't eat dinner I'd reheat the same thing for lunch the next day until he ate it, and I'd make him sit there until he ate it (at least take a few bites). After about a week he would at least taste everything I put on his plate, and after having it a few times he'd end up loving it. Now there isn't much the boy doesn't love. Of all the foods he's tried he pretty much only dislikes saurkraut, spinach (but will still eat it) and chili beans (but will still eat it). His favorite foods are onions! He'll eat them raw. I've now learned that if I want him to try something new, I just need to put some onions in it.

LOL, I don't allow my kids to be picky. I'm an "Eat it or go hungry" kind of mom. Thankfully they pretty much hate the same things I do, so they aren't stuck eating something they don't like often.

I have not made stuffed tomatoes, but I have done cabbage rolls a few times. Actually since I had so much left over "stuffing" from the stuffed peppers, I decided last week to do the cabbage rolls.. but I made them with a twist. Instead of stuffing cabbage rolls, I shredded the cabbage, put a layer on the bottom of the casserole dish, then piled on the "stuffing" then another layer of the shredded cabbage on the top. It came out so good! The kids would normally leave their piece of cabbage for last and eat it grudgingly, but they liked it this way and they ate the cabbage without a problem at all.

That is a really good idea! I would have never thought of that but I am going to try it. My kids are the same way...they would only eat the insides if I let them. Thanks for the idea!

They were great! I saved the stuffing to make cabbage rolls with it next week.. another dish I have trouble finding a side for.

As I said in the above post.. my kids eat what I give them, like it or not. They aren't exactly huge fans of every meal I serve them, but they will eat it because they know I won't serve them a substitute.

Those sound delicious too. Wish my kids would eat things like that.

Ooh! Now you're making me want a stuffed tomato!

They are really very good, you should definitely try it.

Yeah, that's an idea.. or rolls.

Both good ideas...

That's what I did.. which is what prompted me to get some advice! I've decided bread or rolls sounds like a good idea. Salad might work as well.

Don't you hate when that happens? Someone mentioned something about stuffed tomatoes and I've been craving them ever since.

There's always lots of left over rice mixture, which I let the kids have if they're still hungry. I'll probably serve rolls on the side next time!

Sorry, seems I cant type today! That was meant to be a salas with grated carrot and apple.