Halloumi Stuffed Peppers are juicy and filled with gorgeous flavours. An easy midweek dinner, perfect if you are trying to eat less meat or more veg.

I love halloumi cheese.

Lately, I’ve been trying to use halloumi in more recipes, and try different things with it, like these Halloumi Stuffed Peppers.

It’s super versatile and easy to use in Midweek Meals. You can pretty much use it in anything that you could use chicken in!

These Halloumi Stuffed Peppers are just like peppers with mince, just with a fantastic halloumi flavour and texture! They are easy to make and super yummy! If you are looking for a vegetarian stuffed peppers recipe that’s still got plenty of flavour and texture, give this a go!

stuffed peppers on baking tray, salad and garlic bread in the background.

Do You Have to Cook Peppers Before Stuffing Them?

You don’t have to cook peppers before stuffing them.

You can just fill them and then bake.

But I often find that when cooked like this, the extra moisture from the peppers seeps into the filling, and they can go a little soggy. Your peppers might also be a bit bitter if they aren’t well cooked.

So, I cut them, drizzle them with oil and roast them for 10 minutes before adding the filling, just to start them off.

This ensures you get that lovely roast pepper flavour.

Do You Cook Halloumi Before Putting it in Stuffed Peppers?

I also cook my filling before putting it in the peppers.

This just helps the flavours to come together. Your halloumi will be nice and soft, and the rice will be filled with the flavours from the seasoning and sauce.

I know some people don’t add any kind of liquid or sauce to their filling. They just stuff rice and veg into the pepper and top with cheese.

stuffed pepper filling - rice, halloumi and tomato sauce in frying pan.

This can work with mince, where you’ve got the fat to bring everything together. But, when making halloumi stuffed peppers, I find that you need something to tie it all together.

For my Halloumi Stuffed Peppers Recipe, I just simmer the halloumi and veg in some chopped tomatoes and herbs, before stirring the rice through once it’s cooked.

It’s not too wet, as the liquid reduces while it simmers, and it just brings the rice, halloumi and veg together and gives it all a nice flavour.

stuffed peppers topped with parmesan on baking tray.

What Colour Peppers Do You Use for Halloumi Stuffed Peppers?

For my Stuffed Peppers without Mince, I honestly just use whatever is in the fridge, or whatever comes in the multi-pack that I’ve bought.

You can make vegetarian stuffed peppers with any colour pepper.

I tend to avoid green because I don’t like them as much and make my Stuffed Peppers with Cheese with red, orange and yellow peppers.

One thing I’d say though is the bigger your peppers are, the easier they are to stuff, and the more filling you can get into them.

What Can I Put in Stuffed Peppers?

In my Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers, I add mushrooms, courgette, onions, garlic, halloumi and chopped tomatoes, as well as rice.

peppers with rice and halloumi on baking tray.

But, you can add plenty of different veggies, and even extra peppers if you want. As I say, you can skip the chopped tomatoes, but it might be a little drier.

Can You Make Stuffed Peppers with Brown Rice?

Because the rice is precooked, you can Stuffed Peppers with Rice with brown rice. Just remember that brown rice takes longer to cook, so you’ll need to give yourself more time.

You can also make Stuffed Peppers with Couscous, which is really nice, and just has a finer texture.

yellow pepper stuffed with rice and halloumi on plate, garlic bread and salad in the background.

Stuffed Peppers with Couscous and halloumi would be really really yummy if you want to make Stuffed Peppers without Rice.

Just cook the couscous to packet instructions like you do the rice.

What Do You Serve with Halloumi Stuffed Peppers?

A Stuffed Peppers Dinner is great because it has everything!

There’s cheese, veg, sauce and rice all stuffed in.

This recipe calls for 4 peppers chopped in half. So if there are 4 of you, you’ll only get one pepper each.

Depending on how big the pepper is, this might not be a massive meal, so you could serve your Stuffed Peppers with Halloumi with garlic bread or salad.

You might also find that the filling and Sauce for Stuffed Peppers is more than you need. You could serve your stuffed peppers with some of the extra rice and sauce on the side.

Or you can pop leftovers in a sealed tub and eat as another meal the next day. Just make sure the rice is piping hot before serving.

Why Are My Stuffed Peppers Watery?

If you’ve stuck to my How to Make Halloumi Stuffed Peppers recipe, hopefully, your peppers aren’t watery.

Often, they are watery because the sauce hadn’t simmered for long enough, or because the peppers weren’t precooked.

If you’ve followed this Easy Halloumi Stuffed Peppers Recipe and your peppers are still watery, they might just need precooking for a little longer, or the sauce simmering for a bit more.

halloumi stuffed peppers on baking tray.

How to Eat Stuffed Peppers

When I make Easy Stuffed Peppers, I cut my peppers down the middle, through the stalk to create bigger boats.

This makes them easier to fill, and easier to eat!

I often see people just chop the top off and stand them up. These look fab, especially if you put the lid back on, but would be much more tricky to eat with a knife and fork.

Chopping them into 2 even boats also means that you can pile more filling onto the top. When I make my Halloumi Stuffed Peppers Recipe, my peppers are pretty heaped up with halloumi and veg.

More Recipes with Halloumi

halloumi pasta bake in cooking dish with served portion to the side

If you are looking for more Family Dinner Recipes with halloumi you might want to try my Halloumi Pasta Bake, Halloumi Stroganoff, Halloumi Greek Wraps, Stir Fry, or Halloumi Burgers.