15 Easy Bell Pepper Recipes

15 Bell Pepper Recipes

As we add more easy recipe ideas using peppers to Drugstore Divas, we’ll add them to this list. So be sure to bookmark it (save it, pin it, however you do) and come back later to see what we’ve added.

Horiatiki (Classic Greek Salad) 

This Horiatiki, a classic recipe for Greek salad, has a green bell pepper added to the salad with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, olives, and feta cheese.

You make a really quick vinaigrette from olive oil, vinegar, and seasoning to top this tasty salad.

Grilled Sausage Kabobs

A red and yellow bell pepper are threaded on a skewer with red onion and sausage to make these tasty Grilled Sausage Kabobs.

The sausage is spicy and the peppers are sweet, creating a really good balance in these kabobs.

Sausage And Rice Stuffed Peppers

Cook some white rice (you could use brown rice or long grain rice too, but I prefer white rice). Separately, cook Italian sausage with onions and garlic. Mix together the cooked rice and sausage mixture, then stuff it into hollowed out pepper. Bake the stuffed bell peppers for a while, then top with shredded cheddar cheese, and bake some more to make these Sausage And Rice Stuffed Peppers.

If I’m making this easy stuffed peppers recipe for company, I’ll serve them with the tops of the peppers gently placed on top because it’s aesthetically pleasing, but you don’t need to.

Meatball Stuffed Peppers

Make a meatball mix with ground beef, garlic, eggs, parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, and Italian seasoning. Stick some of that meat mixture into large peppers and bake to make these Meatball Stuffed Peppers. Top with homemade marinara sauce or plain tomato sauce and some parmesan cheese for the perfect finish.

We love to serve these with pasta and a good, crusty bread to make them feel complete.

Grilled Shrimp Kabobs

Red bell peppers are layered with shrimp and white onion to make these fantastic Grilled Shrimp Kabobs.

Put the skewers on a hot grill, flip until the shrimp is cooked through, and serve.

Shish Kabobs (Made In The Oven)

Four different colors of bell peppers (red, green, yellow, and orange bell peppers) are skewered with chicken and baked in the oven to make these colorful Shish Kabobs.

You can season the chicken however you want, but there’s a great recipe for Carolina BBQ Rub in the post that’s delicious.

Chicken Chili

Red and green bell peppers shine in this soul-warming Chicken Chili recipe.

We serve it in a bowl with saltine crackers and shredded pepper jack cheese on top, which gives it a nice little kick.

Chicken & Sausage Bake

Red and yellow peppers, plus potatoes, sausage, and chicken bake together to make this rustic Chicken & Sausage Bake.

The whole thing bakes together in one tray, which makes it an easy weeknight meal since there’s only one pan to wash after dinner.

Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes

There’s a not-so-hidden green bell pepper in this Sloppy Joes recipe, which is a great way to sneak some vegetables into your meat-heavy dinner.

We use ground turkey in this recipe, but you could use ground chicken if that’s what you prefer.

7 Layer Salad

One of the layers of this super popular 7 Layer Salad is chopped, raw green bell pepper.

​This is the salad I make any time we are having a big party because it makes a lot and it’s always a crowd pleaser.

Sheet Pan Sausage And Peppers

Three colored bell peppers make this Sheet Pan Sausage And Peppers recipe super pretty — and delicious. The sweetness from the peppers adds a lot of flavor and is a great way to balance the saltiness that comes from the sausage.

If you can’t find the pack of tri-colored peppers in your grocery store and only have green bell peppers available, that would work too.

Spicy Chicken Quesadillas

The spicy flavors of these Chicken Quesadillas are balanced by the sweet bell peppers in the recipe.

Of course, if you don’t want to buy the bagged sweet peppers for these, you can just use a full-sized bell pepper or two.

Chorizo Quesadillas

These spicy Chorizo Quesadillas benefit from the sweetness of the sweet peppers in this recipe to give the recipe some balance.

Serve it with a dollop of sour cream or homemade salsa, plus your favorite side dish, to make it a complete meal.

Fiesta Chicken Quesadillas

These Chicken Quesadillas have a little kick to them, because of the spicy cheese (it calls for a mix of habanero and jalapeno pepper jack cheese), but are perfectly balanced because of the sweet peppers.

The seasoning is more mild than our spicy chicken version, so this is good if you want something more tame for your family.

If you want to make something spicy with peppers next time, check our of list of Budget-Friendly Recipes With Jalapeños. There are a bunch of ideas, from jalapeño jelly meatballs to grilled jalapeño cheddar cornbread.