Baked orzo with sweet red peppers, olives and halloumi

Name: Baked orzo with sweet red peppers, olives and halloumi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2.0 Tesco Finest sweet pointed red peppers; 3.0tbsp Tesco Finest Sicilian extra virgin olive oil; 1.0 onion thinly sliced; 2.0 garlic cloves sliced; 0.5tsp chilli flakes; 800.0g cans finely chopped tomatoes ( 2 x 400g cans); 100.0g Tesco Finest pitted Halkidiki olives halved; 300.0g Tesco Finest orzo; 225.0g Tesco Finest halloumi sliced; 0.5bunch parsley plus extra to serve; 0.5bunch basil plus extra to serve; 2.0tsp capers drained; 0.5 garlic clove; 1.0 lemon zest and juice; 4.0tbsp Tesco Finest Sicilian extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

This Mediterranean-inspired orzo bake, with sweet red peppers, Halkidiki olives, halloumi and salsa verde, makes for a stunning midweek meal as summer approaches

Updated at: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:52:51 GMT