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 Tesco Finest sweet pointed red peppers; 3tbsp Tesco Finest Sicilian extra virgin olive oil; 1 onion thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves sliced; 0.5tsp chilli flakes; 800g cans finely chopped tomatoes ( 2 x 400g cans); 100g Tesco Finest pitted Halkidiki olives halved; 300g Tesco Finest orzo; 225g Tesco Finest halloumi sliced; 0.5bunch parsley plus extra to serve; 0.5bunch basil plus extra to serve; 2tsp capers drained; 0.5 garlic clove; 1 lemon zest and juice; 4tbsp 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: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:26:20 GMT