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Need ideas to make a meal? Here’s what to serve with stuffed peppers: all best side dishes that don’t use up oven space!

What to serve with stuffed peppers
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Making stuffed peppers and not sure what to serve with them? The challenge to serving this delicious main dish is: how do you find side dish ideas that complement it without using your oven? Since the oven is tied up with making the peppers, you’ll need to rely on side dishes you can prep without it.

As two cookbook authors and recipe experts, here are all our best side dish ideas for what to serve with stuffed peppers! You’ll want to focus on easy salads, sauteed vegetables, whole grains, and make-ahead breads to round out your meal.

Note: The side dishes below are selected to pair with Italian-style or Mediterranean-style stuffed peppers. If you’re making Mexican stuffed peppers, there are many more options! See our list of sides to go with tacos for more inspiration.

And now, what to serve with stuffed peppers!

Favorite stuffed pepper recipes

Of course, we couldn’t leave you with only what to serve with them! Here are some of our best stuffed pepper recipes:

More sides to go with…

Need more side dish ideas? We’ve got you covered:

About the authors

Alex & Sonja

Hi there! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of two cookbooks, busy parents, and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share simple, seasonal recipes and the joy of cooking. We now offer thousands of original recipes, cooking tips, and meal planning ideas—all written and photographed by the two of us (and tested on our kids!).

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  1. Shirley McClary says:

    I love looking at the different dishes that can go with green peppers. I’m such a picky eater, Where as my husband is not. He’ also a chef, but I don’t want to ask him. I want it to be a surprise.