This is how you make foil packet grilled stuffed peppers on the barbecue or over a campfire! Easy vegetarian dinner stuffed with lots of vegetables or with ground beef and rice for a heartier meal. One of our favorite foil packet meals for camping.
My family loves grilled stuffed peppers. During the summer we like to do them on the barbecue!! This foil packet meal is a great one for a weeknight meal or if you have company over. If you loved our baked stuffed bell peppers recipe, but want to cook outside this is how to do it. (affiliate links present)
Table of Contents
- How to Make Grilled Stuffed Peppers
- Grilled Stuffed Poblano Peppers Recipe
- How to Grill Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Rice
- Do you have to peel the skin off roasted poblano peppers?
- Stuffed Poblano Peppers Ingredients
- Are poblano peppers good for grilling?
- How Long to Grill Stuffed Peppers
- How to Cook Stuffed Peppers on the Grill
- What to make with leftovers
- Grilled Stuffed Peppers Recipe
How to Make Grilled Stuffed Peppers
They are easy and can be made vegetarian if you prefer too. There’s just enough spice to them and are quite a healthy barbecue meal packed with lots of flavor Don’t these just look heavenly??!!
Well there is a lot of versatility to this recipe depending on what you like inside your stuffed peppers. We have made them with cream cheese and sausage like our stuffed mini sweet peppers. For this one the base is white rice.
Grilled Stuffed Poblano Peppers Recipe
I have added ground beef into the mixture from time to time but it is your choice. This one is a bit different because it is cooked on the grill in a foil packet and is meatless….but nontheless incredible!! Here’s how you make it.
How to Grill Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Rice
First you will need as many poblano peppers as you think you will need (2 per person I would average). A rice cooker is helpful just to speed up the process, if you don’t have one I use mine all the time and it’s still going after 10 years.
If you have a pressure cooker you could follow our timing for Instant Pot stuffed peppers. Start your rice first and if you want to include any meat you need to precook and drain that so you have your ingredients all prepped. Combine together and fill so that once your barbecue is warm you can set them on top
It is best to wrap them all in aluminum foil so the heat is even and your fillings don’t fall out and make a mess. If you want to ensure they come out really tender you can blanch peppers at the beginning but that is not necessary as they essentially steam because they are wrapped tight.
Do you have to peel the skin off roasted poblano peppers?
You don’t have to but typically it is easier to cut and chew if you don’t ingest that part. Once it is done and you unwrap it from the foil the skins will be quite loose. You can then gently slice at the bottom and pull it up and off. If you want to remove beforehand, lay on the grill over the flame to char on all sides. Put into a closed paper bag for 10 minutes, remove, and then stuff.
You’re going to want to dice your veggies and spices fairly fine and about the same size, in regards to the carrot, tomatoes, pea pods, and onion so that they cook evenly inside your grilled stuffed peppers. Add everything including your brown rice (you could use white) into a bowl and mix well so everything is coated in goodness and then create your foil packets.
Stuffed Poblano Peppers Ingredients
- poblano peppers
- carrot
- onion
- peas pods
- cherry tomatoes
- brown or white rice, cooked on stove or make Ninja Foodi rice
- garlic
- olive oil
- cayenne powder
- salt and pepper
Of course you’ll need some tinfoil to wrap them all up so they can cook and not burn.
Are poblano peppers good for grilling?
Yes!! Not only do they have wonderful flavors but they are larger than bell peppers so they fit more goodies inside. They lay flat nicely so the size is better as far as grilling is concerned so you can sit other side dishes on the grate as well if you wanted to.
How Long to Grill Stuffed Peppers
20 minutes is about right but timing depends on the size you’re using. Aluminum works great for cooking anything on your Traeger. We use the same technique for grilling shrimp in foil packets too. Generously stuff your peppers. If you are making more than 2 then just double or triple the recipe.
If you want to add meat, brown about 1/2 lb. and add that to your mixture too. The steam inside the foil packets will steam everything really well so even the peppers will get nice and soft. Grilled stuffed peppers are just as good as our stuffed green peppers in the oven but you can keep your house cool this wya.
How to Cook Stuffed Peppers on the Grill
- You want to start by pre heating the grill to medium high.
- Combine the cooked rice with the vegetables, seasonings, pinch of salt & pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Stuff the peppers with the rice mixture.
- Lay out a large rectangle of aluminum foil, place in the middle on it’s side. Drizzle with Olive oil. Wrap loosely.
- Place directly on the grill and cook for 5 minutes. Flip and cook for another 5 mins.
- Reduce heat to low and allow to cook for an additional 10 minutes.
- Open one and check for tenderness
- Be very careful when opening, the steam is extremely hot.
Grilled pork chops with dry rub are killer too if you want to cook meat separately with these for dinner.
What to make with leftovers
We have had leftovers at times and I hate wasting food. Best way ever to use the outsides up is to chop them up and throw them into our Chicken Poblano Soup for a meal the next day!!
Grilled Stuffed Peppers
Equipment
- 1 barbecue
- 1 Bowl
- 1 rice cooker
Ingredients
- 2 poblano peppers
- 1 carrot , diced
- 1 small onion , diced
- 1/4 c pea pods , diced
- 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 c rice, white or brown, cooked
- 1 minced garlic
- olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 tsp cayenne, optional
Instructions
- Pre heat the grill to medium high. Combine the cooked rice with the vegetables, seasonings, pinch of salt & pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Stuff the peppers with the rice mixture. Lay out a large rectangle of aluminum foil, place pepper in the middle. Drizzle with Olive oil. Wrap loosely. Place the peppers on the grill and cook for 5 minutes. Flip and cook for another 5 mins.
- Reduce heat to low and allow to cook for an additional 10 minutes. Be very careful when opening, the steam is extremely hot.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Grilling makes everything taste better doesn’t it? These peppers looks so yummy!