Best Peppers for Roasting, Grilling & Stuffing
Best Peppers for Roasting, Grilling & Stuffing
Roasting, grilling, and stuffing peppers are the best choice when you want thick walls, sweet flavor, and enough substance for hearty cooked dishes. These peppers are ideal for roasting, grilling, baking, 
stuffing, and adding rich flavor to meals straight from the garden. From large bell peppers to sweet Italian and Marconi types, this collection offers some of the best peppers for cooked recipes, weeknight dinners, and comfort-food favorites.
Better Belle IV
Type: Bell
Days to maturity: 75
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Thick-walled and full of flavor, Better Belle IV is a kitchen workhorse for stuffing, roasting, grilling, canning, drying, and freezing.
Big Bertha
Type: Bell
Days to maturity: 72
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Extra-large, crisp, and very sweet with few seeds. Big Bertha is excellent for stuffing, roasting, and hearty cooked dishes.
Big Daddy Hybrid
Type: Sweet
Days to maturity: 73
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Huge Marconi peppers with crisp, sweet flesh. Big Daddy Hybrid is excellent grilled, sautéed, stir-fried, roasted, or stuffed.
Candy Apple
Type: Bell
Days to maturity: 71
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Sugary sweet with blocky fruits that shine when roasted, baked, sautéed, or stuffed.
Carmen
Type: Sweet
Days to maturity: 75
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: An Italian bull’s horn pepper with a deeply sweet flavor when fully red. Carmen is excellent roasted, grilled, or used in cooked dishes.
Costa Rican Sweet
Type: Sweet
Days to maturity: 70
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Slim peppers with more flavor than standard bells and a fruity sweetness when ripe. Great roasted or cooked into flavorful dishes.
Great Stuff
Type: Sweet
Days to maturity: 70
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Large, sweet peppers that are especially good stuffed, baked, cooked, or eaten fresh.
Peppi Grande
Type: Sweet
Days to maturity: 70
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Crisp, sweet, and often nearly seedless, making it especially good for stuffing, baking, and grilling.
Red Bountiful
Type: Bell
Days to maturity: 85
Scoville: 0–500 SHU
Why foodies love it: Thick-walled and sweet with strong yields. Red Bountiful is a versatile pepper for stuffing, grilling, and polished dinner dishes.
Sweetie Pie F1
Type: Bell
Days to maturity: 65
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Small, thick-walled, and sweet. Sweetie Pie F1 is great grilled, stir-fried, or stuffed.
Trailblazer
Type: Bell
Days to maturity: 80
Scoville: 0–100 SHU
Why foodies love it: Bright yellow, blocky peppers with sweet flavor and crisp texture. Trailblazer is excellent for stuffing, roasting, and baking.
White Zinfandel
Type: Bell
Days to maturity: 70
Scoville: 0–500 SHU
Why foodies love it: A rare creamy-white sweet bell with mild flavor. White Zinfandel is great roasted, stuffed, or cooked into colorful dishes.