Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup
A delicious and hearty Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup made with ground beef, rice, and bell peppers.
Equipment
- large soup pot
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- ¾ cup uncooked rice jasmine rice recommended
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ medium onion chopped
- 1.5 pounds lean ground beef
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red bell pepper chopped finely
- 1 green bell pepper chopped finely
- 1 can tomato sauce 13.5 fluid ounces
- 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes 28 fluid ounces (with juices)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- Start by cooking the rice according to package directions. If you have already cooked rice on hand, save it for later in the recipe.
- While the rice is cooking, add the oil and onion to a large soup pot and sauté for 5-7 minutes (ok if it browns slightly – that'll give the soup more flavor). To save time, I chop the peppers while the onions are cooking.
- Add the ground beef to the pot and cook it for 5 minutes, using a spoon to stir/break up the beef as it cooks. If the beef is particularly fatty (it shouldn't be if you bought lean), drain most of the excess grease before proceeding to the next step.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for about a minute.
Notes
You can use regular diced tomatoes if you wish, but the fire-roasted ones give it extra flavor. If you plan on freezing the soup or eating most of it as leftovers, I suggest not adding the rice until you’re warming it up again. It’ll either go mushy or soak up most of the broth. You can definitely make this stuffed pepper soup in a slow cooker. Brown the beef first, and then transfer it to your Crockpot, along with everything except for the rice and salt & pepper. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. About 20-30 minutes prior to serving, add the cooked rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 25gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 850mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 15mg
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