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Stuffed Pepper Soup

Stuffed pepper soup is loaded with ground beef, onions, rice and bell peppers in a tomato based broth. It tastes like stuffed peppers, but with less work.

Author: Kami | NoBiggie.net
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 cup uncooked long grain white
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion chopped  about 1 cup
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic  minced
  • 1 28oz. can whole tomatoes
  • 1 15oz. can tomato sauce
  • 1 14.5oz. can low-sodium beef broth (OR Better Than Bouillon beef flavor)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • mozzarella cheese (optional garnish) grated
Instructions
  1. Steam the rice in a rice cooker or cook the rice whichever method you prefer.
  2. In a large soup pot brown the ground beef. Once cooked move the ground beef to a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb excess grease. Wipe out excess grease out of the pot.

  3. In the same pot set to medium high heat, add the olive oil into the pot and the onions and cook until translucent and tender.

  4. Add in the chopped bell peppers and continue to sauté.
  5. In a separate bowl pour the whole tomatoes in and cut up the whole tomatoes into bite sized pieces with kitchen shears.
  6. In the the soup pot add in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, browned ground beef and season with salt and pepper.

  7. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer 5-8 minutes.
  8. Add in the steamed rice right before serving…or you can add a little rice into each individual bowl. Serve with each bowl with grated cheese, if desired.

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