This easy stuffed pepper soup is a hearty bowl of yumminess. Easy to make and thick enough to be a stew. Your family will love it.
I’ve been stuffing peppers a lot lately. I’ve made Greek Stuffed Peppers and Taco Stuffed Peppers and even Antipasto Stuffed Peppers. So I thought I’d give them a break but instead make this easy stuffed pepper soup. This is another one of my hubby’s favorite soups. They make it at work and he really likes it. I’ve made stuffed cabbage soup before but I thought I’d make this one for him. At first I tried to make it Paleo and used cauliflower instead of rice, but that didn’t work out so well. In the end I added rice instead and it was yummy. I made it pretty thick like a stew so this can easily be a meal.
Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup
The main components of this recipe are ground beef, Italian sausage, rice, beef stock, peppers and both crushed and plum tomatoes. It’s really quite easy and it makes a TON! I froze half of it and ate some for lunch yesterday. All you need to do is brown the meat in a large soup pot. Then add the rest of your ingredients except for the cooked rice. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. You want to make sure your peppers are soft. Lastly add your cooked rice and cook for about 5 minutes more. That’s it!
The rice expands and sucks up the broth. So if you want more broth, maybe add less rice and/or a bit more stock. I personally like it this way. This is a tasty, warm and hearty dish that is perfect during the winter months. And as I mentioned this makes ALOT of soup so you will have plenty to freeze for another day. Enjoy!
Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 lb ground meat
- 1 large can 28 oz plum tomatoes
- 1 large can 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 32 oz beef stock
- 4 cups peppers chopped (i used green, red, yellow and orange)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup cooked rice
Instructions
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In a large soup pan, brown your sausage and ground beef. Make sure to take the casings off the sausage and break up both the sausage and ground meat while browning.
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Add the rest of the ingredients except the rice. Crush the plum tomatoes in your hand or cut them up before adding to the pot.
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Cover and cook for about 15 minutes or until the peppers are soft.
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Add the cooked rice and continue to cook for 5 more minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
Carol Borchardt
February 14, 2016 at 4:21 pmStuffed peppers are one of my all-time favs! I need to make this!
Denise
February 14, 2016 at 6:54 pmThanks for stopping by Carol. I just ate some of this that I froze last week and it was still delicious!
Summer
February 9, 2016 at 9:14 amThis soup looks so warming and satisfying! Yummy ♥
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Denise
February 10, 2016 at 2:54 pmThanks Summer! It’s a great soup/meal for the winter time.
Joy @ Joy Love Food
February 8, 2016 at 9:33 pmI love stuffed peppers, so this is my kind of soup, and I love having leftovers to freeze for another meal on another day, so convenient and yum!
Denise
February 9, 2016 at 6:16 amI agree Joy. I love having frozen leftovers on hand because there are those days when you don’t have time to make a meal and you know it’s going to be something your like.
Analida's Ethnic Spoon
February 8, 2016 at 8:01 pmI love hearty winter soups like this! Pinned for later!
Michaela - An Affair from the Heart
February 8, 2016 at 7:52 pmStuffed peppers are my favorite any ol way I can eat them! This looks GREAT!
Denise
February 9, 2016 at 6:17 amI like them too Michaela. I’ve been making them so much lately I thought I better change it up or my family is going to get sick of them!
Kristen @A Mind Full MOm
February 8, 2016 at 4:58 pmOkay, this is SO much easier than stuffed peppers but looks just as tasty! Pinned!
Denise
February 9, 2016 at 6:17 amIt is easy. Not that stuffed are all that hard but it is easy.
Caroline
February 8, 2016 at 1:07 pmWhat a fun idea, looks so hearty and tasty!
Denise
February 9, 2016 at 6:18 amIt is hearty Caroline. You can easily eat it as a meal.