🍲 Stuffed Pepper Soup
Stuffed pepper soup is a comforting soup inspired by Stuffed peppers. Instead of filling whole peppers, all the ingredients—ground beef, bell peppers, tomatoes, rice, and broth—are cooked together in a hearty soup.
🌶️ Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2–3 bell peppers (red, green, or yellow, diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt and black pepper
👨🍳 How to Make It
- Cook the beef
- Heat oil in a pot and cook ground beef until browned.
- Drain excess fat if needed.
- Add vegetables
- Stir in onion, bell peppers, and garlic.
- Cook about 5 minutes until slightly soft.
- Build the soup
- Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, beef broth, and Italian seasoning.
- Simmer
- Let the soup simmer 15–20 minutes so the flavors combine.
- Add rice
- Stir in cooked rice and cook 5 more minutes.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
Top with:
- 🧀 shredded cheese
- 🌿 fresh parsley
- 🌶️ extra pepper flakes
Serve with crusty bread or garlic bread.
💡 Tip
Cooking the rice separately keeps it from getting too soft if the soup is stored for later.
If you want, I can also show you:
- 🧀 Creamy stuffed pepper soup
- 🍲 Slow cooker stuffed pepper soup
- 🌶️ A low-carb stuffed pepper soup without rice.
