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Stuffed Pepper Soup

Stuffed Pepper Soup is an easy and hearty soup that tastes just like stuffed peppers. It’s everything you love about

  • Serves 6
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 40 minutes
  • Total 50 minutes

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Stuffed Pepper Soup

A bowl full of Stuffed Pepper Soup is warm and comforting on a chilly night. It’s an economical meal that will quickly become a family favorite. And it’s a cinch to make!

How To Make Stuffed Pepper Soup

(More detailed instructions and video in recipe card below.)

  1. I like a really meaty Stuffed Pepper Soup so I start with 2 pounds of ground beef. Brown it, drain the grease off.
    Browned ground beef in Dutch oven.
  2. Add the onions and peppers. Cook them down until they start to get soft.
    Onion and bell pepper added.
  3. Then add canned tomatoes, 2 beef bouillon cubes, water, some brown sugar for a hint of sweetness, and a few dried herbs for flavor. Simmer for 30 minutes.
    Adding the tomatoes, water, and seasonings.
  4. Add the rice.
    White rice added.

I like to add the rice in just before serving or it tends to soak up too much liquid.

Pot full of Stuffed Pepper Soup

How To Serve

Serve with some crusty bread or Saltines crackers and you have yourself a meal! Also great with some Texas-Style Jiffy Cornbread.

Recipe Tips

  • If you want to make a spicy version of this soup, add 1 or 2 finely diced jalapeno peppers in with the bell peppers. You can also add 1 teaspoon of hot sauce.
  • Use a combo of red and green bell peppers instead of all green bell peppers for a little extra sweetness.
  • If you want to make this soup low carb, use riced cauliflower instead of white rice and leave the brown sugar out.
Bowl full of Stuffed Pepper Soup with green peppers next to it.

If you’re looking for a Stuffed Pepper recipe, try these Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers, Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Peppers, or Lasagna Stuffed Peppers.

Make a batch of this Soup and see why it is like eating stuffed peppers without all the work.

Pot full of Stuffed Pepper Soup with cornbread.

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Stuffed Pepper Soup

Recipe

Stuffed Pepper Soup

Stuffed Pepper Soup is an easy and hearty soup that tastes just like stuffed peppers. It’s everything you love about stuffed peppers, but much less work. What’s not to love about that?

  • Serves 6
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 40 minutes
  • Total 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 2 green bell peppers (diced)
  • 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes (undrained)
  • 2 beef bouillon cubes
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 cups cooked white rice

Instructions

  1. 1

    Brown the beef in a Dutch oven. Drain the fat off.

  2. 2

    Add the onion and green peppers to the Dutch oven and cook until starting to soften, about 3 to 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add remaining ingredients, except rice.

  4. 4

    Simmer for 30 minutes.

  5. 5

    Stir in rice and serve.

Notes

If you want to make your soup spicy, try adding 2 finely diced jalapeno peppers with the bell pepper. Or you can add a teaspoon of hot sauce.

Equipment

  • Dutch Oven

Nutrition

  • Calories494 kcal
  • Carbohydrates25 g
  • Protein28 g
  • Fat31 g
  • Saturated Fat12 g
  • Cholesterol107 mg
  • Sodium1206 mg
  • Potassium531 mg
  • Fiber1 g
  • Sugar8 g
  • Vitamin A147 IU
  • Vitamin C33 mg
  • Calcium50 mg
  • Iron3 mg