I gave a neighbor some of this stuffed pepper soup, but she warned her husband probably wouldn’t like it because it had onions. She claimed that he tried it, adored it, and requested the recipe from me. I have successfully utilized instant brown rice.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 10 |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 green bell peppers, diced small
- 1 onion, diced small
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 ½ pounds ground beef
- 3 quarts water
- 2 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 2 (28 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes in juice
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ cup beef base
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups brown rice
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir bell pepper, onion, and garlic in hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Break ground beef into small chunks and add to the pot; cook and stir until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes more. Drain excess fat and return pot to heat.
- Stir water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, ketchup, beef base, brown sugar, salt, and pepper into the beef mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until the flavors marry, about 30 minutes.
- While the soup simmers, bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes; stir into the soup.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 515 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 55 g |
| Cholesterol | 71 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 29 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 3861 mg |
| Sugars | 21 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Absolutely loved this recipe!! I’ve made different versions, but loved them all. I exchanged rice with small noodles. Added all colors of peppers. Added big can of diced tomatoes. Fed a family of 4 with leftovers if we wanted it.
At the end of cooking, I stir in 1 – 2 tablespoons of regular vinegar. For some reason, that splash of vinegar adds a nice zest to it…and reminds me of how my mom made stuffed peppers (and the nice tomato sauce) that was in the pan.
Easy and very flavorful.
I only used a 1/3 of the recipe. I didn’t put water in, but used a cup of beef broth. It was very good.
I love it! I made the recipe as written except a couple minor changes based on my taste preferences. Instead of tomato sauce I used tomato purée because I wanted a heartier stew like soup. I also added 1 tablespoon of sweet balsamic vinegar because that is what is in the sauce of my stuffed pepper recipe and I only cooked the rice 10 minutes and then added to the pot to finish the cooking process . I also used fire roasted diced tomatoes…again, personal preference. The soup is amazing and tastes just like my standard stuffed peppers. I think the next time I make it (and I will make it again) I am going to replace Half the ground beef with ground mild Italian sausage. Definitely a keeper.
I followed others advice to use broth instead of water. I would use less liquid next time to make it more thick. Its good, just makes an enormous amount.
Loved the smell in my house!
I make this recipe pretty often, people always rave about it when I serve it to them. I make a few changes either for my liking or to make it more keto-friendly. I dont add the ketchup or brown sugar and instead add probably about a 1/8th cup worshtershire sauce. I substitute a small amount of the water for beef broth (8oz) and dont add the beef base. I also dont add rice but instead buy the steam-in-the-bag califlower rice and add it towards the end already steamed. I’ll occasionally add other veggies, like corn or zucchini to add more heft to the soup. This soup reheats really well, which you will probably do because even a half recipe makes a lot of soup.
Very good. I’ve made it several times.
Family loved it. Made a few changes no garlic, no brown sugar, and only cooking for 2 so less tomatoes. Still had plenty of taste and filling.
It was delicious! I will definitely make it again!
one of the best soups a person can make and is so simple to make!
Fantastic! I used one red pepper and added rice when serving. Work family loved it as well, even people who don’t like green peppers.
Easy to make. Al ingredients relatively handy. I cut the recipe and 1/2 and it still turned out. Hearty soup, can’t wait for He cold weather!
I made this with ground chicken and it was excellent
This recipe is so good and it makes a lot! I added dry rice and the appropriate amount of water to cook in the soup mixture. So, I tweaked the method a little To make it less complicated.
I added to much brown sugar before i added the rice this would have made a great sloppy joe if i had added the correct amount of sugar it would be 4 stars
Substitutes tomato juice for a cup of water for a deeper red flavor.
This was a very yummy soup. I did add red peppers with the green and it was awesome. I had plenty of time so I just added the rice to the soup and let it cook away.
Been making this recipe for at least a year- perfect replacement for chili on a cold day. One of my hubbys favorites and he’s nota green pepper fan at all
should have left the brown sugar out, made it to sweet for my likeing