Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion

  chopped
• 1 green bell pepper

  chopped
• 1 red bell pepper

  chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper

  chopped (optional, for spicy)
• 4 cloves garlic

  chopped
• 1 pound ground beef

  (or use ground turkey)
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 14-ounce cans diced tomatoes

  (I love fire roasted tomatoes)
• 1 14-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1.5 cup beef broth

  (or use chicken broth)
• 1 cup uncooked white rice

  (or more to stretch the meal)
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

  (optional, for spicy - or more to taste)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh chopped herbs, spicy chili flakes, crumbly white cheese, hot sauce, lime juice, any of your favorites!

Instructions

• 1 Heat a large pot to medium heat and add olive. Heat through. Add onion and
  chopped peppers. Stir and cook about 5 minutes to soften.
• 2 Add garlic and cook another minute, until the garlic becomes fragrant.
• 3 Add ground beef and break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook 7-8 minutes, until the
  meat is cooked through.
• 4 Add paprika, basil, oregano, paprika, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to
  taste. Stir and cook 1 minute.
• 5 Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth and uncooked rice. Stir. Bring to a
  boil then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer at least 20 minutes to let the flavors
  blend and the rice to cook. You can simmer longer if you'd like. I often simmer
  for 1 hour.
• 6 Serve into bowls and add your favorite toppings. Load up your stuffed pepper
  soup!

Nutrition Info