Hearty, Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup
Stuffed peppers aren’t a hard dish to throw together, but stuffing each bell pepper half is admittedly a little fiddly. If you love the hearty, tomato-y, beefy goodness of stuffed peppers but don’t like the work of making them, then this soup is for you! Or maybe you’re crazy about stuffed peppers and you’re looking for another way to enjoy their awesomeness—then this soup is for you, too! Wherever you fall on that spectrum of stuffed pepper fans, this smoky, spicy, melted cheese-topped celebration of all things bell pepper promises to hit the spot. If you want a more traditional stuffed pepper experience, check out our Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers, or Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers.
Thing We Love About Stuffed Peppers Soup #47: Super Easy-To-Find Ingredients!
You don’t need any special or hard-to-find ingredients to make this easy stuffed bell pepper soup! If you’ve got a well-stocked pantry, you might even have this stuff on hand. Here’s everything you’ll need to make this yummy soup:
- Lean ground beef. And we do mean lean! Look for a 90/10 blend—this is important so that you don't have any fat to drain.
- Onion
- Bell peppers
- Jalapeño
- Chicken stock
- Tomato sauce
- Fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- Brown sugar
- Taco seasoning
- Long grain rice. You’ll want this already cooked, so you can use leftover rice from a previous meal, or from a take out dinner, or cook some up just for this.
- Pepper Jack cheese.
How to Make Stuffed Pepper Soup
So, here’s the big secret—you don’t have to actually stuff any peppers to make stuffed pepper soup! Making a soup with all of the ingredients for stuffed peppers is sort of like a shortcut to all the flavors your love, with a little less effort put in. Here’s how to make it:
- Sauté beef, onion, bell peppers and jalapeño until the beef is cooked through.
- Pour in the stock, tomato sauce, fire roasted tomatoes, brown sugar, salt, taco seasoning and rice, and bring the whole pot to a good simmer.
- Simmer for 30!
- Serve! Topped with cheese, if you please!
What To Serve With Stuffed Pepper Soup:
Loaded with beef and rice, stuffed pepper soup is pretty filling and hearty, so you can easily make a meal of it all on its own. Or, pair it with some good bread, and a nice green side dish. Any of these would make a lovely contrast:
- Simple Butter Lettuce Salad
- Radish Salad with Yogurt Dill Dressing
- Roasted Broccoli
- Roasted Zucchini with Parmesan
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Stuffed Peppers, Made Easier
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