Description
A hearty and flavorful stuffed pepper soup filled with rice, ground meat, and fresh vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 4 tsp. olive oil, divided
- 1 onion, chopped fairly small
- 1 T Italian Herb Blend
- 2 green bell peppers, stems and seeds removed and chopped into pieces about 5/8 inch across
- 8 oz. brown Cremini mushrooms, washed if needed and then cut in half or fourths
- 1 package (19 oz.) hot turkey Italian sausage
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 2 cans (15 oz.) crushed tomatoes
- 2 cans water
- 3 cans (14 oz.) beef broth
- 1 T Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- Salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
- Freshly-grated Parmesan cheese for serving (optional but good)
Instructions
- Cook long-grain white rice according to package instructions to make 2 cups cooked rice.
- Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in a large frying pan, add chopped onion and saute over medium high heat until the onion is barely browned on the edges.
- Add Italian Herb Blend, and cook 1-2 minutes more.
- Add onion to soup pot.
- In the same frying pan, add the chopped green pepper and saute until the edges have a slight char.
- Add peppers to soup pot.
- Add the mushrooms to the same pan and cook until mushrooms release their liquid and are slightly browned.
- Add mushrooms to soup pot.
- Add the other 2 tsp. olive oil to the pan along with the ground beef and the sausage which you’ve squeezed out of the casing.
- Cook the meat until it’s nicely browned, turning several times and breaking apart with the back of the turner.
- Add browned meat to the soup pot along with the crushed tomatoes, 2 cans water, 3 cans beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup.
- Bring soup to a low simmer, then cook on low about 30 minutes.
- Add the rice and cook 15 minutes more, adding a little more water if you think it’s needed.
- Season Stuffed Pepper Soup with Rice to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve hot, with freshly grated Parmesan cheese to add at the table if desired.
Notes
- Use Ben’s Original Converted Rice for best results.
- Consider using Heinz reduced-sugar ketchup for a healthier option.
- The beef broth can be adjusted based on preference for a thicker or thinner soup.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg