Stuffed Pepper Crockpot Soup

By McLean

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef (can use half sausage)
• 2 green bell peppers, diced ( about 1 cup)
• 2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15 oz) can of tomato sauce
• 32 oz of beef broth
• 1 cup of water
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire (optional)
• 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2-4 teaspoons beef powder (optional)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1-2 tablespoons Italian seasoning (optional)
• 4 cups of cooked rice ( I love Seed of Change Quinoa & Brown Rice mix) or brown/wild rice mix

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 430mins
Adapted from familyfreshmeals.com

Preparation

Step 1

Brown and drain grease from the ground beef and place in slow cooker.

Add in tomato sauce, tomatoes, broth, peppers, onions, garlic, brown sugar, water, salt and pepper to slow cooker. (basically everything but your cooked rice) Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.

When about 30 minutes are left , add in your cooked rice, recover and continue cooking until time is up.

Note: One recipe adds one cup rice at the beginning.