Stuffed Pepper Soup

By á-162076

This soup is a must try! The thickness is easily adjusted by the amount of rice added and the flavors are amazing. We'll be enjoying this dish often, it's so good!

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 3/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (14.5-ounce) cans petite tomatoes, diced
• 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can beef broth
• 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped plus more for garnish
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 cup uncooked long grain white or brown rice (I've tried and like both)
• Cheddar or mozzarella cheese, for serving, optional

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from pinterest.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large pot heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat, once hot add beef to pot and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally while breaking up beef, until browned. Drain beef and pour onto a plate lined with paper towels, set aside.

Heat remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil in pot then add onions, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and saute 3 minutes, then add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer. Pour in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth and add parsley, basil, oregano and cooked beef, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring just to a light boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.

While soup simmers, prepare rice according to directions listed on package, then once soup is done simmering stir in desired amount of cooked rice into soup*. Serve warm topped with optional cheese and garnish with fresh parsley.

For a thinner soup don't add all of the rice and for a thicker heartier soup add it all. Also, if you plan on having it for leftovers the next day then don't add the rice to the pot of soup, just add it to each individual bowl, then reserve the rice in a separate container in refrigerator to add to the soup the next day (otherwise it would turn into mush).