Fresh and Delicious Stuffed Pepper Soup
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Stuffed Pepper Soup is a hearty and healthier way to use those beautiful fall vegetables. It heats up beautifully and is a great dish to enjoy after a long day.
Stuffed Pepper Soup is a play stuffed peppers, one of my very favorite recipes while growing up.
I grew up in a farming community where a lot of the work and social activities revolved around planting or harvesting crops.
Everyone shared produce. We never needed a farmers market. If we had more tomatoes than what we needed we shared.
So did everyone else. We would have loved this Stuffed Pepper Soup!
One of the dishes my mother made, that I loved, was stuffed peppers. It was a mixture of ground beef, rice and tomato sauce baked inside a green pepper.
I knew that John wasn’t going to love eating an entire baked green pepper, so I thought I would take the same ingredients and make a soup.
If John didn’t care for it, it was still something that I could freeze in individual portions and eat when I was on my own for dinner.
When I make soup, I always make extra. It might be my upbringing, but I love having it in my freezer on those snowy evenings.
We also love leftovers, and mushy rice won’t do so I actually add in the rice as I’m serving it and store it in a separate container for future yumminess.
Turns out I didn’t have a thing to worry about. John loved this soup as much as I did and I can’t wait to pull the leftovers out of the freezer when the snow flies!
I eat soup all year long. Here are a few of my favorite recipes!
- Creamy Roasted Vegetable Soup
- Healthier Chicken Pot Pie Soup
- Cheesy Potato Soup
- Easy Vegetable Soup
- Lamb Pho
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain brown rice cooked according to package directions
- 1 lb spicy pork sausage
- 1 lb ground sirloin
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 green peppers diced (3 cups)
- 1 large yellow onion diced (3 cups)
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 16 oz cans tomato sauce
- 14.5 oz petite diced tomatoes
- 14.5 oz diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 32 oz fat free beef broth
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
Instructions
- In a large pot heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Once hot, add beef and sausage. Cook until browned. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Add remaining tablespoon olive oil and add onions and green pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic, basil, and oregano. Cook for 30 seconds. Pour in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, and browned meat. Bring to a light boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer at least 30 minutes.
- If you plan on having leftovers, don’t add the rice to the pot of soup. Just add it to each individual bowl.
- Refrigerate or freeze leftovers in an airtight covered container.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
I love this soup – it’s right up my street! And I really appreciate your remarks about serving the rice separately: growing up in the countryside, I, too, always make soup to last a couple of days, freezing it for a midweek emergency 🙂
Thanks Ginger! Just checked out your amazing blog! So glad I did. It’s great and looks like you’ve been at it for years! Enjoy your day and thanks again for your kind comments!
Thanks for visiting! It’s amazing to see what others are up to, isn’t it? Have a great week!
Looks delicious, nice, hearty and comforting for those chilly evenings, thanks for sharing:)
Thanks for stopping Lily! Have a great day too!
Oh my this looks delicious! What a great idea! My mom made this type of dish as well …Stuffed Bell Pepper it was called. I loved it growing up. I never make it because my youngest will not eat the pepper like that. I never thought of making it in a soup …brilliant! Thanks for sharing this Julie!
Thanks for your kind comments! I didn’t think my husband would eat a stuffed pepper either. He just asked if I thought about making stuffed peppers. I guess I will never know that boy completely! 🙂
I have this same recipe Julie, and I must admit, it’s wonderful and the aroma that fills the house is just perfect during the cooler months. The best part is the leftovers taste so much better the next day, or even from the freezer. Happy FF!
Thanks Loretta! I love the way these aromas make my house feel comfy and yummy too. You have a great weekend too.
You know, I often see a rather complicated, constructed dish and think “why can’t they just put the same ingredients into a casserole (or a soup) and call it a day?” . . . and that’s what you’ve done here. Delicious with the addition of the sausage and boy does it look good right about NOW! Wishing you a most happy Fiesta Friday and a wonderful weekend!
Thank you so much Sue for such kind comments. I agree, it doesn’t have to be complicated to be good! You have a great weekend too.
This sounds delicious 🙂 thanks for sharing! I love taking big controversial dishes and then making them into stews/soups like this – soups are always pleasing to the soul!
I totally agree Mandi. This was really delicious and definitely a comfy meal.
Sounds delicious Julie especially with the roasted tomatoes. I too use to make stuffed peppers but noone really wants to eat a whole pepper like you said. Part of my family grew up in a farming community in Indiana and Kansas 🙂
Midwestern at heart! Thanks Judi.
Looking great that is!!
Thank you Mr Fitz!
Ground beef would be good with this, too, right? What a lovely way to enjoy the classic stuffed peppers. Happy FF, Julie. 🙂
Absolutely! Happy FF to you too!
This sounds like the perfect fall meal. And I’m like you, I double any soup recipe I make so I can have an already-made meal saved in the freezer.
Thanks Kim! We really enjoyed it and happy that we had a little left for the freezer!
I love this idea! It looks really yummy too. I made up some soup today and made more than I needed for the same reason, it’s always good to have soup in the freezer over the winter! I might have to add this one to my stores as well!
I love soup in my freezer too! Give it a try. Its so flavorful during a season that lacks much flavor…winter. 🙁
I noticed you have a new Link party. Are you new to this one?
Sorry, which one do you mean?
Create it Thursday? Also, I noticed that people link to the co-hosts on Fiesta Friday. Is there a list to tell us who is hosting which weeks? Or do they just edit their post on Friday?
Ah I’m with you now, sorry got a fuzzy brain today haha! But yes, I am new to it 🙂 Yeah, if I post before the Fiesta Friday post is up I’ll go back and edit it once the post is up to provide a direct link to that week’s FF post and the co hosts
Thanks Michelle!
What a delicious-looking soup!
Thank you Nancy. Easy and delicious!
I am drooling, looks delicious!!! 🙂
Thank you Michael!
I sometimes cook stuffed pepper, but the soup is new to me. I’m going to have to try it. I bet it’s not only very tasty, but also very filling. Great pictures! They look very….tasty! 🙂
Thank you! It is very tasty!
That looks like the most amazing, comforting, heart-warming soup Julie! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comments!
I love this idea. We make stuffed peppers all the time. Will have to try this.
I think you will like it then. Thanks for stopping by!
This soup looks so hearty and delicious! I’m actually currently at an agricultural health conference, and have been loving hearing stories from a lot of the other researchers here who also grew up on farms. I know I have a completely romanticized picture of it all, but I love the way everyone pulls together to contribute. And the fresh food!
It really is like that. Unfortunately when I grew up food was overcooked, and often fried. I think we do a much better job now. The community is great though. Thanks for stopping Jill!
Wow Stuffed pepper soup name a eels to me fetchy and the dish tooo… its fabulous … 🙂
Love stuffed peppers and love your soup. It’s fantastic!!
Thank you! It has a lot of flavor and definitely a comforting meal without being overly heavy.
What a lovely looking soup and the photos are great too!
Thanks Liz! We enjoyed the soup a lot. I am still working on those photos, so I appreciate your compliment.
You have just taken me to another world with this recipe. Now I’ve made stuffed peppers before, but never stuffed pepper soup. I’m definitely making this.
Thank you for such a nice comment! It is easier than stuffing peppers, and you get plenty of leftovers! 🙂
This sounds delicious. I would love to make a vegetarian version of it. I love spicy food and I LOVE soup!
I think that would be very easy to do!
Looks great! Thanks for sharing a great fall soup
Thank you for stopping by!
Stuffed pepper soup is perfect this time of year. So comforting!
p.s. love your name! I’m a hostess as heart too 🙂
Thank you for visiting Jamie! Just a couple big hearted girls right?
Why do I feel so hungry again, in-spite having my lunch 🙂
Thank you Jackson! Go ahead, have just a few bites.