Unstuffed Pepper Soup

Submitted by bigwolverine

"Quick and easy soup that tastes just like stuffed green peppers."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 10 16oz bowls of soup
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 3 large green peppers, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 2 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup, undiluted
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom pieces, drained
• 1 1⁄2 cups cooked rice

directions

1. In a dutch oven or large saucepan, cook beef, peppers, and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in the broth, soup, tomatoes, and mushrooms.
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the rice, heat through and serve.

Reviews

[MechanicalJen]

I LOVE stuffed peppers, and this makes it so much easier. In interest of cutting out steps, I dumped the uncooked rice in a few mintes before I removed it from the heat. Also added fresh basil and some oregano. Will become a mainstay.

 

[sabrinadesigns]

Too bad I cannot give out more points. This is one of the best recipes I've tried in a long time. The peppers come out so tender. It really does taste just like stuffed peppers too. Only this will save you a step and make a lot more than a stuffed pepper recipe with similar ingredients. I had to use chicken broth in place of the beef and it tasted just fine. I left out the mushrooms and added 1/2 cup extra rice.

 

[Manda]

This was a fabulous soup!!! I followed the recipe, but added garlic powder, black pepper and some dried parsley. I only had a can of diced tomatoes, so I dumped them in the food processor for a few seconds. I also added a bit more rice, as we like our soup thick. Thank you for a great recipe!!!

 

[trinellipe]

This was delicious. Thank you for posting--I've been craving stuffed peppers for a bit but I wasn't in the mood to stuff them. Your recipe was just what I needed and SUCH a time saver. And, the hubby loved it! Thanks again. <br/><br/>I added some seasonings (celery salt, paprika, oregano, basil, cayenne pepper, parsley, and pepper) and used 16 oz of frozen pepper strips. I didn't have mushrooms, I used 1 diced fine carrot instead. And, I only used 1 1/4 cup of rice because I wanted the soup to be a little thinner. This was fantastic!

 

[dreamingfoodie]

Loved this soup - super easy and my whole family thought it was delicious. (That includes two picky children - ages 6 & 4) I added a variety of seasonings and used freshed mushrooms vs. canned. Cooked the meat, peppers, onions and mushrooms (added garlic as well) and then threw everything in the crockpot. About a 1/2 hour before we were ready to eat I cooked the rice and added that to the soup. We topped with cheddar cheese. Thanks for the recipe - we will be making it again!