Yield: 6 servings
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Stuffed Pepper Soup has everything you love about stuffed peppers – bell peppers, ground beef, tomatoes, rice – in a hearty bowl of soup!
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked brown rice (omit for paleo diet)
- 1 lb 95% lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 cup finely diced onion
- 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each cans petite diced tomatoes)
- 1 3/4 cups tomato sauce
- 2 cups reduced sodium (fat-free chicken broth)
- 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
- salt and fresh pepper to taste
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Instructions
Stove Top:
- In a large pot or dutch oven, brown ground meat on high heat and season with salt.
- Drain fat if any, reduce heat to medium-low, then add peppers, onions and garlic.
- Cook about 5 minutes on low heat.
- Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, marjoram and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
- Serve about 1 1/2 cups of soup in each bowl and top with 1/2 cup cooked brown rice.
Instant Pot:
- Press saute button on Instant Pot, spray the pot with nonstick spray, add the ground meat and salt and cook until no longer pink, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Drain fat if any, then add peppers, onions and garlic and cook 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, marjoram and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook high pressure 15 minutes. Natural release.
- Serve about 1 1/2 cups of soup in each bowl and top with 1/2 cup cooked brown rice.
- Note: since there is no evaporation in the pressure cooker, you can reduce the broth by 1/2 cup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1-1/2 cups soup 1/2 cup rice, Calories: 285kcal, Carbohydrates: 37.5g, Protein: 21.5g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 46.5mg, Sodium: 621mg, Fiber: 4.5g, Sugar: 6.5g
Blue Smart Points: 5
Green Smart Points: 5
Purple Smart Points: 2
Points +: 7