Stuffed pepper soup, all the flavor of stuffed peppers without the work. Ground beef, rice, tomatoes, & peppers make a delicious hearty meal.
Stuffed pepper soup is so easy to make, you’ll want it for dinner every week. Try it alongside our quick yeast dinner rolls and homemade sugar cookie bars!
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Stuffed Pepper Soup Ingredients
- Ground beef – You can also make it with ground chicken, ground turkey, or even ground sausage.
- Onion – Small, yellow, diced.
- Garlic – Minced.
- Tomatoes – Diced, canned.
- Tomato sauce – Plain, canned.
- Worcestershire sauce – Soy sauce can be substituted in a pinch.
- Broth or stock – Chicken.
- Bell peppers – Rough chopped.
- Rice – White instant rice.
- Seasonings – seasoned salt & pepper.
Green peppers, tomato, tomato sauce, broth, onion, garlic, rice, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt.
How do you make stuffed pepper soup? (Step-by-step)
⭐ First, brown ground beef, drain. Add the onion, garlic and seasoned salt and sauté until the onions are translucent.
⭐ Next, pour in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer.
⭐ Then, add the bell peppers, cover, and cook until peppers are tender. Add in the rice and cook until done.
⭐ Finally, if needed, stir in the remaining chicken stock until the desired consistency has been reached.
Brown beef, add garlic and onions, add tomatoes, add peppers, add rice.
Preparation
Can you make stuffed pepper soup ahead of time?
Yes! You can absolutely make this a few days in advance and eat it as your ready. If possible, add the rice immediately before eating otherwise it may absorb more liquid than desired.
If necessary, stir additional broth into soup to loosen it up.
Can you make stuffed pepper soup in the instant pot?
This recipe can be made in an instant pot. You’ll want to brown the beef on saute mode, then add remaining ingredients to the inner pot (except the rice). Cook on manual, then add the rice and allow it to cook in the residual heat. (Full directions are provided below in the printable recipe card).
Can you make it in the slow cooker?
This recipe can be made in a slow cooker (crock pot). You’ll want to brown the beef on the stove top, then add it and the remaining ingredients to the pot (except the rice). Cook several hours, then add the rice and allow it to cook an additional few minutes in the residual heat. (Full directions are provided below in the printable recipe card).
You can use any kind of ground meat in this recipe!
Storage and leftovers
How long does stuffed pepper soup last in the fridge?
Leftovers will be good in the refrigerator for 3 – 4 days. The rice will continue to absorb liquid as it sits, so you may need to add additional water or broth when reheating to get back to the desired consistency.
Can you freeze bell pepper soup?
Yes, if at all possible freeze before adding the rice. If you are freezing leftovers just know that the rice will continue to absorb liquid. You’ll just want to add more water or broth when reheating to get back to the desired consistency.
Try adding yellow or orange bell peppers for more color.
What to eat with stuffed green pepper soup? (Serving suggestions)
This soup goes so well with homemade French bread or a buttery melty grilled cheese sandwich. And, I don’t know about you, but a comfort food dinner like this deserves a comfort food dessert like 7 layer magic bars.
This will serve 6 – 8 meal sized bowls.
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Try it with brown rice or quinoa for something different.
More recipes with ground beef
- Baked spaghetti casserole
- Classic sloppy joes
- Homemade beef enchiladas
- Frito pie recipe
- See all our recipes made with ground beef
The tomatoes can be pureed before adding if you don’t care for chunks. (I love them!).
Tools we love
- Dutch oven – I love this 5.5 quart dutch oven for cooking soups on the stove top.
- Instant pot – Want soup in a hurry? This instant pot is your new best friend.
- Crock pot – I’ve had this slow cooker for 18 years and it’s still one of my favorite kitchen things.
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How to Make Stuffed Pepper Soup
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 30 ounces canned diced tomatoes
- 30 ounces plain tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 4 - 6 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups roughly chopped green bell peppers about 3 medium sized peppers
- 2 cups instant white rice
Instructions
STOVE TOP DIRECTIONS
- Brown ground beef in a large stock pot, drain. Add the onion, garlic and seasoned salt and cook until the onions are translucent.
- Pour in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, worcestershire sauce and 4 cups of chicken broth. Bring to a simmer.
- Add the bell peppers, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add in the rice and cook until done (about 5 minutes, or according to package directions).
- If needed, stir in the remaining chicken stock until the desired consistency has been reached.
INSTANT POT DIRECTIONS
- Brown ground beef on saute mode, drain.
- Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT rice. Cover, set to 'sealing' and cook on manual (high pressure) for 3 minutes. Hit cancel, NPR ten minutes, then release remaining pressure.
- Stir in rice and cover (pot should not be on, rice will cook with residual heat). Allow to sit for 5 - 7 minutes until rice is cooked to your liking.
- Stir in remaining chicken stock, if you wish, until desired consistency is reached, (bring back to a simmer on sauté mode if needed).
SLOW COOKER DIRECTIONS
- Brown ground beef on stovetop, drain.
- Add all ingredients EXCEPT rice to slow cooker. Cover, and cook on high for 4 - 6 hours or low for 8 - 10 hours.
- Stir in rice and cover. Allow to sit for 5 - 7 minutes until rice is cooked to your liking.
- Stir in remaining chicken stock, if you wish, until desired consistency is reached.
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Linda Williams says
When making thiz soup, can you use regular rice instead of instsnt? If so would you add it when you put it together to cook?
April Woods says
If using regular rice I would cook it separately and add it at the end. Regular rice absorbs about twice as much liquid as instant rice, so you wouldn’t have any soup left if you just added it to the pot. You can do less liquid if you’d like since the rice will be cooked separately 🙂
Amy says
Easy to make and very flavorful. I will definitely be adding this to our regular meals.
Cheryl Lydon says
Absolutely delicious! I added 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes to add some heat. I will definitely make this again!
April Woods says
yay! thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 🙂
Mary Disterhoft says
This soup is really good! Thank your for the revipe.
Tim says
Can you use beef broth instead of chicken broth?
April Woods says
Yes 🙂
Tami says
Does this soup freeze well?
April Woods says
Yes 😊
Valerie says
How many people does this feed? I have 7 children alone lol. Should I double the batch?
April Woods says
It feeds our family of 7 with some leftovers. If you have big eaters, maybe double? It does make a big batch though!
Destiny says
Definitely should have read the comments. This makes so much. Haha. Good soup
Lisa says
Can this be made with cauliflower rice?
Dennis says
Best recipe . I used instant brown rice came out super ,also added hot sausage. Thank you will be my supper for the week .
Jackie says
Great hearty meal
Gie says
Can I make this with white kidney beans instead of rice?
Mary Disterhoft says
I absolutely LOVE your stuffed pepper soup recipe! I have made it at least 2 other times. Last night I went back to the store so I could make a double batch of it, because last time I made it I was very disappointed itvwas gone do quickly.
I browned the hamburger and onions in my InstantPot, but I had to separate it into 2 batches and then add the rest of the ingredeiebts when I cooked each batch separately, because one batch barely fit in my IP.
Thank you SO much for creating this recipe! It takes less time to make it than it does cooking it on the stovevand I don’t have to babysit it.
The downsize is I tend to overeat it. I am totally stuffed right now