🌶️🍲 Stuffed pepper soup
Stuffed pepper soup is a hearty, comforting soup that tastes like classic stuffed bell peppers—but in an easy, spoonable form. It’s made with ground meat, bell peppers, tomatoes, and rice in a savory broth.
🧾 Ingredients
- 500g ground beef (or chicken/turkey)
- 2–3 bell peppers (chopped, mixed colors if possible)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 can chopped tomatoes (or 3 fresh tomatoes)
- 4 cups beef or chicken broth
- ½–1 cup cooked rice (or uncooked added later)
- 2 tbsp oil
- Salt & black pepper
🌿 Seasoning
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano or mixed herbs
- ½ tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tbsp tomato paste (optional, for richness)
👩🍳 Method
1. Cook the meat
- Heat oil in a large pot.
- Brown ground meat until fully cooked.
- Break it into small crumbles.
2. Build flavor base
- Add onion and garlic.
- Cook until soft and fragrant.
3. Add peppers & tomatoes
- Stir in chopped bell peppers.
- Add tomatoes and tomato paste.
- Cook 5–7 minutes until softened.
4. Simmer soup
- Pour in broth and seasoning.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
- Simmer 20–25 minutes so flavors combine.
5. Add rice
Choose one:
- Cooked rice: stir in at the end
- Uncooked rice: add earlier and simmer until tender
🍽️ Serving ideas
- With crusty bread 🍞
- With shredded cheese on top 🧀
- With sour cream or yogurt
💡 Tips
- Use colorful peppers for sweeter flavor
- Let it simmer longer for deeper taste
- Add a splash of hot sauce if you like spice
⚡ Quick 3-step version
- Cook meat + onion
- Add peppers + tomatoes + broth
- Simmer and add rice
If you want, I can also show you a slow cooker version, a low-carb cauliflower rice version, or a spicy Tex-Mex stuffed pepper soup upgrade.
