
Since I had an abundance of green peppers from my garden this year I decided to make Stuffed Pepper Soup. I changed up the recipie some, I used 6 green peppers, 2 lbs of ground beef, beef stock instead of chicken, and I had loads of my own tomatoes too so I diced them up and then only needed 1 can of diced tomatoes. You can also make a vegetarian version using no meat and vegtable broth instead. These photos are the before and after cooking. As you can see I used red onion instead of yellow as they were cheaper. I also used garlic from a jar that I had in fridge. Never be afraid to substitue and use the things you have on hand.
Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup
Equipment
- Slow Cooker Size: 4 quart or larger
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef browned and crumbled on the stovetop and drained
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 sweet yellow onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 30 oz. chicken broth (two-15-oz. cans) or about 4 cups
- 15 oz. can tomato sauce (not paste, make sure it's sauce)
- 14.5 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes do not drain
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 cup uncooked Minute Brand Rice WAIT TO ADD (Minute Rice is parboiled rice that is dried)
Optional topping:
- Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Add everything to the slow cooker EXCEPT THE RICE. Stir.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker.
- Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours.
- When the cooking time is done add the uncooked minute rice. Stir.
- Replace the lid and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes more.
- Stir and serve.
- Serve topped with mozzarella cheese if desired.