Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup

White bowl with stuffed pepper soup on top of a wood platter. There are herbs and another bowl of soup in the background.

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This healthy Stuffed Pepper Soup recipe is an easy weeknight meal! Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper soup with rice is a kid-friendly dinner that you can make in the Instant Pot or right on the stove.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Saute time5

Total Time22

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Stuffed Pepper Soup

Servings: servings

Calories: 371kcal

Author: Becca Ludlum

Equipment

Instant Pot 6 qt
Sealing Rings
Kitchen Knife

Ingredients

1 lb ground turkey you can use beef or chicken if you'd like
1 medium onion chopped (any type will do!)
3 medium bell pepper chopped (I've added up to four peppers, and it's yummy!)
14.5 oz diced tomatoes including the liquid
15 oz tomato sauce
½ cup brown rice short grain
2 cups chicken broth or water
1 clove garlic minced
2 tsp oregano
¼ tsp black pepper
⅛ tsp salt

Instructions

Pressure Cooker:

Sauté the ground turkey until it's no longer pink. Drain liquid, if necessary. 1 lb ground turkey
Add all of the other ingredients to the pressure cooker. Close the lid and seal your vent. 1 medium onion, 3 medium bell pepper, 14.5 oz diced tomatoes, 15 oz tomato sauce, 1/2 cup brown rice, 2 cups chicken broth, 1 clove garlic, 2 tsp oregano, ¼ tsp black pepper, ⅛ tsp salt
Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes.
Quick pressure release. If you'd like to let the pressure release naturally for a few minutes, it'll be fine sitting there.

Stovetop:

Sauté the ground turkey in a large pot until no longer pink. 1 lb ground turkey
Add broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chopped peppers and onions, rice, garlic, oregano, and salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes on medium-high, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 40-45 minutes. 2 cups chicken broth, 14.5 oz diced tomatoes, 15 oz tomato sauce, 3 medium bell pepper, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 clove garlic, 2 tsp oregano, ⅛ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper
Test the rice to make sure it's cooked enough for you before removing the soup from the stovetop.

Crock Pot

Dice the bell peppers and onions and then set them aside. 3 medium bell pepper 1 medium onion
Brown the ground turkey in a skillet over medium heat. 1 lb ground turkey
Add the cooked ground turkey, broth or water, tomatoes (including the juice), can tomato sauce, chopped bell peppers and onions, black pepper, garlic, oregano, and salt to the slow cooker. 2 cups chicken broth 15 oz tomato sauce ¼ tsp black pepper 1 clove garlic 2 tsp oregano ⅛ tsp salt
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Your rice should be added 1 hour before end of cooking. With this method of cooking, you can also cook rice separately in a rice cooker. Just stir cooked rice to the soup right at the end of your cooking time – I prefer to add cooked rice when I make stuffed pepper soup in the slow cooker. 1/2 cup brown rice
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Notes

Instant Pot Notes: If by chance your rice isn't cooked through after the cook time is done, you have two options:

Press the Sauté button and allow soup to cook for 5 more minutes, then turn the pot off and allow it to rest for 5 minutes.
Place the lid back on the pot, set the valve to Sealing again, and set the time for 2 minutes. The soup will continue cooking as it comes back to pressure. Quick pressure release when cook time is finished.

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