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Clare Smith

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Recipe: Stuffed Pepper Soup

September 7, 2011

I found this little gem of a recipe last fall and let me tell you. It rocks!

Stuffed Pepper Soup : peak313.com

I decided to substitute barley in it for the rice because barley has some excellent health benefits.

♦ EXCELLENT source of fiber and protein

♦ Cholesterol and sodium free

♦ Helps REDUCE cholesterol! (This is great considering my hubby fights genetically high cholesterol!)

The recipe as-is below, makes quite a bit. So cut it in half, or freeze some!

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Stuffed Pepper Soup

(revised from Taste of Home)

Ingredients

♦ 2 pounds ground beef

♦ 2 quarts hot water

♦ 1 can (28 oz) Tomato Sauce

♦ 1 can (28 oz) Diced Tomatoes, undrained

♦ 2 cups cooked long grain rice -or- 2 cups cooked barley

♦ 2 cups chopped green peppers

♦ 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

♦ 2 tsp salt

♦ 2 tsp beef bouillon granules

♦ 1 tsp pepper

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for  30-40 minutes or until peppers are tender. Yield : 10 servings

(I had to improvise in this picture with tomatoes. Used what I had on hand!)

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  1. Dana says

    September 8, 2011 at 8:13 am

    Wow, this looks fantastic!!! I think I’ll get the ingredients when I go to the store today! Thanks for posting!

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  2. Dana says

    September 20, 2011 at 7:09 am

    I referenced your post on my blog today. 🙂

    http://siefker-stuff.blogspot.com/2011/09/healthy-tuesday-barley.html

    Reply
  3. liz says

    October 24, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    i made this awhile ago, and i think its time for it again! loved it! we added soy sauce, garlic and onion. and mixed ground chuck with italian sausage. so yummy

    Reply
  4. Rene says

    November 13, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    Yep, thinking this is whats going to be for dinner sometime this week!

    Reply
  5. Nikki says

    April 27, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    It looks tasty and it is so colorful and pretty!

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  6. Fit@54 says

    October 1, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    Could you sub ground turkey instead of beef? Sounds yummy!!

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  7. Ana Maria Gibson says

    October 20, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    Absolutly love this soup…Thank you Clare!

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  8. Dani Joy says

    September 25, 2013 at 7:26 am

    Can´t wait to try it! thanks for the recipe! – Dani

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  9. mrslaowen says

    September 25, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Two questions: Would it be ok to substitute the beef with ground turkey and what is bouillon granules? Can’t wait to try it!!

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    • REnee says

      September 25, 2013 at 4:21 pm

      Ground turkey can be substituted for a lot of ground beef recipes. I sometimes mix 1/2 and 1/2 of each. It saves money and fat.

      Beef Granules are in the soup section. You can either buy bouillon or granules. bouillon is cubes and granules is like a sandy texture.

      Reply
  10. Faith Lohr says

    April 2, 2014 at 11:53 am

    I believe I have these ingredients on hand. I might have to make this tomorrow (we have dinner at church tonight…) Pinning this! Thanks. 🙂

    Reply
  11. Suzanne says

    April 26, 2014 at 5:42 pm

    I loved this recipe. Thanks for the barley idea. I am going to start using barley more often. The last time I made it I had a lot of shredded carrots so I added some.

    Reply
  12. Saundra says

    May 27, 2015 at 6:45 pm

    can you substitude cauliflower instead of rice i am LCHF plan ????

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    • Clare says

      May 28, 2015 at 7:35 am

      I’m sure you could, but I’m wondering if it would be too soft?

      Reply

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