Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup is a delicious soup that is stuffed with ground beef, rice, peppers, onions in a seasoned tomato-based broth!
A FASTER WAY TO MAKE SOUP!
Ever since the Instant Pot became a sensation a few years ago, folks have asked me to convert a lot of my popular recipes to Instant Pot recipes. One of those recipes was my Stovetop Stuffed Pepper Soup. It is basically the same recipe with a few tweaks. Mainly, we're using uncooked rice with this recipe and using a bit more liquid to help cook the rice.
TIPS FOR MAKING STUFFED PEPPER SOUP IN THE INSTANT POT:
- Ground pork, turkey or Italian sausage can be substituted for the ground beef.
- It is essential to rinse any long grain rice before cooking. Rice has a lot of surface starch so you want to rinse that off so your rice doesn't become sticky or gummy while cooking.
- Serve this soup with a free, green salad and perhaps some breadsticks or garlic bread.
- The small amount of sugar is added to cut the acidity of the tomatoes.
- If your beef produces a lot of grease, be sure to drain it before proceeding with the rest of the recipe.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- lean ground beef
- small yellow onion
- green bell peppers
- uncooked long-grain rice (rinse rice before use)
- sugar
- garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
- tomato soup
- chicken broth (or beef broth)
- shredded cheddar cheese, for serving
HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT STUFFED PEPPER SOUP:
Select the sauté option on a 6-quart (or larger) Instant Pot menu, and wait for it to read ‘Hot’. Add ground beef. Cook and crumble beef until brown and fully cooked.
Note: meat should not need to be drained of grease since we’re using a lean meat. Next, add the diced onion, diced peppers, uncooked rice, sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute.
Finally, stir in the the rest of the ingredients: diced tomatoes, tomato soup and chicken broth.
Cover with the lid and lock it. Seal and cook for 4 minutes on High Pressure, followed by 8 minutes Natural Pressure Release. Manually release the remaining pressure. Open the lid and stir. Allow to cool for a few minutes then serve.
If you like, top soup with freshly shredded cheddar cheese.
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Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup (+Video)
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 green bell peppers, diced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice (rinse rice before use)
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste (about a teaspoon each)
- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
- 10 ounce can tomato soup
- 6 cups chicken broth (or beef broth)
- shredded cheddar cheese (optional), for serving
Instructions
- Select the sauté option on a 6-quart (or larger) Instant Pot menu, and wait for it to read ‘Hot’
- Add ground beef. Cook and crumble beef until brown and fully cooked. Note: meat should not need to be drained of grease since we’re using a lean meat.
- Next, add the diced onion, diced peppers, uncooked rice, sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute.
- Finally, stir in the the rest of the ingredients: diced tomatoes, tomato soup and chicken broth.
- Cover with the lid and lock it. Seal and cook for 4 minutes on High Pressure, followed by 8 minutes Natural Pressure Release. Then manually release the remaining pressure.
- Open the lid and stir. Allow to cool for a few minutes then serve.
- If you like, top each serving of soup with freshly shredded cheddar cheese.
Video
Notes
- If your ground beef produced a large amount of grease, be sure to drain it before continuing with the recipe.
- The small amount of sugar is added to cut the acidity form the tomatoes.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Kayla
I love this!! Big hit for our family and friends! I'm going to double the recipe and was wondering if you would recommend doubling the time as well! I would assume to do so, but figured I'd see!
Tim
Awesome. I do red, orange and green pepper,2 cups beef broth rest chicken broth. I also use an extra pound of beef , cook with worchestershire and cauliflower rice
Brandie @ The Country Cook
You can never go wrong with extra beef, right? Ha! Thank you so very much Tim! I really appreciate you taking the time to come back and leave a comment!
Tim
Awesome. I do red, orange and green pepper,2 cups beef broth rest chicken broth.
Ashlee
This was really good, all my kids gobbled it up!
Richelle
I only have brown rice. Can I sub that for the white rice? If so how much longer does it need to cook?
Diane
you show one box of broth but that is only 4 cups.... did you actually use the one box or 6 cups..... made it and this was delicious!!! I added 3 green peppers and love the tip about rinsing the rice.
Ashlee
Diane, When I made it, I used a box plus 2 cups of broth, for the 6 cups
Laura
Hi! I have a quick question about the nutrition facts. Are they for the whole pot or per serving? Thanks!
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Laura - they are per serving. However, I always tell everyone (I even have a DISCLOSURE on my site here) that you should use your own trusted nutrition calculator. My recipe card does it automatically but should not be used for dietary or health purposes. Please use your own trusted calculator. 🙂
LaReta
Yummy very good!!!
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Yay! Thanks so much LaReta!!
Alix
Would love to try this, but I don't have an instant pot. Could I do this on the stovetop, and if so, do you have any idea how?
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Alix, yep! At the top of this post, I put the link to instructions on how to make it on the stovetop. Here it is again 🙂 https://www.thecountrycook.net/stuffed-pepper-soup/
Debbie Torry
Could this be made in a regular crock pot?
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Debby, I have a stovetop recipe here: https://www.thecountrycook.net/stuffed-pepper-soup/
Debbie Torry
Awesome!! Thanks