Do you love stuffed peppers?
This Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe combines all your favorite stuffed pepper ingredients into a soup version adding in sausage for a little extra flavor and spice.
"This took me back to my childhood and my moms stuffed peppers. SO delicious and tasted just like actual stuffed peppers, minus the tedious preparation!!! I did sub ground pork for sausage and added 1.5 tablespoons Worcester sauce. It was a big hit in the home tonight!!!" ★★★★★ Sharon
Stuffed peppers is one of my husband's favorite meals in the winter. He loves to order them at our little local diner restaurant called Zorba's when they have them on special.
Because he loves the stuffed peppers so much, I decided to make a soup version. This soup version has all the great flavors of the baked stuffed peppers with minimal work. Win... Win!
This hearty soup is perfect for a cold day or a busy weeknight. It can be made in under 30 minutes! Everything is easily cooked in the Instant Pot making clean up a breeze! I hope you enjoy! Xoxo.
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Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make stuffed pepper soup.
- rice-I use white uncooked rice, but you can use brown rice.
- green bell peppers
- canned crushed tomatoes- You can substitute with diced tomatoes.
- tomato sauce
- onion
- celery salt
- garlic
- ground sausage-You can use Italian sausage or breakfast sausage. Use hot or mild depending on your spice preference.
- beef broth or beef stock- You can substitute with chicken broth.
- ground beef-You can substitute with ground chicken or ground turkey.
Note: Complete measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Steps
Follow these simple steps to make Instant Pot stuffed pepper soup.
- Turn on Sauté setting on Instant Pot. Add ground beef and sausage. Cook until browned. Drain grease.
- Add chopped onion and garlic. Cook until onions are softened.
- Mix in remaining ingredients.
- Cover and lock lid. Cook on manual high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Naturally release for 10 minutes, then fast release any additional pressure.
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How do you store leftovers?
To store leftovers, store in an air tight container up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Can you freeze stuffed pepper soup?
You can freeze stuffed pepper soup, however, you will need to cook the rice separately. Freeze the soup in an air tight container. Defrost and reheat when ready to serve. Add rice to soup when reheating.
If you freeze the stuffed pepper soup with the rice in the soup, the rice may become mushy when you defrost and reheat the soup.
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Cooking tip
I use the ChopStir Original Ground Meat Chopper, Frozen Juice Concentrate Stirrer, Heat-Resistant Nylon, Made in the USA, Black to chop and ground the meat into tiny pieces. It is a great tool to have on hand for any ground meat recipes and is super easy to use. You can see how it works in the cooking video.
If you like this recipe, check out:
- Homemade Sloppy Joes
- Instant Pot Mexican Chicken Soup
- Instant Pot Chili Mac and Cheese
- Instant Pot Gumbo with Shrimp and Sausage
- Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Soup
- Instant Pot Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
Please leave me a comment below if you make this Stuffed Pepper Soup, and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe- Unstuffed Pepper Soup
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef lean
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 4 bell peppers chopped
- 1 cup rice uncooked
- 1 onion chopped
- 14 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
- 32 ounces beef broth
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons garlic crushed
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Turn on Sauté setting on Instant Pot. Add ground beef and sausage. Cook until browned. Drain grease.1 pound ground beef, 1 pound ground sausage
- Add chopped onion and garlic. Cook until onions are softened.1 onion, 2 tablespoons garlic
- Mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and lock lid.4 bell peppers, 1 cup rice, 14 ounces canned crushed tomatoes, 32 ounces beef broth, 15 ounces tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon celery salt, salt and pepper to taste
- Cook on manual high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Naturally release for 10 minutes, then fast release any additional pressure.
Ashley says
What a great idea to turn stuffed peppers into soup! This looks like the perfect comfort food.
Adriana says
This is one of my favorite Instant Pot soups. Flavorful and so comforting. I juts add a salad dinner is ready!
Evi says
I never thought to make stuffed peppers into soup! This recipe was delicious!
Helene says
I love the idea of twisting classic stuffed pepper into a soup. The instant pot made the recipe very easy. A great recipe that all my family loved.
Maggie says
I love soup season. This was so delicious. My entire family loved it. Definitely making it again.
Leslie Sawmiller says
This is so much easier than making stuffed peppers! I love how you still get all the stuffed pepper flavors! LOVE!
Steve says
I love stuffed cabbage and stuffed peppers, so when I seen this I just had to try it. This soup is wonderful, taste is great and will make this many more times, even my wife and Mother-In-Law loved it. Tks. for the great recipe. By the way I used instant rice and it was great.
John K says
I made this tonight. I like stuffed peppers but sometimes I don't feel like all the work, so when I saw this, I had to try it. It turned out great. It tastes just like my stuff peppers but not as dry, so I think this is my new favorite soup. Next time I will add a little more liquid since it is pretty thick.
Sharon K says
This took me back to my childhood and my moms stuffed peppers. SO delicious and tasted just like actual stuffed peppers, minus the tedious preparation!!! I did sub ground pork for sausage and added 1.5 tablespoons Worcester sauce. It was a big hit in the home tonight!!!
Elizabeth says
Delicious!! Thank you!!
Sue says
Made this recipe with ground turkey instead of ground meat and it was delicious!
Sarah M Ste Marie says
I am following your recipe and have to know is the Zorba's you speak of in Highland Indiana?
Cat says
Very good. Used 1 pound ground beef and one pound ground veal, 3 peppers, 28 oz whole tomatoes. Will definitely make again!
Susan says
Just made this tonight and it was DELICIOUS! It has exactly the flavor I remember from my Mom’s stuffed peppers. I did get the dreaded “burn” message because I forgot about scraping the bottom of the pan after sautéing the meat, but by then, the soup was ready to eat anyway! One of my new favorites, thank you!
Rosa says
Can u make this stove top or slow cooker ?
Katie says
You can definitely make it on the stovetop. Cook same way in one pot. After adding rice, cook about 20-30 minutes covered, stirring occasionally, checking to see if the rice is fully cooked.
Annette says
This was absolutely amazing!! The taste is better with a little salt and I might add a little nore beef broth to it before I put it away. I like a little more broth to my soups.
Katie says
It is regular rice. Thank you! I hope you like it!
Gina says
I just got a pot and my rice was an epic failure. I want to try this, but does the rice cook in 4 minutes time?
Katie says
Sort of.... The Instant Pot will be set to stop cooking after 4 minutes, but you let it natural release for 10 minutes. So it is still steam cooking in the pot for those 10 minutes without the actual Instant Pot on... I hope this makes sense. Then you open the lid after 10 minutes and it should come out perfect. Therefore, you are actually cooking the rice a bit longer than 4 minutes.
Tracey says
This is a 5 Star soup!! The only thing I did differently was that I didn’t sauté the garlic and the onions, and it turned out great. Thank YOU!!
karrie @ Tasty Ever After says
So cute about your hubby! Glad he likes stuffed peppers and you made this soup because I LOVE IT!! This soup looks so good and I can't wait to make it. We are having snow this Friday so I'll be making this soup for dinner.