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Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup

[heart_this] · Jan 18, 2016 · 24 Comments

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup

All of the flavours of stuffed peppers in the form of a (much easier to make) hearty, and tasty soup with Italian sausage for even more flavour!

With the chilly weather soups have been dancing through my head and my new favourite is this italian sausage stuffed pepper soup! This soup is based on the flavours of stuffed peppers, which are usually peppers stuffed with good stuff like meat and rice in a tasty tomato sauce. Often ground beef is used but I like to use Italian sausage to add extra flavour and a bit of heat! The next ingredients are all pretty much as expected with the onions, plenty of peppers, garlic, tomatoes, broth and seasonings. I like to cook the rice separately and add it to the soup to save time but you can also cook the rice in the soup so that it soaks up the soups flavour! This italian sausage stuffed pepper soup is so easy to make and it’s pure comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter day so grab a bowl, sit down and warm up after a cold day!

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup
Add the rice.

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup
Mix it in.

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup
Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup
Enjoy a nice big bowl!

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup
We’ve been good about keeping this soup nice and healthy so far so why not top it with some cheese and melt it!

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup
Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup

Italian Sausage Stuffed Pepper Soup

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 6

All of the flavours of stuffed peppers in the form of a (much easier to make) hearty, and tasty soup with Italian sausage for even more flavour!

ingredients
  • 1 cup uncooked long grain white or brown rice
  • 2 cups water or beef broth
  • 1 pound Italian sausage, casings remove
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 bell peppers, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce or tomato puree
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
directions
  1. Bring the rice ad water to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 20 minutes, before removing from the heat and letting sit, covered.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the sausage in a large pan over medium-high heat and set aside, about 7-10 minutes.
  3. Add the oil and onions to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Add the peppers to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, while stirring, about 1 minute.
  6. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, basil, oregano, sausage, onions and peppers, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  7. Add the rice, season with salt and pepper, remove from heat, mix in the parsley and enjoy!
Option: For One-Pot: Make this a one-pot meal by adding the uncooked rice to the soup in step 5 with an extra 2 cups broth and cook until cooked, about 20 minutes.
Option: (Highly recommended) Add 1/2 cup grated parmesan to the soup and let it melt in! Yum!
Option: Replace the rice with quinoa or a blend of whole grains!
Option: Instead of cooking the rice separately, add it and 2 cups up extra broth to the soup at step 6 and simmer unto the rice is cooked, about 20 minutes.
Option: Replace the sausage with ground beef or ground turkey, etc.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 478, Fat 27g (Saturated 9g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 57mg, Sodium 1223mg, Carbs 39g (Fiber 5g, Sugars 9g), Protein 18g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Julie Wampler says

    January 18, 2016 at 2:49 pm

    Ohh, I love the italian sausage in this soup!!

    Reply
  2. Maria says

    January 18, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    Great soup for a cold day…like today!

    Reply
  3. Maria says

    January 18, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    I love soup! Perfect for a cold winter day!

    Reply
  4. Joshua Hampton says

    January 18, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    I love stuffed peppers, and I love this soupy iteration of one of my favorite dishes. Yum.

    Reply
  5. Heather Christo says

    January 18, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    looks delicious Kevin!

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    January 19, 2016 at 12:19 am

    Can't Wait to make this one…just warms the cockles-of-my-heart to think about it! =^..^=

    Reply
  7. We Are Not Martha says

    January 19, 2016 at 3:26 am

    This looks incredibly and needs to happen in my house ASAP!

    Sues

    Reply
  8. Bethany Hughes says

    January 19, 2016 at 8:45 am

    That looks delicious. Got one question though – among the ingredients I've noticed tomato sauce. Is that the sauce we get from chopped tomato cans or it is a concentrated tomato pasta?

    Reply
  9. kevin says

    January 19, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    Bethany Hughes: Tomato sauce is generally just a thick sauce made from tomatoes and if you can't find it, use pureed tomatoes. Enjoy!

    Reply
  10. Rach's Recipes says

    January 19, 2016 at 11:45 pm

    I like the blend of flavors in this recipe. A perfect winter soup.

    Reply
  11. Kathleen~Gonna Want Seconds says

    January 20, 2016 at 3:32 am

    Kevin, this looks like the perfect soup to chase away the winter chill!

    Reply
  12. Katherine Spaude says

    January 21, 2016 at 3:03 pm

    I'm making this soup today with ground venison. I have peppers in the frig so this is the perfect soup to make on this cold, wintry, cloudy day in Michigan. Thanks!

    Reply
  13. kevin says

    January 21, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    Katherine Spaude: The venison sounds good! Enjoy!

    Reply
  14. Bethany Hughes says

    January 27, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    Hi Kevin,
    I have used pureed tomatoes, but in order to achieve greater density, I've also added tomato pasta (the one we use when making Bolognese sauce). However, shouldn't I have had it handy, I would have probably added some katchup for density. Anyways, the meal was splendid. Yet another great recipe by chief maste Kevin Lynch 🙂

    Beth Hughes | Rug cleaning expert

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    October 16, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    Just made this, directions didn't say when to add spices so I did once I added tomatoes and broth. Delicious! This is a keeper

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    January 14, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    No where in the directionspring does it say to add the basil and oregano? Luckily I remembered before the recipe was completed ????

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    November 8, 2017 at 9:42 pm

    Made this soup for dinner tonight, it was amazing!! Followed the recipe exactly.

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2018 at 9:35 pm

    Do you need to drain the sausage grease or leave

    Reply
    • kevin says

      October 5, 2018 at 6:14 pm

      You can drain the sausage is there is a lot of drippings/grease.

      Reply
  19. Kim says

    October 27, 2018 at 4:53 pm

    Has anyone tried freezing this?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      October 29, 2018 at 5:28 pm

      This soup freezes well!

      Reply
  20. Melanie says

    January 13, 2019 at 11:14 pm

    Great soup, however the recipe needs to be re-written!
    1) you don’t tell us when to add the oregano or basil
    2) you don’t tell us when to add the tomato sauce!
    3) you also don’t tell us when to add the olive oil!

    Please check the recipe before posting, I had to do a lot of guessing

    Reply

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