Crock Pot Pepper Soup With Rice and Orzo

Crock Pot Pepper Soup With Rice and Orzo

255 min
8 servings

An easy, tasty fall dinner. Zesty peppers flavor this excellent slow simmered soup.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. hamburger, browned
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 15 oz. cans stewed tomatoes, or diced
  • 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 4 Cups water
  • 4 medium Roasting peppers , or whatever pepper heat you prefer
  • 4 medium fresh tomatoes
  • 1 box Zatarains

Directions

  1. 1

    Saute the hamburger, onions and garlic together on saute function until meat is thoroughly cooked.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile chop up your fresh peppers and tomatoes.

  3. 3

    Pour in the canned stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce to the instant pot.

  4. 4

    Add the water

  5. 5

    Add the peppers and tomatoes and Zatarain's rice Pilafand seasoning packet.

  6. 6

    Set your crockpot on high for four hours or on low for eight hours

  7. 7

    This is the fast way to make soup in your instant pot if you don't want to cook it all day.

  8. 8

    This soup makes an incredibly easy weeknight one pot dinner in an instant pot!

  9. 9

    Saute the hamburger, onions and garlic together on saute function until meat is thoroughly cooked.

  10. 10

    Meanwhile chop up your fresh peppers and tomatoes.

  11. 11

    Pour in the canned stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce to the instant pot.

  12. 12

    Add the water

  13. 13

    Add the peppers and tomatoes and Zatarain's rice Pilafand seasoning packet.

  14. 14

    Press the off/cancel button on your instant pot. Now Press the soup function and seal the instant pot lid.

  15. 15

    When the pot beeps to let you know it is done, press the off button.

  16. 16

    Quick release until the valve depresses.

  17. 17

    Proceed with the instant pot instructions above. EXCEPT Instead of using the soup function  press the slow cook function key after the saute is done. Set the instant pot for 4 hours on high heat (or eight hours on low heat).