Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup

Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup

Main Course
32 min
6 servings
306 kcal / serving

Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup is a delicious soup that is stuffed with ground beef, rice, peppers, onions in a seasoned tomato-based broth!

Ingredients

  • 1 poundlean ground beef
  • 1 smallonion, diced
  • 2green bell peppers, diced into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cupuncooked long-grain rice (rinse rice before use)
  • 1 tablespoonsugar
  • 1 teaspoongarlic powder
  • salt and pepper, to taste (about a teaspoon each)
  • 28 ouncecan diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
  • 10 ouncecan tomato soup
  • 6 cupschicken broth (or beef broth)
  • shredded cheddar cheese (optional), (for serving)

Directions

  1. 1

    Select the sauté option on a 6-quart (or larger) Instant Pot menu, and wait for it to read ‘Hot’

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    Next, add the diced onion, diced peppers, uncooked rice, sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute.

  4. 4

    Finally, stir in the the rest of the ingredients: diced tomatoes, tomato soup and chicken broth.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    Open the lid and stir. Allow to cool for a few minutes then serve.

  7. 7

    If you like, top each serving of soup with freshly shredded cheddar cheese.