Stuffed Pepper Soup with Sausage

Stuffed pepper soup with sausage is a flavor-packed 20-minute meal that kids love. Made with sausage, peppers, lots of tomatoes, and rice, this soup is a delicious way to get kids to eat more veggies. Gluten-free.

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How to Make

Here’s a peek at what you’ll need. Don’t get overwhelmed at the number of ingredients. This recipe is really easy and the flavor from all these ingredients blended together is so good.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 4 cups chopped peppers
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 lb. ground seasoned pork sausage
• 1 tbsp. sweet basil
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 28 oz. can tomato sauce
• 29 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 package precooked rice blend such as Seeds of Change
• 1 cup shredded cheese, optional
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions, optional

Instructions

1. In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onions. Cook 5 minutes, or until translucent.
2. Add garlic, cook 1 minute.
3. Add seasoned pork sausage, adjust heat if needed, cook until meat is browned. Drain.
4. Add basil, salt, and pepper. Cook 1 minute, or until fragrant.
5. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and chicken stock. Bring to simmer over medium-high heat.
6. Turn heat down and add the package of precooked rice, cook 1-2 minutes
7. Garnish with chopped green onions.

How To Freeze Peppers

Freezing bell peppers is a great way to have veggies available year-round to toss into recipes such as soup or casseroles, adding extra nutrition to meals.

1. Wash peppers, and remove stem and seeds.
2. Chop peppers into small bite-sized chunks.
3. Arrange peppers on a baking sheet in a single layer. Freeze.
4. Once frozen, move peppers to ziplock freezer bags. Label.
5. Unblanched peppers can be frozen for up to 8 months.

This soup would be a delicious addition to your child’s lunchbox – thermos’ work great for adding variety to those school lunches!

Stuffed pepper soup comes in at $2.02 per serving with higher-priced peppers in the offseason. It drops to $1.33 per serving with cheaper peppers during their growing season or when you can purchase peppers at a lower price.

More soup recipes:

• Potato Soup
• Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Butternut Squash Soup

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