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.
1poundground seasoned pork sausage✅ Jimmy Dean is labeled gluten-free
1tablespoonsweet basil
2clovesgarlic, minced
28ouncestomato sauce✅
29ouncesdiced tomatoes✅
2cupschicken stock✅
1teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
8.5ouncepackage precooked rice ✅
1cupshredded cheese, optional✅
1/4cupgreen onions, chopped, optional
Instructions
⭐️Saute peppers, onions, and garlic. In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onions. Cook 5 minutes, or until translucent. Add garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
1 tablespoon olive oil, 4 medium bell peppers, chopped, 1 large onion, chopped, 2 cloves garlic, minced
⭐️Cook the sausage and add spices. Add seasoned pork sausage, and cook until meat is browned. Drain the meat. Add the basil, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
⭐️Add the rest of the ingredients. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and chicken stock. Bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Turn heat down and add the package of pre-cooked rice, cook 1-2 minutes.
⭐️Broil. Ladle soup into individual oven-safe soup bowls. Top with shredded cheese. Broil for 2- 3 minutes, or until cheese starts to bubble and turns golden brown.
1 cup shredded cheese, optional
Serve. Garnish with chopped green onions. Serve hot.
1/4 cup green onions, chopped, optional
Notes
Microwave in 30-second increments or reheat on the stove top until hot.
To make in the crockpot, follow the recipe as written then simmer in the slow cooker for 4-6 hours on low. Add the rice during the last 15-20 minutes of cooking.
The pork sausage can be swapped with ground beef, turkey or chicken.
CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.