Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup is easy to make right in your Instant Pot! Packed full of ground beef, rice, bell peppers, and a savory broth!
One of my favorite uses for my Instant Pot is making soups! We happen to really love my ham and cheese Instant Pot Potato Soup! You can have a hearty, comforting, dinner ready super fast without having to let your soup simmer for a long time on the stove top. This stuffed pepper soup turned out so good! All of the stuffed pepper flavor we love, without the hassle of making them!
Stuffed Pepper Soup:
Stuffed pepper soup is just what it sounds like, folks! Stuffed peppers are a classic dish that typically use a ground beef and rice mixture. A great way to think of this is as a “deconstructed” stuffed pepper. We use all of the same ingredients, but the peppers are diced instead of being stuffed with filling.
Another great thing about this soup is that it’s very fast to make. Baking stuffed peppers takes time, but, the soup version is ready in just about 30 minutes! Traditionally, some stuffed pepper recipes call for cheese. I chose not to add any cheese to this soup, but, feel free to add some shredded cheddar or parmesan for even more flavor!
How to Make Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup:
- First, start by turning your Instant Pot onto saute mode. Add the ground beef to the pot with your seasonings of garlic, onion powder, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Cook the ground beef for about 5 minutes until no longer pink. I use very lean ground beef so that I don’t have to drain. But, you can drain any grease as you see fit.
- Once the beef is cooked you can turn the instant pot off. You will pour in your beef broth and stir, scraping any browned meat bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Next, add your broth, bell peppers, tomato sauce, and rice to the pot. Place the lid on and set the valve to seal. Cook for 10 minutes on manual.
- Note that this took approximately 10 minutes to come to pressure in my 8 quart instant pot. You will also allow the soup to sit in the pot for 5 minutes before doing a quick pressure release when the soup is finished. That step takes about 2-3 minutes.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Beef
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 3 Bell Peppers, Diced
- 1 15 Ounce Can Tomato Sauce
- 5 Cups Beef Broth
- 3/4 Cup Long Grain White Rice
Instructions
- Set instant pot to saute and cook the ground beef along with the garlic powder, Italian seasoning, onion powder, salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes until no longer pink.
- Turn the Instant Pot off.
- Add the beef broth to the pot and stir, scraping any browned bits of meat from the bottom of the pot.
- Add the diced peppers, tomato sauce, and rice to the pot and stir.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and set the valve to sealing.
- Cook on manual high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Once the 10 minutes is up, allow the soup to sit in the pot for 5 minutes, then, you can open the valve to do a quick release.
- Serve soup immediately.
this was realy good. i used real onions and garlic instead of seasonings. I also added a few splashes of Worcestershire and instead of tomato sauce which i didn’t have i used a can of crushed tomatoes. I also made a little more rice on the stove top to add to the soup since i like it ricey!
I haven’t made this yet, but am giving it 5 stars for the sheer simplicity of the recipe. I’ll play around with spices. My question is: has anyone tried freezing this soup when it’s done to reheat at a later time? My daughter is expecting baby #5 and I’m trying to come up with a variety of very simple meals for them to have so they don’t end up eating cheesy scrambled eggs with rice and frozen veggies every night. Thank you!
delicious. thank you for sharing. I put 5 minutes on high pressure and 10 on npr. find it a little bit two much done. but i used a different type of rice.
tastes awesome anyway.
Awesome! My family loves food with a kick so the second time I tried it, I used spicy hot sausage instead of ground beef and colored peppers instead of green. Wow! Thank you for the recipe!
Your sausage idea is an excellent option thank you for posting it.
Amazing! Made this soup for a work function and it was the hit of the party!
A few notes: when I did the recipe @ 10 min of pressure, the rice and peppers were mush. I drop the pressure to 5 minutes of pressure and 10 minutes of NPR. I also added a large can of diced tomatoes to have the consistency be more soup like.
The flavors are on point. Just a matter of preference for my changes. Thanks for the great recipe!
Where can I obtain the nutritional facts for this recipe. I’ve made it twice and cannot stop eating it.
I did use actual onions and garlic instead of seasoned powders which I felt was a better idea.
Turned out great! Followed the recipe exactly. Everyone loved!
Easy and very tasty!
Followed the recipe exactly and it was delicious! I wouldn’t change a thing. Thanks for a fast and tasty recipe.
I’m very new to the instant pot. This was super easy and is very delicious! I used brown basmati rice and followed the directions exactly and it came out perfect. Very flavorful.
Loved, loved this soup! I did add a can of chopped tomatoes–outstanding. Thanks for the recipe.
This was delish – it tasted just like stuffed peppers. The only alterations I would make is to add a can of diced tomatoes, use 1.5 lbs of ground beef and maybe some real onions. My mom and husband really liked this just the way it is but I thought the canned tomatoes would make it more like soup instead of thick like a casserole.