Teresa's Stuffed Pepper Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs ground beef (can sub sausage or turkey)
• 28 ounces tomato sauce
• 28 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 cups rice, cooked
• 2 cups green peppers, chopped
• 5 ounces rotel tomatoes and green chilies (optional)
• 2 beef bouillon cubes (can sub packets)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown the meat and drain. place in large stock pot.
• 2 if you like your green peppers soft, place in microwave for 2-3 minutes prior to placing them in the pan. if you like them crunchy, add them directly to the pot.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, adding rotel tomatoes if you want to make it spicier.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
• 5 add more tomato juice or water if it is too thick.