STUFFED GREEN PEPPER SOUP FOR A CROWD

Stuffed Green Pepper Soup For A Crowd image

Provided by Chef Songull

Time 2h15m

Yield 8-10 bowls, 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 lbs hamburger
2 cups uncooked rice (Instant or Minute Rice)
4 green peppers (chopped)
1 large onion (chopped)
4 stalks celery (chopped)
8 ounces fresh mushrooms (chopped)
3 garlic cloves (minced)
4 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (29 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons fresh basil (minced) or 2 teaspoons dried basil
salt and pepper (to taste)

Steps:

In a 12" skillet cook hamburger and onion for 10 minutes or until meat is browned and no longer pink.
Add garlic and cook just until fragrent. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add uncooked rice, cover and remove from heat for 5 minutes, fluff with fork and set aside.
In 6-quart crockpot or dutch oven add hamburger mixture, green peppers, celery, mushrooms, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper.
Cook at low temperature just until peppers are softened but still have a little crunch to them.
Add rice and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 540.9, Fat 14.4, SaturatedFat 5.2, Cholesterol 76.1, Sodium 2272, Carbohydrate 71.4, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 23.5, Protein 34.9