(Un)Stuffed Green Pepper Soup – gefüllte grüne Paprikaschoten Suppe

by: Gerhild Fulson  / Oma Gerhild shares easy, authentic German recipes you can trust, rooted in family tradition and featured in her cookbooks.

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(un) Stuffed Green Pepper Soup. So easy to make it just like Oma! This is such a comforting soup to cozy up on the couch with on a chilly winter's night.

Do you love ground beef stuffed green peppers known in German as gefüllte grüne Paprikaschoten mit Hackfleisch? Well, here's an easy version for it's unstuffed cousin: (Un)Stuffed green pepper soup, aka gefüllte grüne Paprikaschoten Suppe. 

If you LOVE stuffed peppers, you'll LOVE this soup.  Lean ground beef, peppers (green, red, yellow, orange), tomatoes. Served with rice. All the taste, but minus the work.

Not only is this a soup, but it can easily be used as a meat sauce by using a bit less broth. Such a versatile soup that tastes so delicious and freezes beautifully as well.

Serve this as a soup with rice on top. Stir the rice in. OR, serve as a sauce with German noodles. Yummy!

I was looking for a vegetable beef soup recipe that used green peppers. I knew I loved stuffed green peppers, so this recipe has become a great alternative to making a similar taste in an easier way.

Now then, how German are stuffed peppers? I used to think this was totally an American dish. But I've since found it in German cookbooks. It doesn't appear to be traditional as far as from way back in the day.

However, culinary trends change, and since green peppers (and their colored cousins) were introduced to Europe a couple of hundred years ago, they are also commonly used in German cooking since. 

A Bit Of This And a bit of that

• I've used a mixture of lean ground beef, lean ground pork, and/or lean ground chicken. All work fantastic.
• Add more or less of the veggies. Add chopped celery. Add sliced mushrooms. You decide how creative you want to be!
• Use it just the way it is as a meat sauce. Delicious served over noodles.

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(Un)Stuffed Green Pepper Soup – gefüllte grüne Paprikaschoten Suppe

Do you love ground beef stuffed green peppers known in German as gefüllte grüne Paprikaschoten mit Hackfleisch? If you LOVE stuffed peppers, you'll LOVE this soup.  Lean ground beef, peppers (green, red, yellow, orange), tomatoes. Served with rice. All the taste, but minus the work.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 60 minutes

Total Time 75 minutes

Servings:

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients:

• 1½ pounds lean ground beef
• 1 - 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 cup chopped red and/or yellow pepper
• 2 cup chopped green pepper
• 28-ounce can crushed or ground tomatoes
• 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
• 6-ounce can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 - 3 cups beef broth (as needed)
• salt and pepper as needed
• 3 cups hot cooked brown rice (to serve separately)

Instructions:

1. Brown ground beef in olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven. Drain fat, if any.
2. Add onions and continue cooking about 5 minutes. 
3. Add remaining ingredients. Stir well and bring to simmer. If needed, add more beef broth. Cover and let simmer about 30 to 45 minutes or until veggies are tender, stirring occasionally.
4. Season with extra salt and pepper if needed. 
5. Fill soup bowls ⅔ full, topping with about ½ cup cooked rice.

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(Un) Stuffed Green Pepper Soup – gefüllte grüne Paprikaschoten Suppe

Gerhild Fulson 




Stuffed green pepper soup? If you LOVE stuffed peppers, you'll LOVE this soup. Ground beef, peppers, tomatoes. Served with rice. All the taste, but minus the work.


Ingredients: ground beef, peppers, olive oil, garlic, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, seasonings, beef broth, cooked rice,

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