Judy's Stuffed Pepper Soup

prep time:: 15 min
total time:: 45 min

Quick and easy comfort food! Just add a salad and good bread and winter’s wrath is gone.

ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef or turkey
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 can tomato soup
1 soup can of water
2-14 oz. cans petite diced tomatoes
2-15 oz. cans of beef broth
2 green bell peppers, cut up
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2-3 cups cooked rice

directions

Crumble and brown the ground meat in a large sauce-pot. Drain any excess fat. Add the onions and the celery and continue cooking for abut 5 minutes until veggies are soft. Add the tomato soup, water, beef broth, tomatoes, cut up peppers, salt and pepper. Stir well and heat to boiling. Lower heat and cook for 25-30 minutes until peppers are olive green and soft. Ladle the soup into bowls of cooked rice and enjoy!

notes

This is one of Sonny's favorite winter dishes. I like it, too, because it's good, easy, and I nearly always have the ingredients on hand in the freezer and pantry.

Source: David's cousin-in-law, Judy Leonardi