Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup

Name: Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 medium onion (chopped); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3/4 cup uncooked rice (I used jasmine); 1.5 pounds extra lean (95% lean) ground beef; 1 red bell pepper (chopped finely); 1 green bell pepper (chopped finely); 1 (13.5 fluid ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (28 fluid ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes (with juices); 4 cups chicken broth; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 3 dashes Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon paprika; Salt & pepper (to taste)

October 8, 2018 24 Comments

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This Instant Pot stuffed pepper soup is healthy, hearty, and simple to make. Your family will love this comforting easy weeknight dinner!

I have a stove top stuffed pepper soup on here, and I liked it so much that I wanted to try it out in the ‘ole Instant Pot. Now that it’s chilly out, I have soups/stews/cozy food on the brain. And in the freezer. So many blog leftovers in the freezer. You can expect plenty more of these types of recipes from me as the colder months approach.

Stuffed pepper soup is way less fussy than making actual stuffed peppers, and I’m all about things being easy. The shift from warm weather to cold always throws me into hibernation mode, and I pretty much just want to eat warm carbs. *shrugs*

On a sorta related note, I just ordered a new sealing ring for my Instant Pot (actually, I ordered four of them from Amazon). I was testing a different recipe and my IP stopped working! It wouldn’t come up to pressure, and then I saw how the sealing ring had warped.

I suggest keeping some extra sealing rings on hand, because you never know when yours may need replacing. I wish I listened to my husband when he suggested I should get extras. Oh well. That recipe will have to be re-tested since timing got totally messed up, and I ended up having to cook it like 3x as long to get the meat to be tender, but at least I know the flavor was there. 😛

Try my sausage stuffed peppers or these Mexican stuffed peppers.

How to make stuffed pepper soup in an Instant Pot

Sauté the onion with the olive oil for 3 minutes; add the beef and continue cooking for another 3-4 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients to the electric pressure cooker and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
Do a quick pressure release and add salt & pepper and any garnishes as desired.

Pro tip: I used 3/4 cup of rice and the soup was very thick… perfect for a hearty meal. If you want it to be more soupy, I suggest using 1/2 cup of rice (or even less if you want it to be lighter).

Can I use cooked rice in this recipe? You can use cooked rice, but then I suggest adding it once the soup has been cooked (the pressure cooking will turn it to mush). You will end up with an overall thinner soup if you do this method, though, so you may want to try the stovetop recipe instead.

I hope you’ll give this easy electric pressure cooker stuffed pepper soup a try.

Questions about this soup? Let me know in the comments below!

Love easy Instant Pot soups with beef? You may like my Instant Pot beef taco soup.

You'll love this easy stuffed pepper soup that's made right in your Instant Pot! This family friendly recipe has hearty ground beef, red and green bell peppers, rice, and fire-roasted tomatoes that make this one delicious and healthy meal.

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