Stuffed pepper soup is hearty, full of pepper-veggie goodness, and filling from ground beef and tender rice.

Yellow peppers add some color contrast but also bring some sweetness and stand-out aroma.

Learn how to make stuffed pepper soup, and reheat it for a cozy leftover meal all week long.

Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup in a bowl ready to serve

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Marinara sauce lends rich flavor and more body to the soup broth.

It also adds a little tang and acid, if a soup is feeling heavy or flat.

Add onion to pan; saute until onion starts to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.

Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup ingredients

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Serve:

Ladle soup evenly into bowls; top with cheese.

Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup cooking the onion until softened

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Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup adding the beef and cooking until crumbled

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Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup adding the peppers, tomatoes, and broth to the pot

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Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup stirring in the rice

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Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup cooking until rice and vegetables are tender

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Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup sprinkling the soup with cheese

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