SOUPS: STUFFED PEPPER(click here to print)

Delicious Stuffed Pepper Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. lean ground beef (or drained ground beef--important that it's drained)
• 3 T extra virgin olive oil 
• 2 green bell peppers, finely chopped
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, finely minced
• 1 1/2 C diced tomatoes (about 2 medium tomatoes)
• 5 T tomato paste 
• 1 small head cauliflower, steamed and riced (may sub one bag of frozen florets)
• 2 T brown sugar substitute (I used sugar free maple syrup)
• 32 oz. beef stock or broth
• 1 T Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 2 tsp. salt (or to taste)
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large pot or dutch oven, sauté the onion, green peppers, garlic and olive oil until the onions are slightly translucent and peppers softened up. 

2. Add in the ground beef and sauté it with the vegetables until it's cooked through and chopped up well. 

3. Add in the tomato paste, diced tomatoes, onion powder, red pepper flakes, salt, brown sugar substitute and pepper and stir well until tomato paste is dissolved and evenly distributed.

4. Pour in the beef stock and stir well. Bring mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat. Add in riced cauliflower. 

5. Simmer soup for 15-20 minutes. If it becomes too thick, add water 1/2 cup at a time to thin the broth back out. Serve. Enjoy!

Makes about 8 servings of soup. 8 carbs

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