Crock-Pot Express Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe - Learn how to make stuffed pepper soup in your Crock-Pot Express Multi-Cooker with this simple and tasty recipe. You get all of the great flavors of stuffed peppers in a hearty but healthy soup!
Place the insert into your Crock-Pot Express Multi-Cooker and press the SAUTE button.
Cook and crumble the ground beef. Add the diced onion and minced garlic and continue to sauté a few minutes more until the onion is fragrant and starting to soften.
Press the STOP button to turn to sauté function off.
Remove the ground beef with a slotted spoon into a bowl and set aside. Drain the grease from the insert and discard.
Add the ground beef back into the inset, along with the vegetable broth, bell peppers, tomato puree, beans, diced tomatoes, basil, parsley, oregano and onion powder. Stir together.
Add the uncooked rice and push it down until just submerged into the broth. Do not stir!
Close and lock the lid, making sure the valve is set to sealing.
Set on MANURAL, HIGH PRESSURE, for 10 minutes. Press START.
Allow the pressure cooker to come to pressure and let the soup cook for the set time.
When the time is up, carefully turn the valve to venting to do a quick release of pressure. Once all the pressure is released, carefully remove the lid and set aside.
Add the fresh lemon juice and stir the soup to combine. Let the soup sit for 5 minutes.
Ladle the soup into bowls, topping each bowl with freshly grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley (if desired) and enjoy!