Stuffed Pepper Soup from SkinnyTaste

In the winter I'm very into soups.  I love the warmness that you get from them.  They just feel like a comfort food when its so cold outside.

I've also been thinking about trying stuffed peppers, because I've never made them (although my hubs says I have so maybe its better to say I don't remember ever making them :) )

And lo and behold but this stuffed pepper soup recipe popped up in my Facebook news feed from SkinnyTaste.  I've tried several of Gina's recipes, from both her website and cookbook and I've been extremely happy with both how easy most of them were, the taste and the healthy aspects.  You really can eat healthy and enjoy it - especially with others out there first leading the way and sharing what they know!!

The only change I made was to replace the brown rice with cauliflower rice and to use diced tomatoes with chilies to give it a little bit of zip.   The brown rice is fine for Phase 4, but the cauli-rice makes this friendly for all phases.

Stuffed Pepper Soup adapted from www.SkinnyTaste.com

Ingredients:

• 3 cauliflower rice  (or 3 c cooked brown rice for Phase 4)
• 1 lb 95% lean ground beef or turkey
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 cup finely diced onion
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 cans (14.5 oz each) cans petite diced tomatoes 
• 1 3/4 cups tomato sauce
• 2 cups reduced sodium, fat-free chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
• salt and fresh pepper to taste

Directions:

In a large pot or dutch oven, brown ground meat on high heat and season with salt.Drain fat if any, reduce heat to medium-low, then add peppers, onions and garlic.Cook about 5 minutes on low heat.

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, marjoram and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Serve about 1 1/3 cups of soup in each bowl and top with 1/2 cup cooked cauliflower rice.

Makes about 9 1/2 cups.

Nutrition Facts from MyFitnessPal.com

Servings 6.0

Amount Per Serving

calories 218

Total Fat 6 g           

Saturated Fat 3 g     

Monounsaturated Fat 2 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 67 mg  

Sodium 1114 mg     

Potassium 940 mg  

Total Carbohydrate 15 g     

Dietary Fiber 2 g    

Sugars 9 g               

Protein 24 g