Green & Gold Stuffed Pepper Soup (Crock Pot Recipe)

Green & Gold Stuffed Pepper Soup (Crock Pot Recipe)

Do you like Stuffed Pepper Soup? Want to try a healthier option? Here is what I came up with today after needing to use up some Yellow Squash Zucchini & Green Peppers from our garden. Lovingly named by my son, “Green & Gold Stuffed Pepper Soup.” The name may or may not have something to do with the fact we are from Wisconsin. GO PACKERS!

Ingredients:

• 1 Medium Sized Yellow Squash Zucchini
• 1 Medium Onion
• 8 Green Bell Peppers
• Two Cans of diced Tomatoes (14.5 ounce) – I used organic, salt free)
• 1 can of tomato paste (12 ounce)
• Eight Cans of Water (Use tomato Paste Can) IF you want that “beef” taste you could add some beef stock
• 2 tsp. Chili Powder (More if you like)
• (Optional) 1 tsp. salt

Directions:

• Wash Green Peppers, core and chop into pieces
• Wash Zucchini, cut off both ends, then chop into pieces (I DO NOT PEEL. I use EVERYTHING except for the ends.)
• Peel & dice onion
• Add all chopped veggies above to crock pot
• Add both cans of diced tomatoes, can of tomato paste, and eight cans of water to crock pot
• Add 2 tsp. of Chili Powder to crock pot
• Mix it up
• Cook on high for 8 to 10 hours (depending on if you want crunchier veggies)

That is it, Simple as that. It ended up tasting delicious! My husband who DOES NOT LIKE soup even enjoyed it. If you would like your soup a little thicker, leave out a few cans of water. It tastes just as good if not better then regular stuffed green pepper soup with ground beef and rice, just a healthier version.