Reviewed: May 18, 2012

One of my favorite recipes!! So easy, and the whole family loves it. I normally double the batch, and freeze half for a night I don't feel like cooking. Thesis a must have in your recipe box!

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Lisawrx

Reviewed: May 11, 2012

Because I like a little more kick - I added minced garlic and worcestershire sauce to the meat when browning it. I added another green pepper because we love them. I also added a dash of hot sauce and some Italian seasoning. I added two cups of water and the rice directly to the soup - saved using another pan. MMMMM good

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pennyfran

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2012

I made this in a crockpot and used ground sirloin and ground chicken. I added tomato paste, celery and carrots as well. I didn't add the rice into the crockpot, but made it separately and poured the soup over the rice when it was done. Delicious!

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nicciluvsya

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Living In: Ormond Beach, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2012

I just absoultly love this soup. The only thing i changed is the thyme. I don't like that strong flavor so I just used a small pinch instead of the 1/4 tsp. Also I used ground turkey instead of beef and it was fantastic. I don't like stuffed peppers because of the pepper itsself, but I do love this soup.

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countrygal920

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

Great basic recipe. I listened to the reviewers and made quite a few changes/ additions (it's a bad habit of mine). Left out the sage and thyme, but added italian seasoning, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes. I seasoned the beef while browning, added minced garlic to the onions when sauteeing and 2 diced jalapenos for a little extra kick. BF doesn't like chunks of tomatos, so I added a 29 oz can of tomato puree instead of the diced tomatos and substitued 15 oz of beef broth for the can of the tomato sauce, also subbed beef broth for the chicken broth. Used brown rice instead of white. Was good for dinner, but when I heated up for leftovers the next day, I added 2 hot italian sausage links (cooked & removed from casings) and an extra 1.5 cups of beef broth. Perfection :). Next time I'll increase the beef broth by 2 cups & add 1/2 lb. of hot italian sausage.

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michelle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2012

This was pretty good, but the rice absorbed all the broth. My husband went back for a second bowl and the broth was all gone. I think next time I will add more broth. There seemmed to be way more rice than meat, so I will probably reduce rice to 3/4 cup next time. Unless I was reading the recipe wrong, it sounded like 1 cup of dry rice which makes a lot of cooked rice. Overall it was pretty good. I will make again.

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firefly

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Liberty Center, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2012

Ok, I know you shouldn't really rate recipes when you change them, but these were rather minor tweaks because I was using what I had on hand and I had read a few other reviews. I really like this recipe a lot! It's even better the next day! What I changed was I used a large can of crushed tomatoes in place of the diced (all I had) and I think I like that a lot better. Since it was so tomatoey with that, I only used half the tomato sauce. Along with the spices indicated, I added a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce (because it makes everything better!!) and I added about a TBS or less of brown sugar. I really think the brown sugar really rounded out the flavor perfectly. Next time I make this (and there will be a next time!) I think I'll add another pepper, and maybe try quinoa in place of the rice. Can't hurt right?

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MorganFo

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Logan, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2012

One of our favorites. My husband absolutely loves this soup.

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OKmomof2

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2012

This is a great and easy soup to make. The only thing I did different is a have a hand blender and I blended up tomatoes a little before putting them into soup, but otherwise it was great, highly recommend.

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mimisack

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2012

This soup is good, I had to add some sugar to even out the acid of the tomatoes, and I will probably leave out the thyme next time I make it. I also used marjoram instead of sage, and used half beef broth as some others suggested. I would have given this 5 stars if not for the thyme....

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