Stuffed Sweet Pepper Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 8 cups chicken broth (if using water add 1 tbsp chicken bouillon) or 8 cups water (if using water add 1 tbsp chicken bouillon)
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 3 large sweet red peppers, diced
• 1 1/2 cups chili sauce
• 3 celery ribs, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons browning sauce (optional)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and pepper
• rice

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no longer pink. drain well and place in the stockpot.
• 2 add all remaining ingredients and bring to a gentle boil.
• 3 ladle into prepared jars leaving a 1" headspace. process pints for 75 minutes and quarts for 90 minutes at 10 lb pressure. adjust pressure according to your altitude and / or style of canner.
• 4 to serve: add 1/3 to 1/2 cup cooked rice to each pint of soup and heat
• 5 until warmed through.