Stuffed bell peppers, 2 soups

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The meal and 2 derived soups. A stew can be a soup, several times over.

a. stuffed bell peppers, okra in tomato sauce

A classic recipe. You can buy them frozen, but they're not nearly as good as the ones you make from scratch.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 4 servings:

1 lb. ground meat, 50-50 beef + pork
4 large bell peppers
1 cup rice
4 cups tomato sauce
S&P, seasoning

Pic1: stuffed bell peppers

Directions

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Pic2: ground meat
Pic3: rice
Pic4: okra in tomato sauce

Boil rice.
Stir-fry the ground meat until brown.
Mix meat and rice together.
Prepare tomato sauce. I used okra in tomato sauce.

Pic5: boil
Pic6: set up
Pic7: stuff

Wash the bell peppers.
Cut away the stem and center core. Scoop out any remaining veins.
Boil in lightly salted water for 4-5 minutes.
Arrange in an oven-proof dish.

Pic8: sauce
Pic9: bake
Pic10: serve

Pour the sauce over the stuffed bell peppers.
If using very thick tomato sauce or sauce with other vegetables, better mix the sauce in with the ground meat or the sauce will not penetrate into the meat. (Pic10)
Place the 'hats' back on the bell peppers.
Bake for 20-30 minutes @ 350 ºF.
Serve and enjoy.

b. stuffed bell pepper soup

I made 7 stuffed bell peppers. There were only 2 for dinner.
The rest can be reheated for another meal, or they can be used to make soup.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for each serving:

1 large stuffed bell pepper, fully cooked
1 small potatoes, fully cooked
2 cups water / stock
S&P, seasoning

Pic11: stuffed bell pepper soup

Directions

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Pic12-14: stuffed bell pepper soup

Cut up one of the leftover stuffed bell peppers in smaller pieces.
Add 2 cups water or stock for each serving.
Bring to a quick boil, simmer 3 minutes.
Serve and enjoy.

c. sweet mini pepper soup with stuffed bell peppers, sliced potatoes

This is a very different soup. The main ingredient are the mini peppers.
The stuffed bell pepper was a bit of an afterthought.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 4 servings:

2 lbs. sweet mini peppers
2 stuffed bell peppers
1 cup dehydrated sliced potatoes
S&P, seasoning

optional:

chipotle hot sauce

Pic15: sweet mini pepper soup with stuffed bell peppers, sliced potatoes

Directions

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Pic16-18: sweet mini peppers

Wash the peppers.
Remove the stem and seed core.
Slice or chop.
Stir-fry until dark patches start showing.
Add 2 quarts water / stock.

Pic19-21: simmer, blend

Cut the stuffed bell peppers in smaller pieces.
Add tot he soup.
Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Use a stick blender to puree part or all of the vegetables.

Pic22-24: dehydrated sliced potatoes

Optional:
- Add dehydrated (or fresh) sliced potatoes and simmer 20-30 minutes until soft.
Serve and enjoy.

Serving suggestion:

Add chipotle hot sauce to taste for a bit of a bite.