Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert
Stuffed Pepper Soup
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I love stuffed peppers, but I need to make a confession: I love the stuffing much more than the peppers. In fact, I usually only eat a little of the pepper. I have tried making the stuffing without the peppers and it just did not work. It needed the pepper flavoring permeating the dish to be enjoyable…or even edible.
I had hope and skepticism when I first heard of stuffed pepper soup. Perhaps it would provided me with the balance of pepper to stuffing that I liked without the guilt of leaving much of a pepper uneaten. Or, perhaps it would be another disappointment in flavor. I decided to give it a try.
After reading several recipes in a few of my cookbooks, I decided to combine my basic soup concept with my favorite stuffed pepper recipe. The result was a tasty success.
I also find that this is a great soup for a meatless, vegetarian, or even vegan meal by just substituting a couple of ingredients. Instead of the ground meat, I find that brown or green legumes are great in the soup. You can also use vegetable stock instead of beef to make it vegetarian-friendly. To make it a vegan-friendly, simply also omit the cheese or use a vegan cheese substitute.
Stuffed Pepper Soup
November 5, 2015
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef or other ground meat (2 c. cooked brown or green lentils may be substituted)
- 1 small onion, diced or dried equivalent
- 2 bell peppers (green, red, yellow, orange, etc), chopped
- 16 oz. beef or vegetable stock
- 32 oz. tomato sauce or juice
- 1 Tbsp. sugar (to taste)
- pinch of basil
- 1/3 c. brown minute rice or 2/3 regular brown rice that is partially cooked (use uncooked rice if cooking it in a slow cooker)
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- cheese (cheddar, American, etc.), shredded OPTIONAL
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed pot/Dutch Oven (or a skillet if finishing in a slow cooker, brown ground meat.
- When meat is almost cooked through add onion and peppers.
- Cook for several minutes and season with salt and pepper to tastes.
- Then add stock.
- Continue cooking until onions and peppers are softened.
- (Pour into slow cooker now, if using)
- Add tomato juice, sugar, basil and rice.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Simmer until rice is tender, about 10 minutes (6 to 8 hours on low in a slow cooker).
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
- Serve warm topped with shredded cheese, if desired.
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