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    Instant Pot Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup

    Published: Feb 17, 2025 by Prajakta Sukhatme · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    Stuffed Pepper Soup is the perfect one pot comfort meal.  This cozy homestyle soup is wholesome, filling, and delicious. Colorful sweet peppers, lentils and rice is simmered in herbaceous tomato broth to make this bell pepper soup. It is warm hug in a soup bowl on cool breezy nights. I am including detailed instructions to make this easy soup in Instant Pot, stove top or crock pot.

    A dinner is served in white bowl of stuffed pepper soup along with small bowl full of soup and side of garlic toast.

    This vegan stuffed pepper soup is low calorie yet filling. Similar to Green Curry Tofu, Instant Pot 15-bean soup and Vegetarian Tortilla Soup, this soup is perfect for cozy weeknight meals as well as lunch prep.

    The deconstructed version of stuffed pepper recipe is perfect for cozy weeknight family dinners. It is one of family favorite and I love how nourishing and delightful this soup is.

    Recipe Highlights

    • Vegan
    • Gluten-free
    • One Pot Comfort Food
    • Easy, Hearty and filling
    • Lazy way of making stuffed peppers
    • Inexpensive and budget friendly
    • All ingredients are easy to find and pantry staples

    Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup Ingredients

    Ingredients used in making Vegan pepper soup.

    (Scroll below for full recipe)

    Bell Peppers - I am using mix of colored bell peppers and green peppers.  You can use whichever peppers you have.

    Tomato - Fresh or canned, use whatever you have easily available.  I like to use fire roasted tomatoes for extra depth of flavors.

    Rice - I used basmati white rice. You can also use quinoa instead. Wash and rinse it in cold water and drain excess water before adding in the soup mix.

    Lentils - this recipe uses brown lentils. Green lentils will work as well. Wash and rinse it in cold water and drain excess water before adding in the soup mix.

    Olive oil - for sautéing the shallots and peppers. For WFPB cooking, skip the oil and use water instead.

    Aromatics - shallots, ginger and garlic for flavorful soup base.

    Italian seasoning - I love to use store brought blend rather than adding several different dried herbs individually.

    Lemon or lime juice - Fresh lemon or lime juice adds wonderful freshness and brings all the flavors together.

    Garnishes - Salt and Pepper, red chili flakes and fresh herbs like parsley or chives

    Cheese - optional. You can top off the soup with grated parmesan, shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese blend. Use plant based vegan cheese or nutritional yeast.

    Vegan pepper soup with rice and lentils made in Instant Pot.

    Switch up the Mexican flavors

    • Swap the Italian seasoning with 1 – 2 Tablespoon taco seasoning
    • Add 1 tablespoon of Chipotle in Adobe sauce for extra rich deep flavor.
    • Add in some black beans instead of lentils.
    • If you want to add cheese on top, choose taco cheese blend or Monterey Jack cheese

    How to Make Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup in Instant Pot?

    Process shot collage showing 6 steps involved in making this soup recipe.
    1. Turn your Instant Pot on to the Sauté function. Add the olive oil. Let the oil get warm in 30 seconds. Add cut shallots and minced ginger and garlic. Sprinkle some salt. Sauté on high for 2 minutes.  Add rest of the ingredients. Stir few times so ingredients are mixed well together.
    2. Add vegetable broth (or water) and mix well. Deglaze the pot by making sure nothing is stuck at the bottom of the pot. Cancel Sauté function.
    3. Place the lid on Instant Pot and move the knob to SEALING. Press MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK high pressure for 6 minutes.
    4. After it is done cooking, wait for 5 minutes and do a QPR quick pressure release by moving the valve from SEALING to VENTING. Open the lid.
    5. Gently stir the soup using a ladle.  Adjust the seasoning. Serve in a bowl. Drizzle some lemon juice, black pepper, and garnish with fresh chopped herbs.  Bon Appetit!
    A close up of soup bowl showing hearty texture of this vegan soup.

    Steps to make Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup on Stove top?

    1. In a heavy bottom pan, add the olive oil. Once the oil heats up, add cut shallots and minced ginger and garlic. Sauté on high for 2-3 minutes.
    2. Add rest of the ingredients. Stir few times so ingredients are mixed well together. Add vegetable broth. (or water) Mix well.
    3. Let it come to boil on high heat. Then reduce heat, cover the pan, and let it cook for about 15-20 mins on medium heat.
    4. Check and stir few times to make sure it does not burn at the bottom. Lentils and rice should be tender, and peppers should be soft. Turn the heat off. Serve garnished as suggested. Enjoy.

    How to meal prep this soup?

    You can make a big batch of this easy soup and save the leftovers. This healthy soup makes perfect meal prep. You can use it for lunches or dinners.

    Save the leftovers in glass containers in individual portions. Microwave it for few minutes in minutes interval.  Add couple tablespoons of water to get the right consistency.

    Serving Suggestions

    This a fairly thick soup which fills you up well with clean healthy ingredients.  I love this cozy dinner soup because I don’t have to make a bunch of sides to serve with it.

    I usually just serve it with fresh baguette to keep that homestyle comfort and simplicity. Kids love it with cheese toast or garlic bread. A simple side salad or roasted vegetables will be perfect too.

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    ★ If you make this Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe do let us know how you like it by ★ star rating it and leaving a comment below.

    📖 Recipe

    A dinner serving of vegan pepper soup with cheesy garlic toast.

    Instant Pot Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup

    Prajakta Sukhatme
    Vegan stuffed pepper soup is full of simple ingredients and so easy to make. This hearty and comforting soup is something the whole family will love.
    4.62 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Comfort Food
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 9 cups
    Calories 157 kcal

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Tablespoon Olive oil skip for WFPB cooking
    • 1 medium shallot -diced
    • 4-5 garlic cloves - minced
    • 1 inch ginger root - minced
    • 4 cups Red, orange, yellow and green pepper diced
    • ½ cup dry lentils - rinse wash and drain water
    • ½ cup rice rinse, wash and drain water
    • 1 (14 oz. can) fire roasted diced tomatoes
    • 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth or water-add more for extra broth
    • 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning.
    • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
    • Salt and Pepper per taste
    • vegan parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast for vegan for topping
    • Red pepper flakes fresh herbs like cilantro or parsley for garnish.

    Instructions
     

    How To Make Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup in Instant Pot

    • Turn your Instant Pot on to the Sauté function. Add the olive oil. Let the oil get warm in 30 seconds. Add shallots and minced ginger and garlic. Sprinkle some salt. Sauté on high for 2 minutes.
    • Add rest of the ingredients. Stir few times so ingredients are mixed well together. Add vegetable broth (or water) and mix well. Deglaze the pot by scraping the bottom with the spatula and making sure nothing is stuck at the bottom. Cancel Sauté function.
    • Place the lid on Instant Pot and move the knob to SEALING. Press MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK high pressure for 4 minutes.
    • After it is done cooking, wait for 5 minutes and do a QPR quick pressure release by moving the valve from SEALING to VENTING. Open the lid.
    • Gently stir the stew using a ladle.  Adjust the seasoning. Serve in a bowl. Drizzle some lemon juice, black pepper, and garnish with fresh chopped herbs.  Bon Appetit!

    How To Make Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup in Slow Cooker

    • Follow same directions as above. Cook on High setting for 2 hours or Low setting for 3-4 hours. 

    How to Make Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup on Stove Top

    • In a heavy bottom pan, add the olive oil. Once the oil heats up, add shallots, chopped peppers and minced ginger and garlic. Sprinkle some salt. Sauté on high for 2-3 minutes.
    • Add rest of the ingredients. Stir few times so ingredients are mixed well together. Add vegetable broth. (or water) Mix well.
    • Let it come to boil on high heat. Then reduce heat, cover the pan, and let it cook for about 15-20 mins on medium heat. Check and stir few times to make sure it does not burn at the bottom. Lentils and rice should be tender, and peppers should be soft.
    • Turn the heat off. Serve garnished as suggested. Enjoy.

    Notes

    This is a fairly thick soup which fills you up well with clean healthy
    ingredients.  I love this cozy dinner soup because I don’t have to make a
    bunch of sides to serve with it.
    I usually just serve it with fresh baguette to keep that homestyle comfort and simplicity. Kids love it with cheese toast or garlic bread. A simple side salad or roasted vegetables will be perfect too.
    You can adjust the amount of broth you make in the soup. I prefer a little extra broth that is easy to slurp. However, you can make it thinner or thicker to suit your preference.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cupCalories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 7gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 266mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6g
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    Comments

    1. Kirsten

      September 26, 2022 at 5:29 pm

      5 stars
      Very delicious and simple recipe! Thank you! ❤️

      Reply
    2. Wendy

      October 28, 2020 at 10:21 am

      Looks delicious and will for sure try. If I wanted to add some ground turkey when would I do that? And would I have to adjust the liquid or cooking time?

      Reply
      • admin

        November 02, 2020 at 5:58 pm

        You can brown the ground turkey just like the browning the tofu. Add 3-5 extra minutes so it cooks well

        Reply
    3. FL Cat

      October 09, 2020 at 1:29 pm

      Printed this to try in the immediate future. But first, THANK YOU for including the nutrition facts AND serving size. My son is a type 1 diabetic, so this is very helpful in figuring out his insulin dose for a meal. (without having to go to another website and mess around trying to enter all the ingredients and guess at serving sizes, etc).

      Reply
      • admin

        October 13, 2020 at 10:38 am

        My Pleasure. Yes we watch our portion sizes and calories at my home too. So glad to hear that it helped you. Hope you enjoy the soup as well.

        Reply
    4. Scarlet

      September 17, 2020 at 8:03 am

      I have never tried stuffed pepper soup but it sounds delicious and it looks very hearty! Pinning to try soon!

      Reply
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