Instant Pot Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup

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

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Instant Pot Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup

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.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Comfort Food

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: cups

Calories: 157kcal

Author: Prajakta Sukhatme

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 can 14 oz. 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
Freshly grated parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast for vegan for topping
Red pepper flakes fresh herbs like cilantro or parsley for garnish.

Instructions

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!

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.

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.

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