Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef (95% lean)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 medium green peppers, chopped
- 1 package (8.8 ounces) ready to serve brown rice
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
- 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 carton (32 ounces) beef broth
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook and crumble the ground beef with chopped onions over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Transfer the cooked beef and onions to a 6-quart slow cooker.
- Stir in the chopped green peppers, brown rice, brown sugar, salt, dried basil, dried oregano, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and beef broth.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low until all the flavors are well blended, about 5 to 6 hours.
Notes
For a vegetarian version, substitute the ground beef with beans and use vegetable broth instead of beef broth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 360 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: None
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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