Stuffed Green Pepper Soup

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 green bell peppers, diced small
• 1 onion, diced small
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 3 quarts water
• 2 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (28 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes in juice
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup beef base
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups brown rice

1. Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir bell pepper, onion, and garlic in hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Break ground beef into small chunks and add to the pot; cook and stir until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes more. Drain excess fat and return pot to heat.
2. Stir water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, ketchup, beef base, brown sugar, salt, and pepper into the beef mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until the flavors marry, about 30 minutes.
3. While the soup simmers, bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes; stir into the soup.

vegetable oil, green bell peppers, onion, clove garlic, ground beef, water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, ketchup, beef base, brown sugar, salt, ground black pepper, water, brown rice

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/234207/stuffed-green-pepper-soup/ (may not work)