Dad's Stuffed Pepper Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound(s) sweet Italian sausage crumbled/browned
• 1.5 pound(s) ground beef browned
• 2 teaspoon(s) Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon(s) granulated garlic
• 1 tablespoon(s) chopped dehydrated onion
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) beaumond seasoning
• 1/4 cup(s) brown sugar
• 1 package(s) beefy onion soup/dip mix
• 1 quart(s) low sodium beef stock
• 1 quart(s) water
• 28 ounce(s) petite diced tomatoes
• 28 ounce(s) tomato sauce
• 6 cup(s) chopped bell peppers( red green yellow) seeded=5-6 whole peppers
• 6 cup(s) mixed peppers(3 Italian-3 poblano-2 jalapeno) seeded
• 4 cup(s) cooked wild rice grain mix (Lundbergs)
• 1 to 2 teaspoon(s) salt to taste
• 1 to 2 teaspoon(s) pepper to taste

Preparation

1. >brown and crumble meat- add garlic and italian seasoning while browing
2. >add remaining ingredients down to rice
3. >when pot is up to temp - simmer for approx 45 min
4. >cut off heat mix in cooked rice-salt/pepper
5. >refrigerate overnite-remove congealed fat off surface- this step is very important for the flavors to blend as well as removing the fat before eating
6. >reheat to serve or freeze surplus before reheating