Pizza Soup

Warm hearty, cheesy and beefy pizza soup is like eating pizza in a bowl! A fall soup that's perfect for kids and adults.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword pepperoni soup, pizza soup

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings people

Calories 493kcal

Author April Boller Wright

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 lb ground beef
1 medium onion diced
1 red onion finely diced
4 tsp minced garlic minced finely
2 red bell pepper diced
3 tbsp tomato paste
14.5 oz fire roasted diced tomatoes
5 oz pepperoni I used turkey pepperoni
4 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 tsp each of garlic and onion powder
2 tsp parsley flakes
1 1/2 tsp dry oregano
1 1/4 tsp crushed red peppers
1 tsp sugar
3 tsp grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
salt and pepper for taste
shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Over medium high heat, add the olive oil. Once the oil is hot add the ground beef. Cook until browned. Drain the fat.
Next, saute the peppers for about 5 minutes. Add the onions. Cook until they're translucent.
Add the tomato paste and fire roasted tomatoes. Cook stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes.Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant.
Next add the ground beef back to the pot along with the pepperoni, unsalted butter, beef base, water, Italian seasoning, parsley, oregano, crushed red pepper, a bit of sugar, onion and garlic powder. Stir and let it come to a boil then simmer for about 15 minutes.
Remove the lid and add the heavy whipping cream and the parmesan cheese. Add more parmesan if you like. Serve with shredded mozzarella or stir it into the bowl of soup.

Notes

Season with salt and pepper to your taste however, keep in mind that the beef base, parmesan and pepperoni already contains salt, so make sure to season with salt generously.

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