Stuffed Pepper Soup - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 yellow onion (diced)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 green bell pepper (deseeded and diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (deseeded and diced)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• ¾ cup long grain rice
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups beef broth (more to thin out)
• 2 cups puréed tomatoes