Red pepper and chilli soup is a deliciously warming recipe with a spicy kick. It’s quick and easy to make in a soup maker, requiring very little preparation.

Capsaicin is responsible for giving chillies their heat – and its benefits aren’t reduced when cooked. Apparently, most of the capsaicin is found in the membrane of the chilli (where the seeds connect to the flesh of the chilli) so try to include the whole chilli, with the exception of the green stalk.
IMPORTANT: I used 1 whole red chilli in this recipe and kept the seeds in too. If you want a milder taste leave the seeds out.
Making Red Pepper and Chilli Soup In A Soup Maker
I have made this recipe in a Morphy Richards soup maker as well as a Ninja Soup Maker. The same recipe will work in all soup makers, but if you have the compact version of a Morphy Richards you will need to reduce the quantities.
What You Need:

- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 red peppers, chopped
- 1 potato, chopped
- 1 fresh red chilli
- 750ml vegetable stock (approx)
Prepare the ingredients by washing and chopping the peppers, potato, red chilli (take care when handling), chopping the onion and crushing the garlic cloves.

There is no need to peel the potato, just give it a good clean first. The potato has been added to thicken the soup, add more potato if you prefer a thicker soup. You can substitute the potato for red lentils if you prefer.
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Add all of the ingredients to your soup maker and add stock up to the MAX level. Place the lid on and set the soup maker off on the smooth setting.

Once the soup maker has finished, pour the soup out and add any additional seasoning or croutons.


Red Pepper & Chilli Soup
Red pepper and chilli soup is a deliciously warming recipe with a spicy kick from the fresh chilli. It's quick and easy to make in a soup maker!
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 red peppers, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 potato, medium (approx 200g), chopped
- 1 red chilli, sliced (deseed for milder taste)
- 750 ml chicken or vegetable stock, (using 1 stock cube or pot)
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to the soup maker.
- Add the stockpot or cube and top up with hot water up to the MAX line.
- Stir ingredients around and set off on the smooth program.
- Add any additional seasoning and optionally add croutons.
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I used the Morphy Richards soup maker to develop these recipes but they can be used for the Ninja Soup Maker as well as other models.
Jan
Monday 10th of October 2022
Hi can you use dried chilli flakes in this soup
Liana Green
Wednesday 12th of October 2022
Hi Jan - yes you can :)
Geoff Ringer
Friday 22nd of October 2021
Hi Liana. I’ve just made this soup. Tastes lovely. It’s also nice to know it’s nutritious and good for you. Can you provide the nutritional information please. Many thanks
Caroline Hilton
Saturday 25th of September 2021
Just made this - absolutely delicious :) :)
Liana Green
Friday 1st of October 2021
Thanks for your comment Caroline, that's great to hear!
Dawn
Saturday 20th of March 2021
I’ve made this a few times now, it’s my new favourite soup! I love the kick of the chilli and it tastes extra good after a long dog walk in the rain. My soup maker doesn’t have a sauté function, so I’ve made this by just putting all the ingredients into the maker, and also have sautéed in a pan first as per the recipe. Sautéing gives a much richer flavour I think, so definitely worth that extra step (and washing up!) if you don’t have a sauté function om your soup maker.
Delish 🤤
Liam
Monday 11th of January 2021
Hi there, if I don’t have a soup maker and want it to be just a bit more blended how long would I wait before processing it?
Liana Green
Tuesday 12th of January 2021
Hi Liam - are you using a hand held blender (stick blender) to blend it or transferring all of it to a standalone blender/smoothie maker? The reason I ask is you should wait for the soup to cool down a little before blending it in a standalone blender as it will be too hot (but double check the manufacturer's guidelines). If it's a stick (small handheld blender) just give the cooked mixture a a few quick pulses with the blender, that should be enough to give you an 'in between' consistency between chunky and smooth.
I hope that makes sense - if I've completely misunderstood your question please do let me know!