Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup
Cabbage Roll Soup is an easy way to serve your favorite stuffed cabbage rolls but without all the fuss. One Pot, 30 minutes!
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Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 279kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium onion chopped fine
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes
- 3 ½ cups tomato juice
- 4 cups beef broth
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 1 cup rice uncooked
- 1 medium head of cabbage chopped roughly 6 cups
Instructions
- In a large pot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook until translucent.
- Add the spices and ground beef and cook until no longer pink. (drain if desired)
- Add the tomatoes, tomato juice, and broth and bring to a boil.
- Stir in the rice and stir.
- Lower the heat to a simmer and let cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the cabbage and stir to combine.
- Simmer for 20 minutes or until cabbage is tender and rice is cooked through.
- Stir in lemon juice and serve warm.
Notes
- If you don’t have tomato juice, you can use tomato paste and water, canned tomato soup, or tomato puree.
- Try V8 juice if you want to pack in more veggies per serving. The spicy flavor is really good for this recipe.
- If you are making this soup ahead of time and are freezing all of it, I recommend leaving out the rice and adding cooked rice before serving.
- Want to make it a low carb meal? Use cauliflower rice instead of white rice.
- Italian sausage is also a great beef alternative that will add lots of flavor.
- Don’t eat red meat? Make this with ground turkey or chicken and substitute chicken broth for the beef broth.
- Toss in a dash of Worcestershire sauce and a dash of garlic powder for an extra flavor twist.
- Two acidic for you? Add a bit of artificial sweetener like stevia or add two tablespoons of brown sugar to sweeten it a bit.
- Not a fan of sugar? Add in some finely chopped carrot with the onion and it will naturally sweeten the soup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 978mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g