Cabbage Roll Soup

Unstuffed Cabbage Soup with Ground Beef, Turkey or Pork Sausage

Enjoy the comforting flavors of traditional cabbage rolls with this easy one-pot Cabbage Roll Soup recipe! Packed with hearty ground meat (your choice of beef, turkey, or sausage), tender cabbage, and a savory tomato broth, it's a simple and delicious weeknight meal that’s ready in no time. Perfect for busy families!

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American

Recipe Type Beef, Fall, Healthy Choices, Healthy Dinner, High-Protein Meals, Pork, Rainy Day, Sausage, Served Hot, Soups, St. Patrick's Day, Turkey

Skill Level Easy

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 538kcal

Author Angela G.

Equipment

dutch oven

Ingredients

Meat

2 tablespoon olive oil
2 lbs ground meat (turkey, beef, or sausage)
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
1 onion diced
1 tablespoon garlic paste

Soup

¾ cup carrots peeled and sliced
2 tablespoon tomato paste
5 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
14.5 oz diced tomatoes or crushed tomatoes
¼ cup uncooked rice rinsed
1 head cabbage stem removed, chopped
2 bay leaves

Garnish

fresh parsley chopped, optional

Instructions

Brown meat. Heat oil in a large 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat.
Add ground beef cook, breaking it up with a wooden spatula as it browns. Season with salt, pepper, paprika and Italian spices.
Soften veggies. Add chopped onion and carrots to meat. Cook until the vegetables start to soften. Add garlic, cook for 1 minute.
Add broth ingredients. Add tomato paste to the meat and veggies and cook until it begins to caramelize.
Pour in ½ cup of broth to deglaze the pot, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
Add Worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes, rice, cabbage and bay leaves.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 35 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the cabbage has softened.
Garnish and serve. Remove and discard the bay leaves before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired.

Notes

5 cups is about 1 small cabbage head
Rinse rice in cold water, using a strainer, to remove excess starch and prevent from getting gummy.

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