Cabbage Roll Soup tastes just like traditional stuffed cabbage but in the soup form. This hearty soup recipe is loaded with ground beef, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, and rice. A delicious alternative when you are craving comfort food, but don't want to spend hours making cabbage rolls.
1Small Head of Cabbagechopped into bite-size pieces
15ouncesDiced Canned Tomatoes
15ouncesTomato Sauce
1tablespoonItalian Seasoning
½teaspoonKosher Salt
¼teaspoonBlack Pepper
64ouncesBeef broth
½cup White Rice
Instructions
In a large stock pot begin to cook the lean ground beef on medium heat. Breaking up the ground beef into bite-size pieces. After about 5 minutes of cooking while it's halfway brown add in the diced onion. Continue to saute and break up the meat.
1.25 pounds Lean Ground Beef, 1 Onion
Drain any excess oil from the pot.
Add the chopped cabbage to the pot and mix it. Then add in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Pour the beef broth into the pot. Then mix well.
1 Small Head of Cabbage, 15 ounces Diced Canned Tomatoes, 15 ounces Tomato Sauce, 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning, ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt, ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper, 64 ounces Beef broth
Bring the soup to a boil then reduce the heat to a simmer for 20 minutes (stirring occasionally).
Once the cabbage is partially cooked add in the rice. Cook for an additional 15 minutes stirring often until rice is cooked. Divide soup evenly among bowls and enjoy.
½ cup White Rice
Notes
Cabbage - If you can only find a large head of cabbage use only half. Make sure you cut the pieces into bite-size pieces.
Rice - If I have cooked rice on hand I will add it to the soup once the cabbage is cooked. This will reduce the cooking time by 15 minutes.