Cabbage Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 clovesgarlic
$0.20
- 1yellow onion
$0.78
- 4carrots
$0.36
- 4ribs celery
$0.60
- 1green bell pepper
$0.86
- 6 cchopped cabbage
½ head
- 1 tbspolive oil
$0.19
- 128 oz. can diced tomatoes*
$1.48
- 18 oz. can tomato sauce**
$0.48
- ½ lb.frozen green beans
$0.64
- ¼ cchopped parsley
$0.23
- ½ tbspsmoked paprika
$0.15
- 1 tspdried oregano
$0.10
- ½ tspdried thyme
$0.05
- ¼ tspfreshly cracked black pepper
$0.05
- 6 cvegetable broth
$0.54
- 1 tspsalt
$0.01
- 1 tbsplemon juice***
$0.05
Directions
- 1
Mince your garlic cloves, dice the onion, peel and slice the carrots, slice the celery, dice the bell pepper, and chop the cabbage into 1-inch pieces.
- 2
Add the prepared garlic, onion, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and olive oil to a pot with over medium heat. Sauté until the onions soften.
- 3
Add the diced tomatoes (with juices), tomato sauce, frozen green beans, chopped parsley, smoked paprika, oregano, thyme, and pepper. Continue to stir and cook for 1-2 more minutes.
- 4
Add the cabbage to the pot along with the vegetable broth and stir to combine.
- 5
Place a lid on the pot, turn the heat up to medium-high, and allow the soup to come to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and allow it to continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 40 minutes or until the cabbage is to your desired tenderness.
- 6
Once the cabbage is tender, season the soup with salt, starting with ½ tsp and adding more to your liking. Finish the soup by adding the lemon juice and stirring to combine. Serve hot with crusty bread for dipping.
Cabbage Soup Recipe
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About this Recipe
Looking for a comforting, healthy meal that warms you from the inside out? This Cabbage Soup is packed with flavor and an abundance of nourishing vegetables, making it perfect for chilly fall and winter evenings.
What makes this Cabbage Soup truly special is its vibrant combination of fresh ingredients like crisp cabbage, sweet carrots, and bell pepper, all simmered in a rich tomato and vegetable broth. It’s a wholesome dish that feels hearty without being heavy, delivering pure comfort in every spoonful and proving that healthy eating can be absolutely delicious.
Prepare for a deeply savory and aromatic experience. Each spoonful offers a delightful medley of tender-crisp vegetables—from the robust cabbage and naturally sweet carrots to the aromatic celery and bell pepper—bathed in a robust, slightly tangy tomato-based broth. The medley of herbs and spices, including smoked paprika, oregano, and thyme, infuses the soup with a wonderfully earthy warmth. It’s surprisingly light yet incredibly satisfying, with just 133 calories per serving, making it an ideal dinner that leaves you feeling good.
This versatile Cabbage Soup is naturally vegan and vegetarian, making it a fantastic plant-based option for everyone at your table. You can easily adjust the flavor profile by adding a pinch of red pepper flakes for a touch of heat, or experimenting with other seasonal vegetables. Feel free to swap green beans for other quick-cooking additions like corn or peas, depending on what you have on hand, though the original combination is truly delicious.
Serve this wholesome soup as a standalone main course for a cozy dinner, or as a lighter starter for a larger family meal. It pairs beautifully with a slice of crusty bread or a simple side salad.