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Cabbage Roll Soup

Cabbage Roll Soup

This easy cabbage roll soup is a hearty soup that the whole family will love for busy weeknights! This recipe takes the idea of traditional cabbage rolls and turns it into a soup form, consisting of delicious ingredients such as lean beef, yellow onion, cabbage, sodium beef broth, and uncooked rice, to name a few.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 328 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • salt and black pepper , to taste
  • 1 pound ground beef, I use 90% lean
  • 1 onion, medium diced, makes about ¾ cup
  • 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 4 cups green cabbage, coarsely chopped
  • 2 carrots , peeled, quartered and sliced, makes about ¾ cup
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 2 15 oz cans crushed tomatoes, fire roasted will be great!
  • ½ cup uncooked long grain rice
  • 1 cup red bell pepper, medium dice into cubes
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste, good quality, dark red
  • 1 teaspoon Italian herbs seasoning
  • 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, any regular one will do
  • 2 tablespoons parsley
  • Sour cream or unsweetened plain greek yogurt for serving

Instructions
 

  • Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the ground beef.
  • Cook, breaking up the meat with a spatula, until beef is browned, approximately 4-5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add smoked paprika, italian seasoning, salt, black pepper. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute.
  • Lower the heat to medium low. Add the cabbage, carrots, beef broth, bell peppers, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, rice, bay leaves and brown sugar to the pot. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Bring to a simmer and cook for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and taste again for salt and pepper. Remove bay leaves before serving.
  • Sprinkle with parsley and serve with sour cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 18gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 716mgPotassium: 615mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4663IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 3mg
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