Cabbage Roll Soup
All the cozy, sweet-and-sour flavor of classic cabbage rolls in one easy pot - seasoned beef, tender cabbage, and rice in a rich tomato broth.
Servings: 8 people
Cost: 20
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs ground beef 85/15, or half beef and half ground pork
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 2 medium carrots diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons smoked or sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ medium head green cabbage chopped (about 6 cups)
- 6 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 1 can 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 can 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar plus more to taste
- 1 bay leaf
- ¾ cup long-grain white rice rinsed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice plus more to taste
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt plus more to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Fresh dill or parsley and sour cream for serving
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef 6-8 minutes, breaking it up. Drain all but about 1 tablespoon of fat.
- Add onion and carrots; cook 4-5 minutes until softened. Stir in garlic, paprika, and thyme; cook 30 seconds.
- Add cabbage and cook 3-4 minutes until it begins to wilt.
- Add broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, brown sugar, and bay leaf. Stir, scraping up browned bits.
- Bring to a boil, stir in the rice, then reduce to a low simmer. Cover with lid slightly cracked and cook 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice and cabbage are tender.
- Remove bay leaf. Stir in lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust sweet-sour balance with more brown sugar or lemon.
- Serve topped with fresh dill or parsley and a dollop of sour cream.
Notes
- Leftovers: For the brothiest leftovers, cook the rice separately and add it to each bowl.
- Shortcut: Use a 14-oz bag of coleslaw mix in place of chopped cabbage.
- Thinning: The soup thickens as it sits. Add broth when reheating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 874mg | Potassium: 819mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2858IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 3mg
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