Hearty Cabbage Roll Soup: A Comforting One-Pot Classic
A warm, hearty Cabbage Roll Soup filled with ground beef, tender cabbage, vegetables, and rice. This comforting soup brings all the flavors of classic cabbage rolls in an easy one-pot meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner, Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 lb lean ground beef
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups chopped green cabbage
2 medium carrots, quartered and sliced
4 cups low-sodium beef broth
Three 8-oz cans tomato sauce
1/2 cup uncooked white rice
1 bay leaf
3 tbsp light brown sugar
2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add ground beef.
2. Season with salt and pepper and cook until browned.
3. Add diced onion and minced garlic. Cook 2–3 minutes until onions are tender.
4. Stir in cabbage, carrots, tomato sauce, beef broth, rice, bay leaf, and brown sugar.
5. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 25 minutes, until rice is tender.
6. Remove bay leaf and top with fresh chopped parsley before serving.
Notes
For richer flavor, add a splash of Worcestershire sauce.
Use brown rice if preferred, but increase cook time.
Great for meal prep and freezes well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 213.01
- Sugar: 6.63
- Sodium: 346.58
- Fat: 5.24
- Saturated Fat: 2.83
- Carbohydrates: 20.27
- Fiber: 0.51
- Protein: 20.23
- Cholesterol: 46.87