This Cabbage Soup recipe isn’t just boring vegetables, but carrots, celery, green beans, tomatoes, kidney beans and cabbage swimming in the most dynamic Italian spiced tomato broth. It’s healthy, hearty, comforting, naturally gluten free and extremely versatile. You can swap the vegetables for your favorites and even add Italian sausage, beef, chicken, ham or corned beef and/or rice, barley or pasta – all instructions included! This low-calorie meal is quick and easy but full of flavor AKA healthy comfort food. It also keeps extremely well for easy lunch or dinner throughout the week.
Have you ever looked in your fridge and the only vegetable in good shape looking back at you is a single head of cabbage? Cabbage is like that; it can outlast almost any other vegetable. Now even if all you have in your fridge is some cabbage, there are only a few more pantry ingredients you need to make this easy, nourishing, and light cabbage soup.
Ingredients
- 5 carrots, chopped
- 3 onions, chopped
- 2 (16 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid
- 1 large head cabbage, chopped
- 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
- 1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans, drained
- 2 quarts tomato juice
- 2 green bell peppers, diced
- 10 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
How To Make Cabbage Soup
Place carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, peppers, and celery in a large pot. Add onion soup mix, tomato juice, beef broth, and enough water to cover vegetables. Simmer until vegetables are tender. May be stored in the refrigerator for several days.