Cabbage Roll Soup
This delicious soup has flavor similar to traditional cabbage rolls with a blend of savory meat, bright tomatoes and smoky bacon.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon chopped
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef
- 1 onion diced
- 1 medium carrot diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 2 cups green cabbage roughly chopped
- 1 14 ounce can crushed tomato
- 1 14 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup uncooked rice
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, cook the chopped bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside, reserving about 1 – 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat in the pot.
- While the bacon cooks, brown ground beef in a separate skillet. Drain excess fat, then set the beef aside with the bacon.
- Add the onion, carrot, celery, and cabbage to the pot with the bacon fat. Sauté until softened and lightly caramelized, about 6 – 8 minutes.
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, beef broth, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and rice. Return the bacon and beef to the pot.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 – 30 minutes, until the rice is tender.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot, topped with sour cream, shredded cheese, and fresh parsley or chives, if desired.
Notes
- Store leftover soup in the fridge once cooled.
- This recipe is both make-ahead and freezer friendly.
- Bacon, beef broth, and Worcestershire are all salty elements, so taste the soup yourself to determine how much salt you want to add at the end of cooking.
- Add more liquid when reheating. The rice will absorb broth as it sits, so stir in extra beef broth or water to loosen the texture.
- Please double check amounts when using the multiplying feature in the recipe card.
Nutrition
Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 1022mg | Potassium: 677mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1846IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg