Cabbage Roll Soup

This cabbage roll soup is delicious! It’s full of all the flavors of a traditional cabbage roll but in a hearty soup that is super easy to throw together. I love to make this soup in the crockpot but it can also be made in the instant pot or on the stove top. I will add instructions for all three cooking methods below.

I also like to make this soup low carb by swapping out the rice for cauliflower rice, it’s a easy swap and the soup tastes the same but is just lower carb that way.

This cabbage soup can be made with green cabbage or savoy cabbage. The soup pictured used savoy cabbage but both will work great.

I also have given the option to use beef or ground sausage, the difference in taste between the two is minimal and you can use whichever one you like more. I used ground beef in the pictured soup. I also have added an option to make this soup creamy and add cheese, it’s completely optional but a fun variation.

What you need to make cabbage roll soup:

Serves 6

• 1 small onion – diced
• 6 cloves garlic – minced
• 1 small head of cabbage – green or savoy cabbage, cut into bite size chunks
• 1 1/2 cups dry rice OR 12 ounces frozen cauliflower rice – white, brown or wild blend rice
• 48 ounces chicken stock or broth
• 2 – 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes – Any variety, I love the salsa ready variety for a little spice to this soup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Pinch black pepper
• 1 pound ground beef or ground sausage – mild to spicy whatever you like
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley or 1/4 cup fresh parsley- chopped
• 1/2 cup cream – optional to make the creamy version
• shredded cheese – optional

Instructions for crockpot version:

1. Add all ingredients into a large crock pot or slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
2. When cabbage is tender, break up ground beef if it needs to be broken up and mix into the soup.
3. If making creamy, add cream and stir and add cheese (optional).
4. Enjoy.

Instructions for instant pot:

1. Add onions, garlic and ground beef to instant pot and sauté for a few minutes.
2. Add cabbage, dry rice, chicken stock, diced tomatoes, salt, black pepper, parsley and optional cream.
3. Cook on high pressure for 12 minutes with a quick release.
4. Enjoy with or without cheese.

Instructions for stove top:

1. Add onions, garlic and ground beef to a large pot and sauté for a few minutes.
2. Add cabbage, dry rice, chicken stock, diced tomatoes, salt, black pepper, parsley and bring mixture to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes on low or until cabbage and rice are cooked, adding more stock or water if soup over reduces.
3. If adding cream, add when rice is done.
4. Enjoy with or without cheese.

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Cabbage Roll Soup

This cabbage roll soup is delicious! It's full of all the flavors of a traditional cabbage roll but in a hearty soup that is super easy to throw together.

Course Dinner, healthy, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine Dinner, main course, Soup

Keyword cabbage, Dinner, Healthy, main course, Soup, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

• 1 small onion – diced
• 6 cloves garlic – minced
• 1 small head of cabbage – green or savoy cabbage cut into bite size chunks
• 1 1/2 cups dry rice OR 12 ounces frozen cauliflower rice – white brown or wild blend rice
• 48 ounces chicken stock or broth
• 2 – 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes – Any variety I love the salsa ready variety for a little spice to this soup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Pinch black pepper
• 1 pound ground beef or ground sausage – mild to spicy whatever you like
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley or 1/4 cup fresh parsley- chopped
• 1/2 cup cream – optional to make the creamy version
• shredded cheese – optional

Instructions

• Instructions for crockpot version:
• Add all ingredients into a large crock pot or slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
• When cabbage is tender, break up ground beef if it needs to be broken up and mix into the soup.
• If making creamy, add cream and stir and sprinkle with cheese (optional).
• Enjoy.
• Instructions for instant pot:
• Add onions, garlic and ground beef to instant pot and sauté for a few minutes.
• Add cabbage, dry rice, chicken stock, diced tomatoes, salt, black pepper, parsley and optional cream.
• Cook on high pressure for 12 minutes with a quick release.
• Enjoy with or without cheese.
• Instructions for stove top:
• Add onions, garlic and ground beef to a large pot and sauté for a few minutes.
• Add cabbage, dry rice, chicken stock, diced tomatoes, salt, black pepper, parsley and bring mixture to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes on low or until cabbage and rice are cooked, adding more stock or water if soup over reduces.