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Scrumptious Stuffed Cabbage Roll Soup (Plus VIDEO)

A cozy, hearty soup made with ground beef, tangy tomato, fresh cabbage, and warm spices — everything you love about stuffed cabbage rolls in comforting soup form.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 people
Calories 234 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl Large

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium yellow onion finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons thyme minced
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • 1-2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
  • 16 ounces tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1-2 teaspoons beef bouillon or 1-2 cubes
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup white rice uncooked
  • 2 medium carrots sliced (about 2 cups)
  • 2 cups beef broth or water
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 cups green cabbage chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Heat vegetable oil in a skillet or pressure cooker over medium heat until hot.
  • Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, crumbling with spoon. Drain fat.
  • Add onion, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and Creole seasoning. Cook until onion softens.
  • Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, beef bouillon, and brown sugar. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add rice, carrots, beef broth, water, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 15 minutes.
  • Add cabbage and simmer for an additional 5 minutes until rice is tender.
  • Adjust salt and pepper to taste and remove bay leaves.
  • Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with fresh parsley.
  • Serve warm with optional extra broth if soup becomes too thick.

Notes

This soup stores well in the fridge or freezer. Stir regularly during cooking to prevent sticking. Add extra broth if it thickens too much. Cooked rice can also be stirred in at the end instead of cooking in the soup.