I made this cabbage roll soup after having a craving for cabbage rolls but no time to make them. This is a nourishing, hearty soup. So simple to make and the amount of cabbage can be adjusted to your liking. Serve piping hot with crusty bread or garlic toast.
Cabbage Roll Soup
I made this cabbage roll soup after having a craving for cabbage rolls but no time to make them. This is a nourishing, hearty soup. So simple to make and the amount of cabbage can be adjusted to your liking. Serve piping hot with crusty bread or garlic toast.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups converted long-grain white rice
- 3 cups water
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cups water
- 20 ounce jar pasta sauce such as Ragu®
- 10 ounce can tomato soup
- 3 ½ pounds cabbage cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 onion chopped
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Bring converted rice and 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot pan until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
- Stir 2 cups water, cooked rice, pasta sauce, tomato soup, cabbage, onion, salt, black pepper, and hot sauce into beef. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cover.
- Simmer until cabbage is soft and tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 to 30 minutes.
Notes
Cook’s Note
You can substitute broth for water. Make this soup as thick or as thin as you like by adjusting the water/broth at the end.
You can substitute canned diced tomatoes for the pasta sauce if you like it a little chunkier, and if you like even more of a tomato taste, add some tomato paste (but remember to add more water or broth).
You can easily double the recipe and freeze leftovers in portions. It freezes perfectly.
Some like to add sour cream or shredded cheese on top when serving. I love it with hot sauce in my own bowl.
This can also be made in the slow cooker.
