Got you 🙂—here’s a simple, comforting cabbage soup that’s easy, flavorful, and perfect for a cozy meal or meal prep.
🥬 Classic Cabbage Soup
Ingredients (6–8 servings)
- 1 medium head green cabbage, chopped
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
Optional add-ins:
- 1 lb smoked sausage or ground beef
- Potatoes, green beans, or corn
- Red pepper flakes for heat
Instructions
- Sauté aromatics
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Cook onion, carrots, and celery 5–7 minutes until softened.
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Build the soup
- Stir in diced tomatoes, broth, paprika, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a gentle boil.
- Add cabbage
- Stir in cabbage (it will look like a lot—trust the process).
- Reduce heat and simmer 25–30 minutes until cabbage is tender.
- Finish & serve
- Remove bay leaf.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
Tips & Variations
- Hearty version: Brown sausage or ground beef first, then continue recipe.
- Southern style: Add a ham hock or smoked turkey leg.
- Vegetarian: Use veggie broth and add beans for protein.
- Better next day: Flavors deepen overnight—great for leftovers.
If you want, I can give you a slow-cooker version or a thick, stew-style cabbage soup that eats like a full meal.
