Clean Eating Cabbage Soup

Name: Clean eating cabbage soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 head Cabbage (chopped, (about 4-5 heaping cups)); 2 tablespoons Oil; 1/2 Onion (diced); 1 Stalk Celery (1/3 - 1/2 cup); 2 medium Carrots (chopped); 2 Bay leaves; 1 tablespoon Garlic; 1 Roasted Bell pepper; 1 can crushed Tomato ((14 oz)); 1 teaspoon Paprika; 1.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 3/4 teaspoon Salt; 4 cup low sodium Chicken/vegetable stock; Fresh parsley for garnishing

Packed with veggies and flavor, this cabbage soup has simple clean ingredients, is nutritious, and is perfect when you are looking for something light.

Made with cabbage, carrot, celery, tomatoes, and a few aromatics, this cabbage soup is everything you need on days you want something light, nutritious, and filling. If you think cabbage is boring or you only use it for making slaw, you gotta try this soup for sure. This soup has sweetness from veggies, tangy from the tomatoes, and a subtle smokiness from the roasted red peppers.

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Apart from being low carb, cabbage is nutritious, rich in fiber, and absorbs all the flavor of the recipe. While the soup is light and brothy, there are a lot of possible variations that you can make.

Ingredients for cabbage soup

Cabbage- Green cabbage is best for its tenderness and sweetness when cooked, especially in soups.
Veggies – Chopped onion, celery and carrot.
Garlic
Roasted red pepper – Roasted pepper gives smokiness and also adds sweetness. You can use regular red bell pepper.
Crushed Tomato – you can also use fresh tomatoes if you have them on hand.
Vegetable stock – If you are not making a vegan version, you can also use chicken stock.
Oil
Seasoning – bay leaf, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper
Parsley for garnish

Step by step

This one-pot recipe takes about 20 minutes to make, once the chopping prep is done. We just need the cabbage cooked, so no long hours of simmering.

Begin with sauteing onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. along with bay leaf Cook until the veggies have softened and aromatic. We are not browning the veggies.
Once veggies are done add roasted bell pepper and tomatos. Mix and cook for 2 minutes.
Then add chopped cabbage and spices followed by vegetable stock.
Cover and cook just until the veggies are cooked through. I like to have a little crunch/crisp to the veggies.

Steps showing how to make cabbage soups.

Variations & Tips

Take this cabbage soup as a base recipe and modify it as per your preference. If you are adding more protein or veggies to the soup, you might consider adjusting the seasoning.

Add protein to make it more filling. Leftover rotisserie chicken and roast turkey are a great option. Vegan proteins like red lentils, chickpeas, and white beans will work here. Make sure the lentils/beans are cooked.
Load it up with more veggies like zucchini, corn, spinach/kale, etc.
Potatoes are a good option to make it more filling and heartier.
Flavour it with Taco seasoning for a Mexican twist.

Storage

The good thing is this cabbage soup can be made in bulk, portioned, and frozen. The leftovers can also be stored in an airtight container up to 4 days.