This cabbage soup is awesome. It consists of basic and fresh ingredients like onion, celery, garlic, carrots and cabbage. Furthermore, it is simply seasoned with salt and pepper and garnished with parsley. It is not only healthy and wholesome but also delicious as well. To make it even healthier, I made my own chicken broth. This way, I have control on how much salt to put into it. I used the bones from store bought rotisserie chicken because it is seasoned and therefore it adds more flavor to the broth. In a pot, I combined the chicken bones, chopped onions, salt, ground pepper and dried oregano. I let the mixture simmer for half an hour and then I drained it to get the clear and tasty broth. The cabbage was perfectly cooked and there’s a bit of crunch when I bite into it. My husband enjoyed a bowl of this comforting soup on its own while I had it with crackers. Enjoy!
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 sticks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 8 cups chicken broth
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- ½ large or 1 small cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped
- 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes
- Chopped fresh parsley
- In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Stir in onion, celery and garlic; cook until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, stir in carrots and cabbage. Simmer until cabbage wilts, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes. Return to a boil; simmer for 15 to 30 minutes, stirring often.
- Serve with chopped parsley.
Looking for more soup recipes? Here are a few more that I made.
Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup
Minestrone Soup with Bacon and Kale
Christine
What a delicious soup! It’s very simple, inexpensive, and satisfying. It was quick to put together–nothing fancy, but what a nice flavor. And the addition of parsley was quite a lovely suggestion. It’s a herb that is growing on me, and it definitely works with this soup.
It made 8 perfect portions of soup–I’m set for the week!
My only wish is that there were some protein in it. I’m used to ham and cabbage or stuffed cabbage soup–what protein do you think would go well in this soup?
Liza A
Thanks Christine for the feedback! If you want to add protein to the soup, you could add ground beef/chicken/pork. The idea would be similar to the cabbage roll soup I have shared here: https://salu-salo.com/cabbage-roll-soup/. Take care and hope you are having a great start to the new year 🙂