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Overhead view of cabbage roll soup with ground beef, tender cabbage, rice, carrots, and tomatoes in a white bowl, garnished with fresh parsley.

Cabbage Roll Soup

This Cabbage Roll Soup is hearty, filling and made with simple ingredients you can easily find at your local grocery store. The rice cooks right in the soup, soaking up the delicious tomato and beef broth as it simmers. You get all the goodness of traditional cabbage rolls without the extra preparation.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Calories: 296
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ½ head1 Cabbage
  • 1 lbs Ground beef
  • 2 tbsp Avocado oil
  • 2 medium Carrots
  • 1 Onion
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 can Diced tomatoes
  • 1 can Tomato sauce
  • 4 cups Beef broth
  • ½ to 1 cup Rice
  • 1 tsp Dried oregano
  • 1 tsp Better Than Bouillon roasted beef base
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Fresh parsley

Method
 

  1. Prep the vegetables, peel, dice and chop
  2. Heat avocado oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks.
  3. Add the diced onion and carrots. Sauté for 3–4 minutes until the onion softens.
  4. Stir in the chopped cabbage and cook for 2 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
  5. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and beef broth. Stir in the oregano and Better Than Bouillon beef base.
  6. Rinse the rice under cold water and add it to the pot. Stir well.
  7. Bring the soup to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 18–20 minutes until the rice and cabbage are tender.
  8. Taste and adjust the salt and black pepper. Add more broth or water if the soup is too thick.
  9. Remove from the heat, garnish with fresh parsley and serve warm.