Description
Hearty one-pot cabbage soup loaded with savory ground beef, tender vegetables, and rich tomato broth. Perfect comfort food for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 6 cups beef broth
- 6 cups cabbage (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add ground beef to the pot.
- Break beef into crumbles and cook until browned completely, about 6-7 minutes total.
- Drain excess fat from the pot, leaving beef and about one tablespoon of drippings.
- Add diced onion and minced garlic, sauté until onion becomes translucent and fragrant throughout.
- Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1-2 minutes to deepen flavor.
- Pour in beef broth and diced tomatoes with their juices into the pot now.
- Add chopped cabbage, dried thyme, and a bay leaf to the soup mixture in the pot.
- Season with salt and black pepper, then bring everything to a rolling boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered for 25-30 minutes total.
- Remove the bay leaf and taste the soup, adjusting the seasoning with more salt if needed.
- Ladle into bowls and serve hot with crusty bread or your favorite sides.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg