Hearty Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup
Cozy up with a big bowl of Hearty Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup: A Nutrient-Packed, Budget-Friendly, Hot Bowl of Goodness for Cold Winter Nights.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil, olive oil, or tallow
- 1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
- 4 large carrots, sliced
- 4 ribs celery, diced
- 5 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 large head coarsely chopped green cabbage, about 8 heaping cups
- 8 cups beef bone broth
- 1 x 15oz can crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes in juice, or tomato sauce
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice, rinsed
- 3 bay leaves
- freshly chopped parsley, to garnish
Instructions
- Heat your oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and season with smoked paprika, sea salt, and pepper to taste.
- Cook the meat while mincing it with a wooden spoon for about 4-5 minutes.
- Add in the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chopped cabbage, bone broth, tomato sauce, uncooked (rinsed) brown rice, and bay leaves to the pot.
- Bring your soup to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally for 30-40 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
- Remove the bay leaves.
- Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, if desired.
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