Satisfy your craving for something cozy, comforting, and delicious with cabbage roll soup.
Cabbage, beef, pork and rice are simmered in a flavorful tomato broth for the ultimate bowl of comfort food.
This easy cabbage roll soup recipe is reminiscent of my grandmother’s cabbage rolls and is the perfect meal for chilly days or cozy nights.
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Growing up with a Polish grandmother, dishes like cabbage rolls, rouladen, and haluski (cabbage and noodles) were staples in our family! Good easy simple comfort food!
- This cabbage roll soup recipe has the same great flavors found in my grandma’s cabbage rolls made into a cozy delicious soup.
- Easy prep, no rolling required!
- This dish uses simple ingredients, most of which you likely have on hand.
- It reheats and freezes well.
This Cabbage Roll Soup recipe was adapted from my favorite cabbage rolls to create a quick and easy meal without all of the work! We just simply add it to the pot and walk away; no rolling required!
How to Make Cabbage Roll Soup
Meat – My grandmother always made cabbage rolls with a mixture of pork ground pork and ground beef, which is what I use in this recipe. You can use just one or the other or substitute ground turkey.
If you’d like, add a few slices of bacon, it adds a delicious smoky flavor.
- Brown the meat.
- Add the cabbage and cook for a few minutes. Add the uncooked rice, broth, tomatoes, and seasonings.
- Simmer until tender.
This makes a nice rich and hearty soup loaded with cabbage, meat & rice which is very thick, almost stew-like. If you’d prefer a more soupy consistency, you can add more broth.
Bread for Dipping and Dunking!
This soup pairs well with any type of bread or dinner rolls for dipping and dunking.
Leftovers
Leftovers will keep for 3 to 4 days in the fridge. The rice may soak up some of the broth so add a bit of water or broth if needed.
You can freeze leftover cabbage roll soup. Place individual servings in freezer bags or in an air-tight container. Freeze bags on a baking sheet and once frozen we stack them in the freezer upright to save space!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ pound lean ground pork or additional ground beef
- ¾ cup uncooked long grain rice
- 1 medium head cabbage chopped, core removed, about 8 cups
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juices
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 ½ cups vegetable juice such as V8
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, brown the onion, garlic, pork, and beef over medium-high heat. Drain excess fat.
- Stir in the chopped cabbage and let cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, beef broth, V8 or vegetable juice, uncooked rice, paprika, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well to combine.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover the pot and let simmer until the rice is fully cooked, approximately 25-30 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf and serve.
Video
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Soup
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Looks absolutely delicious must give this a try
Love the cabbage roll soup
This looks amaxing and I can’t wait to make it. But I have to know, who makes that beautiful dutch oven???
The pot in the video came from Costco and is no longer available. The brand is Chantal and it is a Cast Iron Dutch Oven. You can find similar Dutch Ovens here on Amazon.
Or a good one from Walmart. It was even given top billing on Cook’s Country!!
Made this today and it’s awesome!!!!!
So glad you enjoyed it Jerry!
Looks yummy love to get more recipes via email. I cannot print from my tablet.
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Could you use purple cabbage? Would it change the taste? Your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
I haven’t tried it with purple cabbage.
Love the recipe! What brand is that beautiful dutch oven?? LOVE the lid…so pretty!!
Thank you!
Love cabbage I will try this
This recipe is not as good as it looks maybe if I cook it again I would leave the time out it was over power the dish.
Where can I buy the black ceramic pot featured on the cabbage roll soup?
The pot in the video came from Costco and is no longer available. The brand is Chantal and it is a Cast Iron Dutch Oven. You can find similar Dutch Ovens here on Amazon.
I would love to print this recipe but it doesn’t let you!! Any suggestions??
There is a small print button just to the right of the ingredients.
This recipe looks amazing and I will be making this very soon.
YUM! I have to ask a totally random question, where did that stock pot come from? I need it in my life.
:) The post was purchased at Costco and sadly is no longer available. The brand is Chantal and it is a Cast Iron Dutch Oven.
Nutritional Information? I low a low carb option. Could I substitute cauliflower for the rice, or something else?
Please find nutritional information under the recipe. I think cauliflower would work in place of rice for this recipe.
Jessica, you can check out Holly’s Easy Low Carb website for more low carb recipes!
Oh, I just asked a question about the flour, then saw the comment about Holly revising the recipe. With the rice, it shouldn’t be necessary. I saw someone commented about the bay leaf. I’ve never understood the bay leaf either. Must add some kind of flavor.
Bay leaf does add flavor. :) I buy them in the bulk area and that way you can just buy a few to try.
Flour? What flour? People kept mentioning flour in the recipe. Looked at it 3 more times, I never saw flour mentioned anywhere. Anyway, I didn’t use any flour, don’t know why you would do that in a soup, a stew maybe……
Sorry you can not cook this for pennies. .unless you have a well stocked larder. ..from scratch this is not cheap end of?
what can I use instead of the V8? Thanks, Sue
Tomato juice should work but will change the flavor slightly.
I did make this soup in the slow cooker , it makes a lot , so wonder if I can freeze this soup cabbage roll soup next time will only do a half a recipie ,makes a lot
Would mild Italian sausage work as a substitute for ground pork?
It would work. It would change the flavor but I’m sure it would be delicious!