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Quick dinners: Light cabbage soup.

March 13, 2014 milabassett 6 Comments

light cabbage soupRaise you hand if you are chronically pressed for time, balancing work (in or outside your home) and other commitments with trying to keep your family healthy. (Raising hand).

Because eating healthy is one of my firm priorities, I choose to cook our meals most of the time. And because I am perpetually busy, the recipes I use need to meet these criteria:

  •  be easy and fast to prepare: 30 minutes or less hands-on time
  • require just a few basic, but fresh/non-processed ingredients
  • be high in flavor and low in calories
  • be versatile and easy to modify based on the ingredients on hand

Today’s soup recipe meets all of the above criteria perfectly: it is light, fast and flexible.

Ingredients:

This soup is a good example of how to make a recipe “your own”. The ingredients listed are just a guideline. Feel free to adjust them to your liking, the recipe is very forgiving.

  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 lb chopped lean kielbasa (or ham, ground beef, etc.)
  • 3 cups chopped cabbage
  • 4– 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 3 tbsp tomato sauce (can use spaghetti sauce)
  • 1 tbsp vinegar (I use cider vinegar)
  • 1 tsp each: dried dill, celery salt, caraway seeds (or your favorite seasoning)
  • 2 tsp salt

Method:

1. Heat a soup pot over medium-high heat, add canola oil and onion. Saute for a couple minutes, till the onion starts to soften. Add the sausage, or whatever other kind of meat you are using (you can skip the meat completely to make the soup vegetarian). Cook 2-3 more minutes, stirring.light cabbage soup

2. Add broth, cabbage and seasoning. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.chicken stock cabbage soup easy and light cabbage soup

3. Add tomato sauce and vinegar– any kind will work. Their acidity helps to round off flavors, so I don’t recommend omitting them. Adjust salt to your liking. Let simmer a couple more minutes, and serve!easy cabbage soup

Note: to make the soup more hearty, you can add about 1/4 cup uncooked rice with the broth (or 1 cup of cooked rice at the end). Think deconstructed stuffed cabbage!

 

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Comments

  1. Morgan says

    March 14, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    I agree with your rules for your recipes! I feel the same way. I want to try this recipe especially since it is green – would be perfect for St. Patty’s Day!

    Reply
    • mila bassett says

      March 14, 2014 at 10:04 pm

      Yes, Morgan, great idea to make it for St. Patty’s Day. Since it is light, munching on some fun cookies afterwards will be no problem:)

      Reply
  2. Atta Girl (@AttaGirlSays) says

    March 21, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Yummy! Adding this to my must-make list. We love cabbage — and it’s so filling and good for you.

    Reply
    • mila bassett says

      March 21, 2014 at 4:05 pm

      Cabbage IS very good for you, you are so right, Amy! For some reason it got a bad rap (“poor people food”?), but it is so versatile, affordable and tasty! Hope you enjoy the soup.

      Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    April 2, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    I made this soup for dinner last night and we ate it almost all, I had just little bit of leftover. Quick, easy and tasty! I add some smoky citrus salsa (from HEB) just to spice it up. This week I have a goal to cook using what I have in my fridge and pantry and this recipe was perfect, I had some frozen sausage and of course cabbage. Thank you! I will come back for new recipes!

    Ollie

    Reply
    • mila bassett says

      April 2, 2014 at 5:06 pm

      Hi Ollie, what a great idea to add salsa. I can imagine how good the smoky citrus flavor worked in this soup, I will definitely give it a try next time I make it!

      Reply

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