I know, you’re thinking to yourself, “Wait, cabbage soup? Isn’t that something you only eat if you are morbidly obese and getting ready for heart surgery?” “Isn’t it a weird soup that you just tolerate for a few days when you’re trying to lose weight?” “Even if it’s not just a weird soup you scarf down on a crazy diet, doesn’t it make you extremely, well, ‘musical?’ ”
Well, yes, the last time I made the soup I was hoping to lose a little weight, but I am also trying to embark on a new way of eating. Instead of focusing on all the things I SHOULDN’T eat, I’m trying to eat all the things you SHOULD eat. Vegetables are good sources of many essential vitamins and minerals, low in fat, and high in dietary fiber and complex carbohydrates. Most people don’t eat nearly enough of them. For me personally, it seems like it is hard to eat enough fiber.
So I made the crazy soup, expecting to try to choke it down for a few days and maybe lose a few pounds. But do you know what happened? I found that I REALLY LIKE THE SOUP!
Cabbage Soup Recipe
- 6 large green onions
- 1 or 2 cans of stewed tomatoes
- 3 carrots
- 1/2 sweet onion
- half a head of cabbage
- 1 package Knorr’s vegetable soup mix
- 1 or 2 cubes of vegetable bouillon (optional)
- Season to taste with cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.
You can also add
- 1 cup mushrooms
- 2 green peppers
- 2 stalks celery
- frozen or canned peas
or any other vegetable that tickles your fancy. I like to keep mine really simple.
Directions:
Slice green onions, put in a pot and start to saute with cooking spray.
Take the outer leafs layers off the cabbage, cut into 1-2 inch squares, add to pot.
Clean carrots, cut into 1/2 inch slices, and add to pot.
If you like spicy soup (I do), add about 2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper.
You can use veggie bouillon cubes for seasonings. These have all the salt and flavors you will need.
Use about 6 cups of water, and put heat on low. Let soup cook for an hour or more. Season to taste with salt and pepper (I have never had to add salt to this soup, so make sure you taste it first).
This soup is also really good with elk stew meat added or with leftover elk steak thrown in at the last minute.