Italian Cabbage Soup

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Come on … let’s start pinning! I am going to “pin” this picture once the blog is posted.  A couple weeks ago we had a “soup fellowship lunch” at Community Bible Study.  My friend Linda brought Cabbage Soup that was out of this world.  One spoonful and I was hooked.  I immediately said (to no one’s surprise) “I need this recipe!”  True to her word, Linda sent me the recipe and yesterday I made this to take to a friend who had surgery today.  I was delighted when I realized the recipe makes a full big pot of soup and I was able to give plenty to my friend and her family, while leaving enough for us to have for supper today!

My family likes soup.  Mom and I make a lot of soup in the winter.  I have made cabbage soup before.  But never have I made a cabbage soup that popped with this much flavor!  Both of my culinary consultants repeated throughout supper, “this is good”, “this is really good.”  Folks, that’s why I cook.  No kidding.  I love it when it is really good!  The recipe calls for ground beef.  I used ground turkey.  You can use either.  I use the turkey because it has less fat and when the soup simmers there is no oil that rises to the top.  Even when I drain the hamburger well, there still is oil I don’t like in the soup.  Just a personal preference.
I pushed the “easy” button and used cabbage from a package (slaw mix.)  It was on sale at the store and frankly, I don’t really like chopping cabbage.

Now, here is where it gets interesting.  V-8 juice, white beans, and Ro*tel tomatoes!

We  are cooking now! But before we are ready to simmer this soup we need to add the “secret seasonings.”  This is why I am calling it Italian cabbage soup.

Once the seasoning is added and some chicken broth, the soup simmers for as long as you have — well, at least 45 minutes or up to a couple hours (which is what I did.)  At this point, if you can cool it, save it and heat it up the next day — the flavors will meld and it will be even better!

Bon Appetite’ and thank you Linda for sharing this awesome soup recipe with us!

Many Blessings and Happy Cooking!

Italian Cabbage Soup

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

1 hour 0 min

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

Healthy soup perfect for a winter's day! This tasty soup is flavored with dry Italian seasonings and is a tad bit spicy from Rotel Tomatoes! Delish!

Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1½ lb Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
• 1 large white onion, chopped
• 1 Large Head Chopped Cabbage
• 1 Package Good Seasonings Italian Dressing
• 1 can Rotel Tomatoes
• 1 can Great Northern White Beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cup Chicken Broth
• 1 can V-8 Juice

Instructions

1. Cook ground meat and onions until fully browned. If cooking beef, drain. If cooking turkey, no need to drain.
   
2. Add chopped cabbage to the cooked meat/onion mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients.
   
3. Simmer for a minimum of 45 minutes or up to several hours.
   
4. Serve with your favorite crackers or crusty Italian bread.
   

Notes

May use ground beef or ground turkey.  Ground turkey contains less fat and makes a leaner soup.

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