I love everything about cabbage rolls but I don’t always have the time to make them. It takes time to simmer the cabbage leaves, stuff and roll them. This Savory Cabbage Roll soup eliminates all of that but still gives you all the flavor of cabbage rolls. Besides who wouldn’t love a nice warm hearty bowl of soup. To me soup is great anytime. It warms the cockles of my heart. Whatever cockles are! LOL!
In no time at all you can have a whole pot of hearty soup for your crew. This Savory Cabbage Roll Soup starts with sausage, onion, garlic and cabbage. It is seasoned perfectly and sweetened with just a bit of brown sugar. The aromas from the kitchen will be enough to ensure that you don’t miss out on a bowl.
Total cook time on this soup is under an hour so a week night is indeed a possibility. This soup makes great leftovers. The rice does continue to swell a bit but the flavors are even better. If swelling noodles or rice bother you split the batch before adding the rice. Plan to refrigerate the half without the rice. When you go to simmer it for another nights dinner add the other half of the rice and cook until the rice is tender which is about 25-30 minutes.
PrintSavory Cabbage Roll Soup
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 55
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: About 6-8 bowls 1x
- Category: soup
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork sausage (I used Jimmy Dean all natural)
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 small head green cabbage cored and coarsely chopped
- 3 large cloves garlic minced
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning (more or less depending on taste)
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice
Instructions
- In large pot or dutch oven brown sausage over medium heat. When almost fully browned add onion and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add cabbage and cook until soft; approximately 15 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add fire roasted tomatoes, chicken broth, Cajun seasoning, tomato paste, brown sugar and rice.
- Bring to a low boil. Turn down to simmer and cook about 30 minutes or until rice is tender.
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it says 1/4 tomato paste, a 1/4 of what. is it a tsp, tbsp., cup, can.
Opps. Never ever post recipes while you are drinking cocktails! LOL! 1/4 cup! I am fixing it right now. Thanks for the heads up!!!!
Can it be madw in a crockpot
Yes I am sure you can. I would brown the ground beef first in a skillet adding the onions the last few minutes of cooking. I would also cook the rice separately and add at serving time so it does not overcook
Probably 1/4 of a cup
It says 1/4 cup tomato paste.
I am making this for the second time in a week….My husband and I love it!! Thank you for posting such a nice comforting soup. Will be made many times up here in cold New York!!
You are most welcome. Glad that you like it. Try to stay warm up there!!! We have some pretty cold winters down here in Missouri!!
What is the weight or volume equivalent of a small head of cabbage? That is kind of subjective. Same for the onion
Small head of cabbage weighs about 1.5 lbs. About 8 ounces for a medium onion. I hope this helps and sorry about the delay. I am a little under the weather.
I’m making this today! It’s rainy and chilly here in South Louisiana. Movies and comfort food on the menu for the day!
Awesome!! Enjoy your fun filled comfort day!!
The soup was a huge hit! This will be a definite “go to” on busy winter days.
Do you drain the the meat at all?? It doesn’t say and normally you drain the grease off cooked beef or sausage
Yes if there is excess grease please drain it!!
I added smoked paprika instead of the Cajun seasoning and added a few little meat balls!!! NICE!!!
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That sounds absolutely delicious! I should try that!
Hi there,
I live in Australia so was wondering what type of sausage to use and also cant get fire roasted tomatoes so should i just use regular canned tomatoes instead?
Thanks for the heads up. Pork sausage. I just corrected that. Sure you use canned tomatoes but I think I might kick in some cumin, chili powder and maybe a pinch of ground cayenne pepper or you could just add a little cajun seasoning. Go slow and season to taste. Thanks for stopping by!!
What about using coleslaw mix as a short cut?
I am going to use coleslaw mix.
That will work as well.
what are the calories?
I finally got around to adding the calorie count on that! Sorry about the delay!!
Love love love this! Thank you for the great recipe.
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You are most welcome!!So glad that you loved it!!
This was wonderful! I threw in some celery and left over asparagus. This is comfort food even for people in South Florida. Even though cold nights are rare we will eat this year round. I’m not the best cook but this was easy and I’m so proud of myself!
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That is awesome Jan! So glad that you enjoyed it and that you did such a great job cooking it. I find cooking therapeutic!
Do you have a thought about eliminating the sausage to be healthier and taste as wonderful?
Disregard my question.. I found my answer.. LOL
6-8 bowls per batch.. 🤗
Thanks again for sharing…
The pleasure is all mine!
A cousin of mine posted a link to this recipe on Facebook last week, and I made it for dinner tonight – it is SO good! Very flavorful, hearty, and warming on a cold evening, and it comes together so easily. We are already looking forward to the leftovers! I’m very happy to find this site and look forward to making more of your recipes. They all look so appealing, and your directions are very clear and easy to follow. Thanks!
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Thanks so much Bernadette! So happy that you liked the soup and my site. The pleasure is all mine
I’ll be sure to add some cornbread too! It will be even better. Ty
That does sound delicious! Especially on a cold day like today!
Sounds delicious but is it Spicey?
I don’t think so and I don’t recall my readers saying so. To me Cajun seasoning in moderation really just flavors a dish. If you are still a little apprehensive add 1 teaspoon at a time and taste it. Adjust to your liking!
This soup is amazing as is! Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to try more of your recipes. Any ideas on if this soup would freeze well??
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Thanks so much Amy! Yes this soup freezes well!
Cockles originated in Cahoots, wherever Cahoots is?
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It says 1/4 cup tomato paste
Yes it does. If you feel like that is too much cut it back to suit your taste.
Since I’m allergic to nightshade plants, what can I use to replace the fire roasted tomatoes and tomato paste?
Just skip the fire roasted tomatoes and thicken the soup with a little cornstarch and chicken broth.