Description
This hearty cabbage soup is perfect for chilly days, combining big chunks of veggies with a tasty broth. Enjoy easy hearty cabbage vegetable soup with plant-based goodness and warming spices. Try variations like ground beef hearty cabbage soup or vegan hearty cabbage soup fire roasted tomatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1–2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 sticks of celery sliced
- 4 carrots peeled and sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper plus more to taste
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons caraway seed optional but strongly recommended
- 2 cups gold potatoes peeled and diced
- 10–12 cups green cabbage chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 1 14.5 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 8 cups low-sodium vegetable broth or 4 cups broth 4 cups water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and add diced onion, sliced celery, and peeled sliced carrots. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until they start to brown.
- Stir in minced garlic, black pepper, fresh thyme, and caraway seed, cooking for another minute until the aroma is released.
- Add peeled diced potatoes, chopped cabbage, crushed tomatoes, and vegetable broth or broth and water mixture. Stir everything well and bring to a strong boil over high heat.
- Lower the heat to medium and let the soup simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until the cabbage turns tender and translucent.
- Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed then serve warm garnished with freshly ground black pepper if desired.
Notes
- To enhance flavor without oil, dry toast caraway seeds over medium heat for 60 to 90 seconds until fragrant
- Then add 1/4 cup of water or extra vegetable broth to the pan and continue with the recipe, adding more liquid if necessary to avoid sticking
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g + 1.3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg