Beefy Low Carb Cabbage Soup is your new go-to recipe for an easy, healthy dinner idea. Finding something fast and healthy to make for your evening meal that your entire family will love can sometimes be challenging. This recipe fits the bill.

The Best Cabbage Soup with Hamburger

If you’re looking for more soup recipes, How to Make Stuffed Pepper Soup and To-Die-For Hungarian Mushroom Soup are both amazing recipes to try.

The simple ingredients mixed together are what make this a great recipe. Ground beef, cabbage, celery, onions, zucchini, garlic, tomato sauce, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce cooked in a beef broth makes this low-calorie soup so good!

Benefits of Cabbage

Cabbage is something we could all use more of in our diets. Making a delicious soup is an easy step to ensure you get enough. You use an entire head in this cabbage recipe.

• Why should you eat cabbage? It’s full of vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin B6. It’s also a great way to help boost your immune system.
• Cabbage has a lot of dietary fiber. By making this low carb cabbage soup, you are giving your body the roughage needed.
• When most people think of cabbage soup, they think “diet food” – you’ll change your mind about that after trying this recipe. Diet or not, your taste buds will love it!
• This low carb cabbage soup recipe is made with ground beef, which makes it a hearty meal.  

Why Soup is Good for You

• Nutrient Dense Meal – When you usually cook vegetables in water, the water is thrown away – tossing a lot of the nutrients with them.  Instead, when you make this soup, all the vitamins and minerals stay in the broth and make their way into your very happy stomach.   
• Hydrates You – Most soups have a high water content, and we could all use more water – don’t you think?  The water content creates a filling meal, helping to ensure you don’t crave additional unwanted calories.  
• Sneak in Vegetables – For those members of your family that aren’t big fans of vegetables, soup is an easy way to ensure they get more in their diets.  
• Comforting Meal – On a cold winter night, nothing beats a bowl of soup to warm you up and bring a bit of coziness to the evening.  
• Meal Prep – Soups are one of the easiest meals to make – making it much easier to meal prep. Whether you use a slow cooker or stovetop – most soups are just chopping a few ingredients and letting time meld the flavors together. You can freeze the low carb cabbage soup into separate serving size portions and reheat it when needed.
• Inexpensive Meal – Most soups are an inexpensive option for creating a delicious meal. Depending on what type of soup you make, using chicken stock you make yourself and being composed of primarily vegetables, soups can be good on the wallet.  

Ingredients

1 chopped medium head cabbage
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped zucchini
1 teaspoon minced garlic
8 cups water
3 tablespoons Better than Bouillon beef base or 6 beef bouillon cubes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained
2 (15 ounce) cans organic tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup ketchup

How to Make It

Note: This is a quick overview of the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete ingredient list, exact measurements, and step-by-step instructions.

1. Cook the cabbage, celery, onion, zucchini, garlic in the 8 cups of water in a large stockpot on medium high heat until vegetables are tender.

2. Add Better than Bouillon, pepper, tomato sauce, and brown ground beef to the soup pot. Bring mixture to a boil; then reduce heat and simmer for another 10 minutes.

3. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and ketchup and simmer for another 10 minutes so all the flavors blend together.

Tips

• Ground turkey makes a good substitute for the beef in this recipe.  
• How about adding some smoked sausage to the soup for an even more hearty meal?
• Other vegetables can be added, like dice potatoes, carrots, green beans, bell peppers, broccoli, or cauliflower rice. Add the riced cauliflower and other vegetables to the beginning of the recipe.
• Add some chili oil, hot sauce, cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes for spiciness.
• You can swirl pesto into the broth for a different flavor of this tasty soup.
• If you’re short on time, you can add a coleslaw mix of cabbage instead of chopping up the cabbage.
• Add some Italian seasoning to this easy soup recipe for even more flavor.
• Topping this low carb recipe with Parmesan cheese makes a beautiful presentation. Here are more ideas for Best Soup Toppings – Ideas to Wow Your Guests

Storage

In the refrigerator, cabbage soup with hamburger will last 3-4 days when stored in a tightly sealed container.  

The best part about this recipe is that it freezes beautifully. Low carb cabbage soup will last 2-3 months in the freezer.

Let me know in the comments below if you tried the low carb cabbage soup recipe and how you liked it.  Did you add your own twist? I would love to hear about it.

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