Budget friendly AND healthy soup made from items you probably have in your pantry! Ground turkey is used with veggies and rice to replicate a family favorite stuffed cabbage dinner.
Happy Monday! Ready to kick off another crazy week!? I’ve been eating cookies like it’s my job lately. Well, it kind of is… but this soup totally counteracts the sugar damage, right? This time of year, I let my self indulge a bit. How often do you really get fudge, cookies and tasty treats? You HAVE to live a little!
I love to make 1-2 different soups each week to have for lunches or a quick dinner. Usually I end up freezing the other half of the batch, but this one was a huge hit with everyone. This Stuffed Cabbage Soup is what I like to call a “fridge cleaner”. You can use whatever veggies you have on hand to fill it up. Also, if you’re not a fan of turkey, you can use beef or ground chicken. Very versatile! I’m assuming this would be great in the slow-cooker, too.
- 1.25 lbs ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon EVOO
- 1 jar of marinara sauce (regular, 24 oz size)
- 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 1 small head of cabbage , shredded and cut into bite sized chunks
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 8 cups chicken stock (I use Better Than Boullion and water)
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Heat a soup pot over medium heat. Add EVOO and heat for 1 minute.
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Add ground turkey. Crumble with a flat spatula or spoon while cooking to break up meat. Season with Italian seasoning.
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Once turkey is almost cooked through, add onions, celery, carrot , diced tomatoes and garlic. Cook 2-3 minutes, until onions start to become transparent.
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Slowly pour in the jar of marinara sauce. Stir to incorporate veggies. Sprinkle with thyme.
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Add cabbage in small batches, allowing to cook down before adding another handful.
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Once cabbage is cooked down, add rice. Stir.
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Slowly add stock. Allow to bubble for 20-30 minutes, until rice is cooked through.
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Season with salt & pepper, to taste.
I like to portion the cooked soup out in 1.5 cup containers for lunch. It’s great with a soup or a salad!
Looking for other soup recipes? Here are a few of my favorites:
- Fajita Veggie & Brown Rice Soup
- Egg-Drop Ramen Soup
- Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup
- Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla
- Beef w/ Barley Stew
Do you purchase cabbage? What do you use it for?
Soooo I’m not really a soup person, or cabbage. lol. But I could see this being good if you like both. I had chicken lemon rice soup this weekend that was actually really good, though, at a Greek place.
Yeah, if you don’t like either it’s probably not up your alley 🙂 I love Chicken and rice w/ lemon. Mmmm! I can eat soup every day.
Looks so good. Love that it uses healthy ingredients. I could use a bowl today. Can’t get warm. Lol! Definitely pinning. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve been SO cold lately, too! I wear so many layers.
This looks delicious. I am currently on a 21 day Sugar Detox and for the most part this looks like it would be on the menu except for the rice!
Have you tried cauliflower “rice” yet? You could totally sub that! Or just leave it out 🙂
Love this yummy soup! Would love to make this one too soon!
I’m not a huge cabbage fan but this looks awesome. I’m always willing to try something new.
Let me know what you think if you do! 🙂
Yum! This sounds so good. I’m always looking for new soup recipes. It’s the easiest thing to make and it’s always so good!
I love soup, especially during crazy weeks! The problem we’ve been having lately, though, is there aren’t any leftovers! My kids eat SO MUCH.
Thanks for sharing the recipe I will share it with my mom because she loves cabbage anything.
My mom made stuffed cabbage soup when I was a kid all the time and I hated it. Haven’t had it though in over thirty years now. This recipe looks great! Maybe now that I’m an adult I’ll give the stuff a try, Probably will like it now! Appreciate the nice detailed ingredients and instructions outlined in your recipe. nice post!
I know, I hated cabbage when I was little too. My Mom always made corned beef + cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day and I’d dread it! Let me know if you try it!
drooling. like. crazy. this looks so good, i’m pretty sure it tastes even better in person! and the recipe and method (which always intimidates me, because i can’t cook all that well) isn’t so daunting. thanks for sharing this goodness!
I’m not sure how I feel about cabbage, but I like that you’ve mixed it with the turkey. Soups are wonderful this time of year when you’ve blown all your calories and holiday treats!
Do you add the can of diced tomatoes with the marinara sauce? There is no mention when the can tomatoes go in the pot.
Yes, so sorry for that!
Made this soup to kick start my soup diet, and this stuff is amazing. I love most soups, but have never made my own before. With this recipe, I knocked it clear out of the park, a home run. It’s very, very, very good. I will be making multiple batches of this soup over the next few weeks. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊😊😊😊😊😊