Cabbage Roll Soup

Do you love cabbage rolls but not the work involved in making them? If the answer is yes then this hearty one pot soup that eats like a meal is for you!

Ingredients:

2 tsps olive oil

salt and pepper to taste, or Original Mrs. Dash

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion, diced

2 tsps minced garlic

4 cups roughly chopped cabbage

1 cup sliced young carrots

4 cups beef broth

28 oz (796 ml) can diced tomatoes

9 oz (284 ml) can tomato soup

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 cup long grain rice

1 bay leaf

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp dry parsley

Heat the olive oil in the bottom on a large pot. Add the beef, salt and pepper (or Mrs. Dash) and cook, breaking up the meat, until no pink remains. Add the onion and garlic and cook 2 minutes. Add the cabbage and carrots and stir together.

Pour the broth in along with the tomatoes, tomato soup and paste, paprika, rice, bay leaf and brown sugar. Stir and make sure the rice is submerged in liquid. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or until carrots and rice are cooked. Remove the bay leaf and add the parsley.

Serves 4-5