This Paleo Keto Whole30 Cabbage Roll Soup is hearty and comforting, with all the classic flavors of a cabbage roll.
Paleo Keto Cabbage Roll Soup: comfort in a bowl
If you have a copy of my cookbook - The Primal Low Carb Kitchen, then you have probably tried my Deconstructed Cabbage Roll Recipe. Well, this cabbage roll soup is a brothy and comforting version of that same recipe. It came about several months back when I went to make my cabbage roll recipe but also had extra stock to use up. Turning it into a soup was just a no brainer. If has become a favorite low carb soup in our home. I hope the same is true for your home. Enjoy!
This Keto Cabbage Roll soup makes a large batch, making it great for weekly meal prep and meal planning. It also freezes and reheats well. When we make it, I divide it into individual portions and freeze it for later.
I cannot hear the word cabbage without thinking of the cabbage patch dolls that I had as a child. Eleanor and Sybil were beautiful with their puffy nylon faces and braidable yarn hair. They used to spend their time playing with my glow worm and my G.I. Joes. That is, when my G.I. Joes weren't busy playing with my transformers and barbies. Oh to be a kid in the early 80's. At any rate, you probably did not come here to hear about my childhood toys ...
More low carb cabbage recipes:
- Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Keto Corned Beef and Cabbage
- Taco Slaw
- Fried Cabbage with Kielbasa
- Cabbage Noodle Tuna Casserole
- Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Casserole
- 30 Low Carb Real Food Cabbage Recipes
- Oven Roasted Cabbage Wedges
- Cumin Spiced Beef Wraps
Keto Cookbooks and Meal Plans
- Craveable Keto Cookbook
- Dairy Free Keto Cooking
- Keto Happy Hour
- 30 Minute Ketogenic Cooking
- Primal Low Carb Kitchen
- Keto Desserts
- Low Carb Slow Cooker Soups and Stews
- Keto Condiments Dressings and Sauces
- 14 Weeks of Low Carb and Gluten Free Meal Plans
Whole30 Cabbage Roll Soup
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 16 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or ghee (I use this brand of ghee)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup diced onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef (I get my grass-fed meat here)
- ½ pound ground pork
- 6 cups beef stock
- 3 teaspoons dried oregano leaves (I use this brand)
- 2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme (I use this brand)
- (2) 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes, drained
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 large head cabbage, halved and sliced
- 3 cups riced cauliflower
Instructions
- In a large stock pot or dutch oven over medium heat, heat the butter and olive oil. Add the onion and garlic. Cook until the onion is translucent and garlic is fragrant.
- Add the ground beef and ground pork to the pan. Cook until browned and drain any excess grease. Add the beef broth, oregano, sea salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, thyme, tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, cabbage and riced cauliflower. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 - 45 minutes.
Notes
6.5g net carbs per serving
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Fat: 12.9g
- Carbohydrates: 10.5 net grams
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 12.1g
Keywords: keto soup, cabbage recipes, low carb soup
Verna says
Does this soup freeze well?
Peace Love and Low Carb says
Actually it freezes and reheats terrifically. When I am batch cooking, I make this and freeze the whole thing in batches.
karen says
I would like to freeze and add frozen cauliflower rice when reheating.
Cris says
Made this tonight ahead of the cold front moving in tomorrow and will take this to work to keep me warm. It's so good already! I can't wait to try it tomorrow when it's cold out and this warms me up from the inside!
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Candace says
Loved this recipe, and so did my husband! He didn't even notice the the "deconstructed cabbage roll" soup had riced cauliflower! He thought it WAS rice! The flavor was on point and it was a nice hearty and filling soup for rainy days!
Thank you!
Angela Schmidt says
This soup was excellent! I left out the cauliflower rice (too lazy) and didn't feel like it was missing. The spices were just right 🙂
Rose Hart says
Many grocery stores now carry frozen "steam in bag" riced cauliflower. Perfect for a lazy day!
Suz says
Costco sells caulifower rice frozen - 4 bags of 20oz each.
Edith Faber says
I got riced cauliflower at Trader Joe's
Melissa says
We made this soup last night for the first time and it was absolutely delicious!
The abundance of spices added layers of flavors and the cabbage was unexpectedly yummy. This recipe is now a new favorite of ours.....thank you! 🙂 Only edit was that we only used 1 can of diced tomatoes and no paste, for further reduced carbs.
Nicole says
Can i make it in the Crockpot?
Peace Love and Low Carb says
Sure. I don't see why not. I'm sure it would be delicious in the crock pot.
Terri says
Crock Pot? . . . yes, I made a similar recipe with ground turkey instead of pork/beef. I cooked it for 3 hours on High. Delicious!
kelli says
I made it in the instapot, 15 min at the soup setting. Delish!
Patti Ann Huff says
Can I use ground turkey instead of beef and pork?
Peace Love and Low Carb says
Sure. I think it would be delicious with that also.
Larissa Kolas says
Can't wait to try this! looks amazing!
Jane says
Do you know what I really appreciated about you? Serving sizes for soups and stews! Thank you very much. For example, it is a real pain to figure out how much 1/8 of a pot of chili is. I am relieved when I look at my dinner plan and see that it's a recipe from your site.
Debra says
I have made this recipe a couple times. It has great flavor. Never thought of freezing it because we have it for left overs and for lunch too, there is never any left for the freezer.
Thank you for such a great recipe!
Renee says
This soup is amazing!! I added a little siracha and it enhanced the flavors that were already there to an amazing level ????
Sherry L Joseph says
Yum! I made with only 1 lb of turkey and added 1/3 C of applecider vinegar because my grandmother's stuffed cabbage recipe used it. Winner, winner cabbage dinner!
Patti Schassburger says
Thank you for all you do!!❤️
Missy says
Someone, please tell me honestly, do you taste the cauliflower at all in this recipe? I tried making mashed cauliflower (like mashed potatoes) and we all thought it was quite nasty. I would love to try this, but not if you can taste the cauliflower in it. Anyone?
Traci Henderson says
Not at all!
Polly says
I'm going to give this a try in the Instant Pot!
Stephanie says
I've got this going in the crockpot now. Smells delicious!! The only thing about making it in my crockpot was that it kind of overflowed and I had to mix it in a bigger pot first. Thank you!
Nicole Foster says
I made this tonight for dinner. Everyone loved it including my in-laws! I will definitely be making again. My husband detests cauliflower so I gave him some before adding it. I tried the soup before and after adding the cauliflower and both ways were really good. Thank you for the recipe!
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Gina says
I made this soup today and it’s delicious and easy thank you for sharing this recipe.
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Veronica says
This was such a hit with the family (score!!!!). Makes it easy when we all can enjoy a Keto meal. I just started this today and this was a perfect dinner! Thank you!!! We don’t eat pork so I made it with ground chicken and used my homemade chicken bone broth. Delicious and filling will make agin 🙂
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Ginger says
Wondering how bad it would be to use chicken broth or stock instead of beef!?! I have all the ingredients except for the beef stock!
Kyndra Holley says
It would work with chicken stock as well.
Ray says
Five Star! Very good.
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Nikki says
Just finished making this and it was amazing!!!!!!!! I hate cauliflower and couldn’t even taste it in the soup, making it that much better!!! I was wondering how long it can be in freezer for?
Thx so much for another awesome and filling recipe!!!
Sandra Tarr says
Since I'm not known for planning ahead, the final quantity of this soup recipe took me aback when I made it. At first I imagined freezing half. Then as the week went on my husband and I had it almost every day for one meal or another. My husband polished it off for lunch today and reminded me to rate it on your site. I'm here to say the soup is flavorful and satisfying. It continues to improve over time and I'm already thinking of making it again!
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HANMooncake says
Wow thank you so much for such wonderful recipes you provided <3 I will definitely add this soup to my diet <3 Would you mind if I take it and print? I will use it to cook for my family, and show it to my neighborhood as well as my close friend?
Tracy says
This is awesome. I use ground turkey instead of the pork and hamburger.
Beth says
Wow! I just started Keto a few days ago. What a way to start! This was simply one of the best soups I’ve ever made.
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Jennifer says
I bought a new beautiful dutch oven pot just for this recipe! All of your soups are absolutely fabulous. This soup did NOT disappoint. The spices are definitely "on point" as one of the other posts stated. Would not change a thing with any of your soup recipes - especially this one.
Thank you Kyndra!
Dawn says
This is soooo delicious!
We're frozen in, so I had to make some adjustments based on what I have on hand. 1 large head of cabbage so I increased the liquid to 10 cups (2 cups chicken broth) and 1.5x the other ingredients. 28 oz of undrained diced tomato + 14 oz can with green chilis. I used regular paprika, I was out of tomato paste and parsley but added 2 small bay leaves. I love cauliflower but left it out for the picky people. Can't wait to eat leftovers!
Dawn says
This is so delicious! We're frozen in, so I had to make do with what I had on hand. I had a very large head of cabbage to I used 10 cups broth which included 2 cups chicken broth, 28 oz undrained can of dicdd tomatoes, 14 oz can diced with green chilis, doubled the spices. Was out of tomato paste and parsley but added 2 small bay leaves. I left the cauliflower out due to picky eaters. Can't wait for left overs!
Anne Strunk says
Very easy and quick to make. Absolutely delicious and very filling.
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Cheryl A Izard says
This soup is a home run! So delicious. Sweet and savory at the same time. I opted to add some hot pepper flakes for serving for a little kick, along with some parmesan cheese. Fantastic! Make this soup!
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