Cabbage, cabbage, cabbage. 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. 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 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 winter favorite in our home. I hope the same is true for your home. Enjoy!
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- Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Fried Cabbage with Kielbasa
- Cabbage Noodle Tuna Casserole
- Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Casserole
- 30 Low Carb Real Food Cabbage Recipes
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Paleo Deconstructed Cabbage Roll Soup – Low Carb, Gluten Free | Peace Love and Low Carb
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter or ghee (get it here)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 6 cups beef stock (get it here)
- 3 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes, drained
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 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.
Recipe Notes
Serving Size - 1 Cup Calories - 265 | Fat - 15g | Protein - 19g | Total Carbs - 11.5g | Fiber - 4g | Net Carbs - 6.5g
Does this soup freeze well?
Actually it freezes and reheats terrifically. When I am batch cooking, I make this and freeze the whole thing in batches.
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!
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 🙂
Many grocery stores now carry frozen “steam in bag” riced cauliflower. Perfect for a lazy day!
I got riced cauliflower at Trader Joe’s
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.
Can i make it in the Crockpot?
Sure. I don’t see why not. I’m sure it would be delicious in the crock pot.
Crock Pot? . . . yes, I made a similar recipe with ground turkey instead of pork/beef. I cooked it for 3 hours on High. Delicious!
I made it in the instapot, 15 min at the soup setting. Delish!
Can I use ground turkey instead of beef and pork?
Sure. I think it would be delicious with that also.
Can’t wait to try this! looks amazing!
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.
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!
This soup is amazing!! I added a little siracha and it enhanced the flavors that were already there to an amazing level 😄