Crock Pot Cabbage Roll Soup
This easy crock pot dinner is so simple to make you’ll never go back to making actual cabbage rolls. And once you taste Crock Pot Cabbage Roll Soup you’ll make this recipe as often as you can.
I love this recipe because it offers all the flavor without all the work. It saves you hours of time between prepping the cabbage rolls and cooking them—it really is several hours of your life.
What You Need For Cabbage Rolls Soup
Whether you’ve just harvested your garden or filled the fridge with fresh vegetables at the store this recipe really doesn’t call for anything special.
- lean ground beef
- onion
- oregano
- cabbage
- diced tomatoes
- tomato sauce
- salt
- pepper
- 32 oz beef broth store-bought or homemade beef broth
- Minute rice
To Brown the Beef or Not Brown The Beef?
The slow cooker is made for dropping in raw ingredients and letting them cook. WIth beef, especially ground beef, if you have time to brown it, it elevates the flavor.
If you don’t have time to brown it, no worries; you can just toss it with all the ingredients.
Homemade Beef Broth or Store Bought?
If you’ve made homemade beef broth, then by all means, use it! Or stock. Read my whole post on making homemade beef broth. It’s an easy process!
One tip on making the broth? Toss everything in the slow cooker overnight, and you hardly have to work to make it. It makes itself!
What To Serve With Cabbage Roll Soup
Classic Buttermilk Biscuits are one of the best accompaniments to this soup! They’re perfect for dipping and soaking up soup.
But if biscuits aren’t your thing try this easy Peasant Bread recipe! Or if crusty artisan bread is more your style then try Quick Dutch Oven Bread. Both of these bread recipes are perfect for dipping as well.
And if you have oyster crackers on hand why not whip up these spicy oyster crackers? Of course even just saltines are good too!
Got Leftovers?
You’re in luck! This soup is so perfect for lunches the next day. In fact it tastes better! Simply store the leftover soup in an airtight container and reheat as desired.
Crock Pot Cabbage Roll Soup
Equipment
- measuring cups and spoons
- sharp knife
- cutting board
- frying pan
- Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef use 93/7 and you won’t need to drain any grease
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 3 cups chopped cabbage
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 32 oz beef broth
ADD LATER
- 1 cup Minute rice uncooked
Instructions
- In a frying pan over medium high heat, quickly brown the ground beef and chopped onion (you can skip this step if you want to!)
- meanwhile add all the remaining ingredients except the rice
- stir to combine
- when the beef is browned, if you chose to brown it, stir it into the crock as well
- cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours
- stir in the rice and let it cook (see post for more details)
- serve hot
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