My oldest brother, Isaac, is pretty adventurous when it comes to cooking and food in general. He loves trying new things and he loves coming up with unique and/or new recipes. The family likes to give him a hard time for liking weird things, but honestly, his creations are amazing!! A few weeks ago he told me about a new soup he had created called, Cabbage Roll Soup. Oh my goodness… I can’t begin to tell you how lip-smacking good this soup really is! 

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Soup for the Win!

At first, I was pretty hesitant to make Isaac’s Cabbage Roll Soup. Mainly because I had tried making actual cabbage rolls from a recipe I found on Pinterest. Let me tell ya… my cabbage rolls did not turn out well at all! In fact, I threw the whole meal away, then I threw away the recipe and deleted the pin from my Pinterest account. 

However, looking back, I have to take full blame for that recipe flop and am no longer hostile toward that particular Pinterest pin. I now understand that my cabbage rolls didn’t turn out right because I used deer meat and swapped out other ingredients that I shouldn’t have. Note to self: Don’t Do That Again! 

Now back to our conversation about soup.

So, basically, Isaac talked me into making his Cabbage Roll Soup. He described it as, quote-unquote, “Not bad.”

Pshhhh… NOT BAD???? This soup is AMAZING!!! Wow! It’s SO flavorful! Hmm… Maybe I’m just a better cook? (Said the younger sister to her older brother! Hee Hee!) 

Cabbage Roll Soup is LOADED with veggies and therefore it’s super healthy, nutritious, and naturally gluten-free! 

I like to make Cabbage Roll Soup in my crockpot (which is yet another awesome thing about this recipe). Throw it together, walk away and let the crockpot work its magic! My day isn’t spent babying a meal in the kitchen for hours. Yay!

Can you believe that Cabbage Roll Soup has 6 different kinds of vegetables?!?!? SIX!! (Our mother always said we should eat our veggies! )

Although this recipe is naturally gluten-free, it can also become a vegetarian dish! Simply omit the sausage and use vegetable broth in place of chicken broth. 

Here is what you’ll need: 

• 1 lb. sausage
• 3/4 cabbage, sliced
• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup green onions, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 5 – 6 white button mushrooms
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 1/2 tbsp thyme
• 45 oz tomato juice (canned or fresh tomatoes)
• 1 zucchini, sliced
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups wild rice, cooked and drained

Add cooked meat, veggies, spices, broth, and tomato juice to a crockpot. Cook on low setting for 4 to 6 hours. Serve over wild rice.

Cabbage Roll Soup

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

A delicious, nutritious, and naturally gluten-free soup.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground sausage, cooked (GF Option: use a gluten-free brand of sausage)
• 3/4 medium-size cabbage, chopped
• 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup green onions, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 medium-size zucchini, sliced
• 5 - 6 white button mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon thyme
• 45 oz tomato juice (canned or fresh tomatoes)
• 5 cups chicken broth (I make my own homemade chicken broth and therefore I know that it's gluten-free)
• 3 cups wild rice, cooked

Instructions

1. Cook sausage; drain off excess grease.
2. Place sausage, vegetables, spices, broth, and tomato juice in a crock pot.
3. Cook on low setting for 4 to 6 hours.
4. Cook rice according to package directions.
5. Serve soup over cooked rice.

Notes

To make a vegetarian dish: omit sausage and use vegetable broth in place of chicken broth.

This fabulous soup also makes tasty leftovers and is definitely going into our rotation of meals!

Anna

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