Hearty Beef and Cabbage Soup

by BudgetBites
Prep: 10m
Cook: 1h 10m
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Ingredients
Servings:12
1lblean ground beef
1/2tspgarlic salt
1/4tspgarlic powder
1/4tspblack pepper
2celery
16ozkidney beans
1/2cabbage
28ozdiced tomatoes
3 1/2cupwater
4tspbeef bouillon granules
fresh parsley
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Brown the beef

    In a Dutch oven or large pot, cook the ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles as it cooks. Season with the garlic salt, garlic powder, and pepper, then drain off the fat.

  1. 2

    Build the soup

    Chop the celery and roughly chop half a head of cabbage. Stir the celery, cabbage, rinsed and drained kidney beans, undrained diced tomatoes, water, and beef bouillon granules into the pot with the beef.

  2. 3

    Simmer low and slow

    Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, until the cabbage is tender and the flavors have come together.

  3. 4

    Serve

    Ladle into bowls and garnish with a little minced fresh parsley.

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Hearty Beef and Cabbage Soup

Created by: BudgetBites

Prep Time: 10m
Cook Time: 1h 10m
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 celery
  • 16 oz kidney beans
  • 1/2 cabbage
  • 28 oz diced tomatoes
  • 3 1/2 cup water
  • 4 tsp beef bouillon granules
  • fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Brown the beefIn a Dutch oven or large pot, cook the ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles as it cooks. Season with the garlic salt, garlic powder, and pepper, then drain off the fat.
  2. Build the soupChop the celery and roughly chop half a head of cabbage. Stir the celery, cabbage, rinsed and drained kidney beans, undrained diced tomatoes, water, and beef bouillon granules into the pot with the beef.
  3. Simmer low and slowBring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, until the cabbage is tender and the flavors have come together.
  4. ServeLadle into bowls and garnish with a little minced fresh parsley.

Notes & Tips

This is about as cheap as a filling dinner gets. One pound of ground beef stretches across a full 12 bowls because the cabbage, beans, and canned tomatoes are doing the heavy lifting -- figure somewhere around 70 cents a serving depending on what you pay for beef. Half a head of cabbage goes a long way here. It only gets better the next day once everything has had time to sit, and it freezes great, so portion the leftovers and you've got lunches for the week. No bouillon granules in the pantry? Swap the water for 4 cups of beef broth and skip the granules.