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Our family loves Crockpot Cabbage Roll Soup and it has everything you need for a great meal. You will love coming home to this one pot meal with tons of savory beef, cabbage and more.
Why You’ll Love Crockpot Cabbage Roll Soup!
If you love to make cabbage rolls, try this really easy unstuffed cabbage soup. You can easily enjoy this without any effort thanks to the crock pot. This warm and comfort soup is made with ground beef, rice, simple seasoning and cabbage.
Come home to an amazing dinner that has everything you need in one pot. I love toss and go meals and this can easily be put together on busy mornings. Flavorful and delicious tomato based soup that everyone loves.
If you love stuffed cabbage rolls than you are going to love this effortless soup. Everything gets tossed in the slow cooker for an easy weeknight meal. Serve with a side of garlic bread for a delicious meal. Everyone in my family loves it and it is a top requested soup.
Ingredients
- Ground Beef – We like using lean ground beef
- Onion – Learn How to Freeze Onion so you can cut ahead of time
- Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves
- Green Cabbage See How to Cut Cabbage
- Beef Broth – You can substitute with beef stock or use water
- Tomato Sauce – Gives the soup a tomato base
- Shredded Carrots – You can even leave the peel on the carrots
- Brown Sugar – See The Best Brown Sugar Substitutes
- Dried Oregano Leaves – Substitute with Italian Seasoning
- Cooked White or Brown Long Grain Rice – You can also make Cauliflower Rice
Scroll to the recipe card for the full recipe details.
How to Make Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup with Hamburger
Step 1 – Add everything to slow cooker – Place everything but the rice in the crock pot. Cook on low and come home to the best soup.
Step 2 – Add rice and stir – A few minutes before serving, remove the bay leaf and stir in the cooked rice.
Step 3 – Serve and enjoy – Serve and enjoy. Keep reading for the full recipe.
Crockpot Cabbage Roll Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb. extra lean ground beef Browned and Drained
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 5 cups chopped green cabbage about half of a medium sized head
- 32 oz. low-sodium beef broth
- 2 cans tomato sauce 14.5 oz each
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ tsp. dried oregano leaves
- 2 cups cooked white or brown long grain rice
Instructions
- Place everything but the rice in the crock pot. Cook on low for 6 hours.
- 15 minutes before ready to eat, remove the bay leaf, stir in the cooked rice and serve
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Recipe Tips
- Browning the Ground Beef – This is the perfect soup to make with leftover ground beef. I like to cook it separately, but if you have a slow cooker browns beef you can cook it all together.
- Warm Soup – I have a slow cooker that is programmable. This warm stays perfectly on the warm setting for up to 2 hours.
- Cool Soup – Before storing make sure you cool to room temperature.
- Rice – Add the rice right before serving. You can use brown rice, white rice, or cauliflower rice. Make sure to cook prior to adding it to the soup.
- Add Bacon – Stir in cooked bacon for added flavor.
- Dutch Oven – You can make this soup in a Dutch oven. I like to cook the onion and group beef in some olive oil. Then add in the remainder of the ingredients to simmer on the stove all day.
Substitution Ideas
- Change the Meat – Substitute ground turkey, ground pork or ground chicken for the beef.
- Shredded Beef – Try shredded beef. If you have made a roast recently, you can use that to add to this soup.
- Add in Vegetables – Add other veggies in the soup. Zucchini, mushrooms, or chopped cauliflower would be a perfect addition to this soup.
- Diced Tomatoes – Try diced tomatoes with the tomato sauce.
- Rice – Omit the rice for a low carb dinner option. You can also use cauliflower rice for a delicious substitution.
- Broth – Use veggie broth instead of beef broth. You can also use chicken broth.
- Meatless – Add extra veggies and tomatoes and omit the meat for Meatless Monday.
Nutrition Facts
What to Serve with Crockpot Cabbage Roll Soup
Everything you need for a great meal is in the slow cooker. The rice in the soup really brings it all together and makes it a great meal.
- Simple Salad – We love having a simple salad with the soup. We love this for something quick and easy.
- Garlic Bread – You can also serve the soup with bread. We love Garlic Bread Cheese Sticks Recipe and it is perfect for dipping into the soup and getting every last drop. It is so good dipping into the soup.
- Roasted Vegetables – Roasted broccoli or asparagus with this soup. There are easy to make and paired perfectly with this cabbage soup.
- Bake Potatoes – Make bake potatoes in the microwave or stove for an easy side dish. Serve with all the favorite for a delicious side to cabbage soup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can easily make this soup ahead of time. This is the perfect soup to meal prep with or for busy weeknights. Make this soup on a Sunday and add to individual containers.
You can reheat on the stove top or in the microwave. It will stay good for up to 4 days.
Cool the soup and place in freezer bags. You can also use freezer containers but we like the bags so they lay flat.
It saves a ton of space when you stack the bags by freezing them flat. Perfect if you don’t have much space or want to make the most of what you do have.
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I haven’t tried the recipe yet. I was thinking you could leave out the meat or you could use non-meat hamburger or chorizo, which will be my choice. I would also use the veggie broth. I’m going to have to try this.
Anna – I have a family member that does not eat meat, and all of those suggestions are perfect! I have used veggie both and non hamburger meat in this soup. I have also left out the meat and added extra tomatoes. Hope this helps!
Stead of rice I added at the beginning of cooking process 1/2 cup of uncooked pearl barley.
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This is a delicious recipe… I did add some bacon to mine.. even better
Yum! That sounds delicious!
I had to add another container of beef broth to make it the consistency of soup. Only has Italian seasoning mix but that worked out fine. My husband really liked this soup.
Hi Carrie, when would you add the cauliflower rice? I’m gonna buy a frozen bag of it. Thanks!!
I would add it in about 15 to 20 minutes before the meal is finished.
Made this tonight and it was a big hit! Definitely keeping the recipe.
Do you cook the ground beef before putting it into the crockpot?
Yes, I do. Sorry for the confusion. I updated the recipe to clarify. Thank you!