Healthy Recipes Soup Vegetable Soup Healthy Cabbage Soup Recipes Slow-Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup 5.0 (3) 3 Reviews This slow-cooker cabbage roll soup has all the essential flavors of a classic cabbage roll and simmers away to create bold, warming flavors. This savory soup has just a hint of sweetness plus heat from hot sauce. The tomatoes and caraway seeds help create depth but don't overshadow the rest of the flavors. The brown rice garnish rounds out the dish. By Karen Rankin Karen Rankin Karen Rankin is a recipe tester, developer and food stylist. She is also a writer whose work has appeared in EatingWell, Southern Living, MyRecipes, Cooking Light, Real Simple and Food & Wine. She has served as a food stylist for many of those same brands and produces a series of videos for Southern Living called Tips from the Test Kitchen. 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Our recipes go through a rigorous process, which includes testing by trained recipe testers, using different equipment (e.g., gas and electric stoves) and a variety of tools and techniques to make sure that it will really work when you make it at home. Testers shop major supermarkets to research availability of ingredients. Finally, a Registered Dietitian reviews each recipe to ensure that we deliver food that's not only delicious, but adheres to our nutrition guidelines as well. Learn more about our food philosophy and nutrition parameters. Meet the EatingWell Test Kitchen Save Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Photography / Jennifer Causey, Styling / Ali Ramee / Audrey Davis Active Time: 25 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins Servings: 8 Nutrition Profile: Nut-Free Dairy-Free Healthy Pregnancy Soy-Free High-Protein Egg-Free Gluten-Free Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (2 cups) 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added crushed tomatoes, undrained 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained 6 cups chopped green cabbage 6 medium carrots, diagonally sliced (2 cups) 4 cups unsalted chicken broth 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 tablespoon smoked paprika ¾ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon caraway seeds 4 fresh thyme sprigs 2 ½ tablespoons hot sauce 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus more for garnish 2 (8.8-ounce) packages microwaveable brown rice, heated according to package directions, or 3 cups cooked brown rice, warmed Directions Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add beef; cook, stirring often to break up the meat, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer the beef, onion and drippings to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, broth, brown sugar, paprika, salt, caraway seeds and thyme sprigs to the slow cooker; stir to combine. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 4 hours on High or 6 hours on Low. Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Stir in hot sauce and parsley. Divide the soup among 8 bowls. Top evenly with rice; garnish with additional parsley, if desired. Equipment: 5- to 6-quart slow cooker Originally appeared: EatingWell.com, December 2021; updated January 2023 Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 358 Calories 14g Fat 35g Carbs 24g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Serving Size 1 2/3 cups soup & about 1/3 cup rice Calories 358 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 35g 13% Dietary Fiber 6g 21% Total Sugars 11g Protein 24g 48% Total Fat 14g 18% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 55mg 18% Vitamin A 6726IU 135% Sodium 468mg 20% Potassium 669mg 14% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.