I put cabbage in my cart at the grocery store yesterday because I needed to make some cabbage soup. Key word is “needed”. I needed to and I wanted a soup that was a little more healthy. I also wanted a soup that I could freeze for when I don’t want to cook and I don’t want to go out to eat (toddler..that’s all I have to say there).
Have you ever made stuffed cabbage rolls? I did ONE time. One. That was enough. They were delicious but I don’t have the time to pull apart the cabbage and stuff and roll. Pulling apart the cabbage alone takes a good day. Not really but it’s hard.
I had all the ingredients at home to make this soup besides the cabbage so I was in!
What I love most about my Instant Pot is that I can brown my meat and onions and add all other ingredients to the pot and walk away and do other things like laundry. Kidding! Then when I open it up it always looks perfect like I was sitting at the stove stirring the soup the whole time.
I opened my Instant Pot lid and this is exactly what it looked like. It was perfect.
Unstuffed Cabbage Soup Recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef Ground turkey would work too
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small head of cabbage
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes, with liquid I pureed mine but chunks works great
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 cup rice
- 1-2 tsp salt (more may be needed to fit your taste)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
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On your Instant Pot, push the saute button and allow for the pot to become HOT. When hot, add in 1-2 TBS oil and your ground beef. Break up and allow to cook. When almost done, add in onion and garlic and allow to heat for 2 minutes.
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While meat is preparing, chop and core head of cabbage. Cut into small 2″ pieces.
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Once meat is done, layer the ingredients in the following order: Cabbage, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beef broth, water, rice and spices.
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Close the lid on the Instant Pot and push the select manual button and adjust the time to 10 minutes.
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When timer beeps allow for a 8-10 minute natural pressure release. Once time is up, release remaining pressure and open pot.
