Golumpki soup is a warm and hearty soup that is satisfying and nutritious. You can make this easy recipe in just 45 minutes. As a bonus, the leftover soup will taste even better later in the week!

How to make it

This unstuffed cabbage roll soup starts with fresh cabbage and ends up as a bowl of savory comfort food. This easy soup recipe is ready from start to finish in just 45 minutes!

Ingredients

• Cabbage
• Italian Sausage
• Onion
• Rice
• Garlic
• Tomato Paste
• Diced Tomatoes
• V8 Juice
• Beef Broth
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Thyme, Paprika, Salt, and Pepper

To make this cabbage roll soup, start by browning one pound of sausage. We prefer Italian sausage and to save a few fat calories, we like to use turkey sausage.

Next, you will add chopped onion to the brown sausage. Stir it around until it softens, and this will add a nice savory flavor to this stuffed cabbage soup recipe.

Green cabbage is the most common, but feel free to use a purple cabbage to add some color to this cabbage soup!.

This cabbage soup has a tomato base which is made up of these ingredients:

• Tomato  Paste
• Diced Tomatoes
• V8 Juice

Anytime you add tomato paste to a recipe; you should gently brown it first. Doing so will slightly cook the tomato paste making the flavor a bit sweeter through the caramelization process.

Once the tomato paste is browned and stirred in, add one 28 oz. Can of diced tomatoes to this cabbage soup recipe. If you can find unsalted or reduced sodium diced tomatoes, use those.

V8 juice will give loads of flavor to this cabbage roll soup recipe. Once again, save a ton of unwanted salt and use the reduced-sodium variety if you can find it.

Now you’ll stir in some beef broth for this unstuffed cabbage soup. Homemade broth is always best because you know what’s in it and what isn’t in it, IMHO.  If you have to use store-bought beef broth, once again, reduced sodium is best!

Have you ever asked,”What’s the difference between broth and stock?” Click the link, and we can help explain it!

Add a Few Flavor Boosters to this Cabbage Roll Soup

• Worcestershire Sauce
• Thyme
• Paprika
• Salt and Pepper

Finally, the hard part about this savory cabbage roll soup: Allowing the ingredients to get to know each other.

Once you have everything in the pot, you’re going to cover it and allow it to simmer for about 25 to 30 minutes.

While this pot of cabbage soup is simmering, you may want to consider slipping a loaf of our homemade crusty bread into the oven. I can’ think of a better match!

We made this pot of soup on the stove in one of my favorite pots.  But, once you brown your meat, you could quickly put all of the ingredients in your slow cooker and let it simmer away for hours.  How is that for convenience?

Can You Freeze Cabbage Soup for Later?

Absolutely! This cabbage soup freezes well for an easy and delicious leftover meal.

If you have been afraid to make stuffed cabbage, our stuffed cabbage soup recipe is for you.  It’s a quick way to get the same beautiful flavors you would get from cabbage rolls.  I know that this will become one of your go-to soup recipes this fall and winter season.  Enjoy.  -Scott

More cabbage recipes

• Fried Cabbage with Bacon
• Savory Cabbage and Bacon with Onion
• Corned Beef and Cabbage Stew
• Buttery Slow Cooker Cabbage, Pierogies and Kielbasa

If you love homemade soup, be sure and try our Fennel Soup Recipe. It’s perfect for cold weather eating!

Updated from the original cabbage soup recipe of October 6, 2016