Healthy Cabbage Soup

Healthy Cabbage Soup is a hearty vegetable and protein filled low calorie soup packed with 32 grams of protein and 9 grams of fiber. An easy healthy cabbage soup bursting with spices and delicious flavors that's great for healthy eating!

What Makes This Cabbage Soup Recipe Healthier For You

Cabbage soup became a health trend a few years ago and popular among those trying to lose weight. Cabbage or any non-starchy vegetable is absolutely healthy, but there's nothing magical about eating cabbage soup that drives weight loss.

Calorie deficits drive weight loss, not cabbage soup or one particular type of food. I talk more about this in my free weight loss class.

Cabbage is healthy and it just happens to taste amazing in this healthy soup recipe! I made this cabbage soup better for you by balancing the nutrition with adding protein. Protein is always something I see women over 35 deficient in and often recipes are not well balanced with protein.

• Right Amount of Protein - None of the clients I've ever worked for have been eating the right amount of protein. This recipe has 32 grams of protein per serving which is great!
• Lower Calories - This recipe has 313 calories per serving. It's also BALANCED with the right amount of protein, fat and carbs. You always want that balance to make your meals healthy.
• Lower Fat - This recipe has 10 total grams of fat per serving - 2 of which are coming from saturated fat (less optimal fat). You could easily add another tablespoon of olive oil to this recipe or use a higher fat ground meat and it would still be low fat.
• Gluten Free - This recipe is made gluten free.
• Paleo - This recipe is also Paleo and Whole30 friendly.

Ingredients In Healthy Cabbage Soup

Here's what you need to make this low calorie cabbage soup. You will also need a large pot (I used my Dutch oven for this recipe).

• Ground Turkey or ground meat of choice
• Extra Olive Oil
• Onion
• Garlic
• Carrots
• Celery
• Green Cabbage
• Vegetable Broth
• Diced Tomatoes
• Oregano
• Salt + Pepper

How To Make Low Calorie Cabbage Soup

This cabbage soup recipe is very simple to make and comes together very quickly. I made this recipe on the stovetop using my Dutch oven. See below for instructions for making this in an Instant Pot or slow cooker.

To make this weight loss friendly cabbage soup, start by heating the olive oil in a pan on the stovetop over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, carrots and celery. Cook until the onions and garlic are translucent.

Add the ground turkey, oregano, salt and pepper to the pot. Cook the ground meat 3-5 minutes breaking it up while it cooks. Add the shredded cabbage, diced tomatoes with juices and broth. Stir to combine.

Last reduce the heat to medium-low heat and simmer for 30-minutes then serve!

How To Make Cabbage Soup In The Instant Pot

To make gluten free cabbage soup in the Instant Pot, start by sautéing the vegetables with the olive oil using the sauté function.

Next add the ground turkey to the pot. Cook the meat until no longer pink while breaking it up with a spatula. Add the remaining ingredients including the cabbage to the pot. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, turn the valve to sealing. Cover and cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.

Allow the pot to natural release for 5 minutes before turning the valve to venting and removing the cover. Stir and serve!

How To Make Cabbage Soup In A Crockpot

To make Paleo cabbage soup in a slow cooker, place all the ingredients in a slow cooker except the shredded cabbage. Cover the pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high 4-6 hours.

The last 30-minutes of cooking, place the shredded cabbage in the pot to cook. Stir the ingredients and break up the meat if needed then serve!

Substitutions For Making Cabbage Soup

Here's the substitutions I recommend for this healthy cabbage soup recipe. Keep in mind that when you make substitutions or changes to the recipe, it does change the nutrition data that you see in the recipe below.

• Ground Turkey - Any ground protein will work in this recipe. Lean ground beef, ground chicken or ground pork.
• Olive Oil - You can use avocado oil instead.
• Vegetables - Spinach, kale, bell peppers, zucchini would all make wonderful additions to this soup recipe. Feel free to add non-starchy vegetables!
• Diced Tomatoes - Any canned tomatoes will work or tomato sauce.
• Broth - Chicken broth, beef broth, vegetable broth or stock may be used.
• Spices - You can use Italian Seasoning or Basil to add to the dish or to swap the Oregano.