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Weight Loss Cabbage Soup

Weight Loss Cabbage Soup

Healthy weight loss cabbage soup recipe that’s filling, low-calorie, and easy to make
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6 bowls
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Calories: 120
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients:
  • ½ large green cabbage chopped
  • 2 carrots sliced
  • 2 celery stalks chopped
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 1 bell pepper any color, chopped
  • 2 –3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 can diced tomatoes no sugar added
  • 6 cups vegetable broth low sodium
  • 1 zucchini chopped
Flavor Boosters (important — don’t skip):
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp chili flakes optional but… nice
  • Salt to taste
  • Squeeze of lemon at the end
Optional add-ins if you’re feeling it:
  • Handful spinach
  • Mushrooms
  • Fresh parsley

Equipment

  • Big soup pot (or Dutch oven)
  • Sharp knife
  • Cutting board.
  • Wooden spoon
  • Ladle
  • Storage containers (you’ll want leftovers)

Method
 

Step 1. Start with the base.
  1. Heat olive oil in your pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Stir. Let them soften. About 5 minutes. You’ll smell that sweet veggie aroma — that’s your signal you’re doing it right.
Step 2. Add garlic.
  1. Just for 30 seconds. Don’t burn it. Burnt garlic = sad soup.
Step 3. I'll go the rest.
  1. Cabbage, bell pepper, zucchini, tomatoes, broth, herbs, pepper, chili flakes. Stir it up. It’ll look like… a lot. Don’t panic. Cabbage shrinks like crazy.
Step 4. Bring to a boil.
  1. Then lower heat. Let it simmer for 20–25 minutes. You want veggies tender but not mushy. Mushy soup feels like a hospital meal. We’re not doing that.
Step 5. Taste. Adjust.
  1. Add salt. Squeeze lemon. That tiny bit of acid wakes everything up. Sounds small. Makes a big difference.
Step 6. Let it sit for a few minutes.
  1. Soup always tastes better after a short rest. Don’t ask me why. It just does.
  2. Ladle into a bowl. Take a breath. First spoonful… yeah. Comfort.