Cabbage and Ground Beef Soup – Cabbage Soup With Hamburger and Kidney Beans
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Cabbage and Ground Beef Soup is an old fashioned staple in many households. This easy cabbage soup has hamburger, kidney beans and canned tomato basil soup for an extra yummy flavor. Serve this up on a cold day with crusty bread or simple crackers.
Cabbage and Ground Beef Soup
The weather has officially changed from a warm Indian summer straight to a frigid winter. In most homes in Indiana, this means a big pot of soup. Everyone will be warming up leftover soup for lunch when they’re back to work on Monday.
My soup of choice this week is a big pot of Hamburger Cabbage Soup. That’s because my last bag from the Purdue Student CSA had a lovely head of green cabbage. I’ve been looking at it all week planning this pot of soup.
Cabbage Soup With Hamburger and Kidney Beans
My mom shared this easy cabbage soup with me. The recipe belongs to her good friend, Terri, and what makes it special is that it has a shortcut ingredient that packs a punch of flavor. The old fashioned cabbage soup has hamburger, kidney beans, onion and two cans of tomato basil soup.
Now, regular tomato soup is a perfectly acceptable ingredient substitution; however, using tomato basil soup is rather genius because the flavor is amazing. My middle daughter reminded me that she doesn’t like cabbage as she is gobbling up the soup and asking for seconds and then thirds.
What do I need to make cabbage soup?
Cabbage Tomato Soup Ingredient List
- Ground Beef
- Onion, diced
- Green Cabbage, chopped
- Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed
- Canned Tomato Basil Soup
How To Make Cabbage Soup with Hamburger
Step by Step Instructions
- Brown ground beef and onions over medium-high heat; drain excess grease, if needed.
- To a large saucepan, add chopped green cabbage, drained and rinsed kidney beans, browned hamburger and onions, and tomato basil soup.
- Simmer, partially covered until the cabbage is cooked to your desired texture.
Storage Instructions
Let leftovers cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container or a jar with a tight-fitting lid in the fridge for up to a week. Rewarm in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stove top.
For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps for cabbage tomato soup with kidney beans, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Recipe FAQs
- The original recipe calls for 1/2 a head of cabbage; if it’s a small cabbage, I use the whole thing.
- Dried, minced onion can be substituted for fresh, diced onion.
- I always rinse out my soup cans with a little water to make sure I don’t waste any of the soup. Add that water to the cabbage hamburger soup.
- If your soup is a little thick, add more water during cooking.
- Regular tomato soup works instead of tomato basil; however, the added flavor from the tomato basil soup is well worth it.
- Kidney beans could be omitted, or try swapping in another type of bean.
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Recipe Variations
- Use ground chicken or ground turkey instead of ground beer.
- Add your favorite vegetables such as carrots and/or celery.
- For more flavor, add minced garlic or garlic powder.
- Garnish with fresh herbs such as fresh parsley.
- Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Why does my cabbage soup taste so bland?
Cabbage is a very neutral tasting vegetable which means you need to pack some flavor into your soup with other ingredients. I love making a cabbage soup with hamburger that’s been seasoned well with salt and pepper. Or, try adding a can of tomato basil soup or other similar products that will lend to the soup’s overall flavor.
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What can I do with a can of tomato basil soup?
Jazz up those cans of tomato basil soup by adding them as a base to your regular cabbage soup recipe.
To make a quick and easy ground beef and cabbage soup, all you have to do is a couple rather simple steps. Fry up hamburger and onions; add kidney beans, chopped cabbage and tomato basil soup, and you have an hearty dinner and leftovers for the week.
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Cabbage and Ground Beef Soup – Cabbage Soup With Hamburger and Kidney Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 large head green cabbage, diced
- 15 ounces red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 36 ounces canned tomato basil soup 2 19-oz cans work too
Instructions
- Brown ground beef and onions, drain excess grease in needed.
- In a large soup pan or saucepan, add diced cabbage, drained and rinsed kidney beans, tomato basil soup, and fried hamburger and onions. Stir to combine. Rinse out the tomato basil soup cans with a little water, and add that to the soup too!
- Cook partially covered over medium/ low heat, letting the soup simmer until the cabbage is cooked to your desired texture, approximately 25-35 minutes.
- Serve with crusty bread or simple crackers.
Notes
- The original recipe calls for 1/2 a head of cabbage; if it’s a small cabbage, I use the whole thing.
- Dried, minced onion can be substituted for fresh, diced onion.
- I always rinse out my soup cans with a little water to make sure I don’t waste any of the soup. Add that water to the cabbage hamburger soup.
- Do not sweat it if you have 19 ounce soup cans…a couple of extra ounces won’t hurt anything!
- If your soup is a little thick, add more water during cooking.
- Regular tomato soup works too instead of tomato basil; however, the added flavor from the tomato basil soup is well worth it.
- Kidney beans could be omitted, or try swapping in another type of bean.
- I also love making a milk based, creamier cabbage soup. Try this Amish Cabbage Soup Recipe too!
- Please note that the carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on the products you use. The auto-calculation is an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
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