Cabbage Soup #1*, (low calorie)
Source of Recipe
homefires hearth
Recipe Introduction
I made this and thought the flavor was of mainly onions..would have to change it if I made it again.
Cabbage Soup #1* - 34 CALORIES PER CUP
1 large head green cabbage, cored and chopped
8 very large onions, peeled and chopped
1 entire large stalk celery, sliced thin
1 good size bag carrots, peeled and sliced thin
1 entire large pod garlic, peeled and sliced thin
2 cans cut green beans (or 1 can green beans and
1 can yellow wax beans)
1, 28 ounce can Crushed tomatoes
1, 46 ounce can vegetable juice or tomato
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
4 packets low sodium beef bouillon powder
(this dissolves instantly)
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup dried parsley
water
In 1 or 2 large soup pots, place all the prepared
cabbage, onions, celery and carrots. Cover with water.
Bring to boil and then reduce heat and cook until water
is reduced by half. Drain the liquid from the can
beans into the soup pot and while the veggies are cooking,
check over each green bean for any bad spots, then cut
each one in half. When the veggies are tender, add the
green beans and all other ingredients. You may want to
adjust the seasonings. Cook on low for about an hour to
blend the flavors and enjoy!
Note: This recipe actually called for 2 large chopped
green peppers, but I like the soup better without the
green peppers. It also called for 2 big cans of tomato
juice, but I find one can is enough. Crushed
tomatoes is fairly new and wonderful to use. It's a cross
between tomato sauce and tomato paste and no waste. I
know when I open any can of tomatoes, I have to cut out
the core ends and there's always pieces of skin to
discard. Crushed tomatoes has a more intense taste as
well.
At only 34 calories per cup, this allows you leeway to
enjoy some other things you normally couldn't eat on a set
diet for weight loss. If you can eliminate most starchy
foods or carbohydrate foods, you will lose weight more
quickly. You can even have broiled fish, chicken or steak
with this soup and still lose weight, but you will lose
faster if you eat NO starches or sugar foods.
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