Cabbage Soup -- Quick & Easy

A very tasty and tummy warming recipe given to me several years ago. Once the ground beef is cooked, this can all get dumped into the crock pot. UPDATE 3/09 I added a 1/2 t of dried thyme to round out the flavor.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  lb lean ground beef
• 1  onion, medium chopped
• 1  minced garlic clove
• 28  ounces diced tomatoes with juice
• 3  cups low sodium beef broth
• 8  ounces tomato sauce
• 14  ounces great northern beans, sub. kidney
• 1  small cabbage, chopped, sub. 16 oz. package of slaw mix
• 1⁄2-1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder (to taste)
•  salt, to taste
•  pepper, to taste

Directions

1. In a large pot: Brown ground beef, drain any fat.
2. Add onions and garlic, saute with ground beef until tender.
3. Note: At this point you place the ground beef mixture and remaining ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
4. Standard stove top cooking: Add remaining ingredients and simmer.
5. Simmer for 1-2 hours on stove top until cabbage is tender. Stirring occasionally. Check fro additional seasonings.
6. Serve with a crusty bread.