Spicy Sausage & Cabbage Soup

Submitted by Bekah49036

"My BF and I decided to improvise in the kitchen tonight and came up with this wonderful soup. It has a bit of a kick but awesome flavor. We both stuffed ourselves. All measurements are estimated, we were having too much fun throwing things in the pot. :)"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb Italian sausage, casings removed and chopped into bite size pieces
• 1⁄2 head cabbage, shredded
• 1 onion, sliced thin
• red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 6 cups water
• 2 -3 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1⁄2 cup instant rice

directions

1. In a large pot, saute cabbage and onion in butter and olive oil on HIGH heat until onions start to soften.
2. Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT rice and bring to a boil.
3. Once boiling, reduce heat and cover. Simmer until sausage is done and cabbage is tender.
4. Add rice and return heat to HIGH. Simmer uncovered until rice is cooked.

Reviews

[jana eady]

O.K. I never rate anything but this was amazing. I made it for the first time and my husband had four bowls. That's not like him at all. I used Pickapeppa sauce instead of red pepper flakes. Will definately make this again!

 

[wickywacky]

Great alternative to the typical Sour Kraut and Sausage for your New Year's Day meal. I wanted something spicier so this recipe was perfect. If you like the heat, try spicy Italian sausage. I browned the sausage and added slightly browned cubed potatoes. Used 1 of the 2 teaspoons of garlic when sautéing the cabbage and onions. Used tomato bouillon instead of chicken bouillon.1 teaspoon a red pepper flakes and ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Good heat. A full head of cabbage would be fine too. Overall, it was easy and tasty. I will probably make this again. Thanks!

 

[sugarlovinmom]

Awesome! Didn't use sage, and used sweet italian links, a whole head of cabbage, 2 cans of tomatoes, already cooked rice and 2 cups of extra broth. So easy! Cooked the sausage first in the pot, added onion, then dumped the cabbage in, followed by the other ingredients.

 

[Elmotoo]

I actually doubled everything but the cabbage. I used 1lb sweet bulk sausage & 1 lb spicy. It was sooooo good; it really hit the spot. I didn't have diced tomaotes so I used whole & mushed them up. I'm not sure why there is sugar added? I don't think it is necessary. The kids thought it a wee bit spicy but so what, they survived. dh & I thought it was a wee bit spicy & were thrilled. LOL. served w/some seeded Italian bread. Never saw dh run so fast to teh bakery, lol. Oh, I don't have instant rice so I used regular white rice & added it with everything else & let it simmer 20 minutes or so. wow, must have hit the wrong button because I wasn't done...when I doubled the recipe, I added instead of 12c water & bouillon, I used 8c water & 4c chicken broth. ;) A fabulous recipe! Made for Top Favorites of 2009. :)

 

[Terbear04]

Wow, I've made this soup twice and it's simply delicious! The only changes that I made were: No sage - used italian seasoning. No Italian sausage - used chicken breakfast sausage (removed casings and dropped pieces into soup). No chicken bouillon - used knorr instant chicken stock mix. Only used 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes - was spicy hot enough for us. Everyone including guests loved the soup. I will be making it again and again!! Thank you for the recipe.