Stuffed Cabbage Soup

Really liked this - very comforting. Agree that the smoked paprika was great in this-so fragrant and tasty! And the cayenne was a nice touch too.

This is my current favorite soup! I have made double recipes at least 3 times this winter - my freezer is full. As far as I am concerned the real star of the soup is the smoked paprika. The scent of the smokiness is just amazing - I could stand over the soup for hours stirring, just to smell it! I have passed the recipe on to at least a dozen people.

Delicious. Substituted cubed potatoes for rice and didn't add the brown sugar as I felt its unnecessary. Really yummy!

This was excellent as is, but I increased the paprika, broth and tomatoes. This can be easily modified to become a chili style soup. Here is what I did.

- Add an extra 32oz of chicken stock
- Use a 24oz of crushed San Marzano tomatoes
- Added 2 minced or 1 frozen garlic cube to the spices
- Increased the smoked paprika to 1 1/2 tablespoons
- Increase rice to 1/3 cup
- 2 Lbs of ground Turkey, 70/30.

Chili Version:
Add to Brown sugar and smoked paprika:

1 Bay Leaf
2 Tsp Cumin
2 Tsp Chili Powder
2 Tsp Oregano
1/4 Tsp Cinnamon
1/8 Tsp Cloves
2 minced garlic cloves or one frozen garlic cubes

Add with tomatoes and broth:

1 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar

Add towards the end:

2-15.5 oz Cans Goya White Beans
1-15.5 oz Cans Goya Kidney Beans
1 1/2 Cup roasted frozen corn

Sauté with other vegetables:

1 Cup Poblano Peppers chopped

Delicious! I subbed beyond burger for the meat and doubled the rice portion. At some point I had to add tomato sauce and stick to get it to taste exactly the way I wanted it to o. Also had to use red cabbage which honestly didn’t make a diameter exactly in appearance.

I enjoyed it but it was too sweet for me. Next time I would cut the brown sugar and the paprika in half.

This was delicious! I did use ground turkey instead of beef and finished with parsley and a dollop of sour cream. I will definitely make this again.

Super simple and delicious. Only change I made was using only 1lb of beef bc that’s all I had, and increasing rice to 1/3 cup. My husband loved it!

We loved it!! Didn't change a thing. Made it and shared with friends who all wanted the recipe! Go to for meals for shut ins. Have tried it with Italian sausage instead, and some may like that, but we prefer it with the ground beef. Freezes beautifully.

Finally something to do with all the cabbage I have -- and it's delicious!