It’s a hug in a bowl! This easy Crockpot Cabbage Roll Soup is packed with bacon, ground beef, and a ton of vegetables. It's got all the coziness of homemade cabbage rolls—and only a fraction of the work.
Prep Time20 minutesminutes
Cook Time6 hourshours
Additional Time3 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Total Time9 hourshours40 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1large onion, diced
1poundthick bacon, diced
1poundground lean beef or turkey
3clovesgarlic, minced
1cupchopped carrots
5cupschopped cabbage
1 28-ouncecan diced fire-roasted tomatoes
1 16-ouncecan tomato sauce
6 to 8cupsbeef broth, start with 6 and add more, if desired
¾cuplong grain rice
1tablespoonworcestershire sauce
1 ½teaspoonsmoked paprika
¾teaspoondried thyme
2tablespoonsparsley
½teaspoonmarjoram
Salt and pepper, to taste
2bay leaves
Instructions
In a large skillet, saute the bacon and onion until the bacon is nearly cooked, and the onion is softened. Spoon out the bacon and onion, and place it into the crockpot. Discard any excess grease from the skillet.
Add the ground meat to the skillet and cook, breaking apart with a spatula, until cooked through. Drain any excess grease and add hamburger meat to the crockpot.
Add all the remaining ingredients, except the bay leaves, into the crockpot. Stir to combine and then place the bay leaves on top.
Cover, and slow-cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 5 - 6 hours.
Remove the bay leaves, stir the soup one last time, and serve.