This healthy Cabbage Soup recipe is filled with vegetables, broth, and of course, lots of cabbage. You’d never guess this delicious and cozy soup has zero Weight Watchers Points! It’s low-calorie and filled with nutrients, so it’s perfect for any diet, detox, weight loss, or healthy meal plan. No need to sacrifice taste for this one!
What’s in Cabbage Soup?
The only ingredients you need for this healthy soup recipe are a bunch of veggies, broth, tomato paste, and some seasonings.
- Cabbage: Use chopped cabbage for this soup. The magic of this ingredient is that it has lots of texture and it’s nutritious, but it’s super low calorie.
- Broth: Use a non-fat, low-sodium broth for the healthiest option. I like using beef broth, but you can use veggie or chicken broth instead.
- Tomato Paste: Tomato paste adds a delicious richness to the base.
- Vegetables: The recipe calls for carrots, green beans, zucchini, onion, and diced tomatoes.
- Seasonings: Mix in some basil and oregano to perfect the taste!
Pro Tip: Swap out the veggies to your liking. Try adding sweet peas, bell peppers, squash, or kale.
What are the health benefits of cabbage soup?
So what makes cabbage so healthy? Well, it’s a super low-calorie vegetable, but it’s also filled with tons of awesome nutrients. It’s a good source of vitamins K and C, as well as things like folate, fiber, and manganese. And it can help reduce inflammation, assist in digestion, lower cholesterol, and more.
All of that makes this cabbage soup great for Weight Watchers or another diet program, a new year’s detox, or general weight loss. And of course, it’s delicious enough that you’ll want to add it to your regular diet.
This soup takes about 25 minutes total to cook.
This weight watchers cabbage soup is good for weight loss because it’s super low in calories, but it’s still filled with lots of veggies and things that are good for you. It’s zero weight watchers points, so if you are following that program, this is definitely a soup you’ll want to add to your diet.
This weight watchers cabbage soup recipe has about 42 calories per serving. That’s basically nothing, so eat as many bowls of this stuff as you want!
Add in some spicy peppers with the other vegetables, like jalapeños. You can also mix in red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and/or chili powder with the other seasonings.
Each vegetable should be added in as directed, because some will need longer to cook than others. Carrots need the longest to cook, while zucchini should be added closer to the end.
How to Store and Reheat
Store leftovers in an airtight container, and keep them in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat on the stovetop over medium-low or in the microwave in 30-second increments until warmed through.
How to Freeze Cabbage Soup
This Weight Watchers soup recipe is freezer-friendly, so you can make a batch and store it for easy, healthy meals. It’s a great meal prep recipe!
Pour the soup into freezer-safe containers, and freeze it for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
What to Serve with Healthy Cabbage Soup
This cabbage soup is great on its own, but you can make it a more filling meal by adding some protein. I love to add poached or shredded chicken to mine! These pesto shrimp are also delish!
Pair it with a green detox smoothie or my favorite lemonade cleanse!
Cabbage Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups nonfat low-sodium beef broth
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cups chopped cabbage
- ½ yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped carrot
- 1 cup green beans
- ½ cup chopped zucchini
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Spray a large pot with olive oil spray.
- Sauté the onions, carrots, and garlic over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, or until the onion is translucent and the carrots soften.½ yellow onion, 1 cup chopped carrot, 2 cloves garlic
- Add the broth, tomato paste, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, and all spices. Stir to combine.3 cups nonfat low-sodium beef broth, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 2 cups chopped cabbage, 1 cup green beans, 1 cup diced tomato, 1 tablespoon fresh basil, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 minutes or until the veggies are all tender to your liking.
- Add the zucchini and continue to simmer for 10 more minutes.½ cup chopped zucchini
- Serve hot garnished with chopped chives or thyme if desired. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
I have had this recipe for many years with some variety, used on a 7 day loose weight plan where you eat mostly — the sour! And you do use pounds. Right now , though, I am looking for a good old-fashioned Russian sweet and sour cabbage soup recipe. Hope you can post one.
We unfortunately don’t have a recipe for that, but we do have one for cabbage roll soup (click here)!
This looks so good. It’s like a soup I my Mom Janice made growing g up. So good and healthy.
Thanks for stopping by, Babbie!
My apologies if I overlooked it, but is this soup freezable?
You can!
How would I put in lentils?
I would add cooked lentils in step 3!
HI BECKY, I JUST LOVE YOUR WEBSITE. I’VE MADE THIS SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND LOVE IT. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IS YOU CAN SWITCH UP THE VEGGIES, USE WHAT YOU HAVE ON HAND. TO MAKE THIS EVEN EASIER, I USED A BAG OF COLESLAW MIX INSTEAD OF CHOPPING UP A CABBAGE. I’VE ALSO ADDED BEANS (SMALL WHITE BEANS, NAVY BEANS, OR PINTO BEANS) TO ADD PROTEIN. EVERYONE LOVES IT. THANK YOU.
I’m so happy you love it!! Those are some great suggestions, I’ll have to keep them in mind!
Yup sometimes you may be out of a certain veggie etc.
so you improvise a bit, the idea of coleslaw mix is great
we bought red or purple cabbage as well as green, hoping
after slicing them in 1/8’s the freezer will be kind to them
who knows?, Also we’ve been using tomatoe and basil broth
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Delicious, thank you
You’re welcome!
I am making the cabbage soup tomorrow .
Awesome! Let me know how it goes, Sylvia. I hope you love it!
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I doubt you even follow the WW plan.
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