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!
Tips!
Swap out the veggies to your liking, or use whatever you have on hand. You can add sweet peas, bell peppers, squash, kale, or squash. Just be sure to give heartier veggies longer to cook, and add lighter ingredients (like peas) towards the end.
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 detox, or general weight loss. And of course it’s delicious enough that you’ll want to add into your regular diet.
This soup takes about 25 minutes total to 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 78 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 in the refrigerator up to 4 days. Reheat on the stove or in the microwave.
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 soup into freezer-safe containers, and freeze up to 3 months. Then thaw in the fridge and reheat on the stove.
What to Serve with Healthy Cabbage Soup
If you need other healthy recipes to work into your regular diet alongside this soup, I’ve got you covered! You’ll love these chocolate peanut butter protein balls for easy breakfasts, a grilled shrimp salad for lunch, and poached chicken breast for more protein.
You’ll also love this green detox smoothie and this Master Cleanse lemonade!
If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy! You can also jump to recipe.
Cabbage Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups nonfat low sodium beef broth
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cups chopped cabbage
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped carrot
- 1 cup green beans
- 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Spray a large pot with olive oil spray.
- Saute onions, carrots, and garlic over medium high heat for 5 minutes or until the onion is translucent and the carrots soften.1/2 yellow onion, 1 cup chopped carrot, 2 garlic cloves
- Add the broth, tomato paste, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, and all spices. Stir to combine.3 cups nonfat, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 2 cups chopped cabbage, 1 cup green beans, 1 cup diced tomato, 1 tablespoon fresh basil, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, salt & pepper to taste
- 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.1/2 cup chopped zucchini
- Serve hot garnished with chopped chives or thyme if desired. Enjoy!
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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.
I really enjoy your site very much !
I’m a pescatarian, what would you recommend instead of beef broth?