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Creamy Cabbage Soup

Creamy Cabbage Soup is hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!


Creamy Cabbage Soup

I wasn’t sure so about this Creamy Cabbage Soup before I tried it. Don’t get me wrong, I love regular Cabbage Soup with its tomato based broth. I even have shared Cabbage Roll Soup and Sausage & Cabbage Soup on this blog and they are two of my more popular recipes. But cabbage with cream? I figured I’d find out.

My sister shared this recipe with me from her mother-in-law. She was telling me how delicious it was and that I needed to try it. I was up for the challenge so that’s exactly what I did!

The final result? OMG….amazeballs! This Creamy Cabbage Soup is one of the best soups I’ve ever made. No joke! It’s seasoned perfectly and has the perfect texture and flavor. I absolutely love it and I hope you do, too!

Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

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    I had a friend over when I was making this soup. She was skeptical to about it until she tried it. We both agreed it was one of the better soups that I’ve made. She took a container home with her to share with her daughter.

    Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

    Creamy Cabbage Soup Ingredients

    This soup recipe has loads of wholesome ingredients. It’s filled with veggies including cabbage (of course!), celery, onions and carrots. 

    The broth is a base of chicken broth, milk and half and half cream. I used flour and butter to thicken it up.

    The only meat is cooked cubed ham. You could leave that out if you wanted to make it vegetarian.

    It’s seasoned with salt, pepper and dried thyme. You could also use fresh thyme if you wish. Use about 1 tablespoon instead of 1/2 teaspoon as stated in the recipe.

    Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

    How to Make Creamy Cabbage Soup

    Grab a big pot and get started by adding the chicken broth, celery, cabbage, onions and carrots to the pot and bringing the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked and tender.

    In another bowl, stir together cream and milk. Set aside.

    Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

    In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add flour, salt and pepper. Stir to form a smooth paste. Gradually add the cream and milk mixture and make sure to continue to stir constantly. Cook until it reaches your desired thickness.

    Gradually add the cream mixture to the vegetable mixture, stirring to combine. Add in the ham and dried thyme and heat through. 

    You garnish with some fresh parsley if you wish. I like it because it adds a nice pop of color.

    Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

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    Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

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    Creamy Cabbage Soup - Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!
    4.45 from 334 votes

    Creamy Cabbage Soup

    Created by Stacie Vaughan
    Servings 8
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes
    Total Time 55 minutes
    Hearty and comforting! This delicious and easy soup recipe is loaded with tender cabbage, carrots, celery, ham and spices. Yum!

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 4 cups chicken broth
    • 2 celery stalks chopped
    • ½ medium head of cabbage shredded
    • 1 sweet onion chopped
    • 1 carrot peeled and chopped
    • ¼ cup unsalted butter
    • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
    • 1 tsp salt
    • ¼ tsp pepper
    • 2 cups half and half cream
    • 1 cup milk
    • 2 cups ham cooked and cubed
    • ½ tsp dried thyme
    • chopped parsley for garnish, if desired

    Instructions

    • Add chicken broth, celery, cabbage, onions and carrot to a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
    • Stir together cream and milk in a bowl.
    • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour, salt and pepper. Stir to form a smooth paste. Gradually add cream and milk mixture, stirring constantly. Continue to cook and stir until it reaches desired thickness.
    • Gradually add cream mixture to vegetable mixture, stirring to combine. Add in ham and thyme. Heat through.
    • Garnish with parsley if desired. Serve hot.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 1192mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Course Soups
    Cuisine American
    Keyword creamy cabbage soup

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    1. This brings back childhood memories. I am a Ukrainian girl and have had my fair share of cabbage soup over the years. I do recall my mom and baba adding some cream in theirs as well. Most of the time they actually made it with sauerkraut!! I will have to try this version and see how they compare. And of course, bacon makes everything delicious.

    2. This was wonderful and so easy made it just like your recipe said this will b one I got to this winter a lot 

    3. This cabbage soup was delicious and easy to make. I will be making it again. 

    4. Sounds delicious. I make a similar soup except replace the cabbage and ham with sauerkraut and corned beef and add some Swiss cheese. Also very delicious.

      1. Koda LAMADRID says:

        Delicious!   I added Some extra veggies (asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower). Also made with chicken.  I didnt Have any half n half so i did a little substitution with Greek yogurt.  Although i have Never made a rue and didn’t know how thick it was supposed to be, it turned out fabulous!  
        Thanks i will Be adding this to the regular line up. 

    5. very tasty i did not have ham or celery 

    6. Thanks for the great recipe. I’m not a fan of tomato based soups so this was perfect for me. I have been looking for a good cabbage soup recipe for years. This one was perfect. It was so delicious. Everyone went nuts over it. Will definitely make again.

    7. I made this for my elderly parents .  My dad is not a vegetable eater, but I filled this soup extra vegetables and he ate two bowls and said he can’t wait to eat some tonight.  It is one of the best soups I’ve ever made and I cook lots of soups !   I used Market Basket smoked sausage with venison and YUM!!!   Thank you for sharing!!!

    8. This is the best comforting soup.  The only thing I did different was… our local Market Basket smokes meat and I used their 1/2 venison and half pork sausage and it gave the soup such a rich taste.  I will be making it again today because I want my sister to try it.  Thank you for sharing.  I love  the Creamy Cabbage Soup!!!

    9. Make it today everyone liked it I did add some corn an cut up a few potatoes 

    10. Harry Moos says:

      It is a great soup. I added two stalks of celery and used instant potatoes instead of the flour to thicken it, a process I learned from our school lunchroom cook.

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