Sausage & Cabbage Soup
My Sausage and Cabbage Soup is hearty, comforting, low carb, and loaded with rich and savory flavors. It is the perfect soup to make on a cold winter day, where you want to warm up from the inside out. Italian sausage, diced tomatoes, cabbage, and a handful of spices come together for one excellent cabbage soup recipe.
This soup reminds me a little of Cabbage Roll Soup minus the rice. I also used sausage instead of beef. You won’t even miss the rice, promise!
This Sausage and Cabbage Soup makes a HUGE pot so you’ll have lots of leftovers unless you are feeding a large group of people. I warmed up a bowl in the microwave the next day, and it still tasted delicious. You might even say the flavors blended even more, so you had more dimensions of flavor in each bite.
Easy Sausage And Cabbage Soup
The real star of this soup is the cabbage. You start with 7 cups of green cabbage, which looks like a mountain of cabbage but trust me. As you cook your soup, that glorious cabbage gets wilted, and that is where the magic happens.
Paired with the handful of seasonings and spices, it creates such a rich and vibrant soup. The Italian sausage makes it a blue ribbon cabbage soup recipe, hands down.
The pairing of sausage and cabbage is something I can’t explain. These two ingredients are meant to go together. When you make my Sausage and Cabbage Soup, you will see what I mean.
Here are more of my favorite sausage soup recipes
How Do You Make Cabbage and Sausage Soup
This soup couldn’t get much simpler to make!
Start by grabbing a large pot and adding in all your chopped vegetables, stock (tomatoes + water), and seasonings.
Bring all the ingredients to a boil and then cover and reduce the heat to medium-low.
Let the soup simmer for 30 minutes to one hour to blend the flavors together. Once ready to serve just remove the bay leaf and then dish it up.
Tips for Making Cabbage and Sausage Soup
Sugar | By adding in a little sugar to your soup, it will help remove the tinny taste from the canned tomatoes. If you are trying to avoid sugar, then feel free to skip. I find sugar helps give the soup a fresher taste.
Italian Sausage | I find buying sausage that is in casings offers a bit more quality taste. I remove all the casings and cook up my sausage. Make sure to drain off any of the excess grease.
Cabbage | You will find buying a head of cabbage is very affordable, and it takes just a few minutes to chop up. If you are in a pinch of time or can’t find a head, you can buy pre-cut cabbage that you can toss in your soup.
Also, some great toppers for this Sausage and Cabbage Soup recipe are adding a dollop of sour cream or even cheddar cheese. It adds a whole new element of flavor.
You might also enjoy this Hodge Podge Soup, Creamy Cabbage Soup, Sweet and Sour Cabbage or Cabbage Roll Casserole.
How Long Can You Keep Sausage and Cabbage Soup in the Refrigerator
Make sure that you store your cabbage soup properly in the fridge, and by doing that it can last up to 3-4 days. After that, you will want to toss out any leftovers.
Can you Freeze Cabbage and Sausage Soup
Yes, you can freeze your leftover soup! Since this recipe makes a ton, I do recommend tossing some in the freezer for meals down the line.
Once your soup is cooked, allow it to cool down a bit, and then pour into containers. Store in an air-tight container for up to three months. Or feel free to store your soup in a freezer bag, just make sure to try to get all the air out you can.
I will freeze individual servings of this soup so that I can pull out a container here and there for a quick lunch. It is great this way, and so easy.
To reheat just allow to thaw overnight in your fridge, and then warm it up on the stovetop or in the microwave.
As you can see this recipe is quick to get going on the stove, and then you just wait and allow the soup to blend and break down. Spoon up and enjoy a comforting bowl of sausage and cabbage soup. We make this all the time; it is such a nice change from the classic potato or chili recipe we get in a rut making.
Try this Italian Sausage and Vegetable Stew, Beef and Barley Soup, Hamburger Soup, New England Clam Chowder and Italian Sausage Soup with Rice and Spinach.
Have you tried Sausage and Cabbage Soup before?
Sausage & Cabbage Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb mild Italian sausage casings removed, cooked and drained
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 7 cups cabbage chopped
- 3 cans diced tomatoes + 1 can water 28oz cans
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 2 tsp brown sugar
Instructions
- In large pot, stir together all ingredients. Bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove bay leaf before serving.
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Did you have a recipe on that had chicken, spaghetti,red pepper, Velveeta cheese,onion,,Rotel tomatoes, mushrooms soup,cream of chicken soup etc. I wrote it down ,but not the name
It’s not ringing a bell off the top of my head. These are the spaghetti recipes I have here: https://www.simplystacie.net/?s=spaghetti
Does the Italian sausage go in raw with all the other ingredients? I make a hamburger soup that the meat goes in raw…love it.
Hi Linda,
I cook it ahead of time and add it in. I’ve never tried adding it raw though. Let me know if you try it that way and how it turns out!
The narrative mentions “stock” but this is not included in the list of ingredients. Please advise.
In the narrative after the word stock, in parentheses (tomatoes and water). As I read it that is the stock.
I agree Kim how can 3 cans of dice tomatoes and 1 can of water produce enough broth for a soup?
big cans of tomatoes 28 oz. not thw regular 14.5 also 28 oz of water
If you leave out the sugar, you can add some finely grated carrots to add the sweetness…
Can this be cooked in slow cooker?
Yes, you can use the slow cooker. I would brown the sausage first and then add all the ingredients to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Wondering about ‘chopped cabbage’ – recipe did not specify, so I chopped it, and it is not as shown in the pictures. So how would you describe ‘chopped cabbage’ . Mine is much finer that these pictures on this recipe.
You can chop however you like – a rough chop or small chop. Either way will work fine!
My husband found this recipe and we both loved it. It was better tasting the second day. Will definitely make again.
Can one add a cup of no salt chicken stock instead f water.
Thank You
Yes, you could do that.
Made the soup it was great! I added a can of rotel it gave it a little spice. My family loved it. Will definitely make it again. Thank you!!! Sandy Riley
Tried the cabbage and sausage recipe last night. It’s easy and delicious! Will be keeping this recipe.