Cabbage Beef Stew can be made in your Crock Pot or Instant Pot for a simple meal that is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. Combining hearty ground beef, beans, sausage and a variety of seasonings and spices makes a delicious stew that everyone will love.
This recipe is perfect with a side of our Sourdough Multigrain Bread. It’s a full meal that will leave you satisfied.
We have a large variety of recipes that use cabbage if you are looking for more!
Is Cabbage Beef Soup healthy?
Cabbage is a hearty vegetable with only 22 calories per cup making it a fantastic low calorie and high fiber soup base. This soup delivers a variety of vitamins, manganese and can help reduce inflammation while aiding in digestion.
What is Cabbage Soup Made of?
A traditional Cabbage Soup is made with cabbage, celery, carrots, diced tomatoes and spices. It’s a basic veggie soup that is loved for its health benefits.
For this recipe use any smoked sausage you have on hand that pairs well with hamburger. We are using Polish Franks in this recipe. Because they are a mild sausage that add their own mild flavor to the stew.
Ingredients:
What kind of Beans can I add to my soup?
In this recipe use cannoli and garbanzo beans for added flavor and fiber. You can use red kidney beans or even black beans if you prefer. If you are looking to go meatless, the beans can be used as a way to increase the protein of this soup.
If you are looking to make your own Sun Dried Tomatoes we have an excellent recipe for you to use.
The addition of Sun Dried Tomatoes adds depth of flavor to this recipe and creates a richness that everyone loves.
How to make this cabbage stew in the Instant Pot
You can make this soup in your instant pot on the slow cooker function as mentioned above, or use the soup function.
Here’s a visual walkthrough of this recipe. Please also watch our video for a complete recipe demonstration.
Instant Pot Soup Function Method
- Brown the hamburger
- Add all the other prepared ingredients to your instant pot
- Lock the lid and set the pot to soup for 30 minutes
- Quick release and serve
Slow Cooker Method
Look in the printable recipe card for complete instructions on how to make this stew in your Crockpot.
You can slow cook this recipe in the instant pot just like any other slow cooker.
Stove Top Method
This stew can be made on your stove in a large stock pot.
Find complete instructions for the stovetop method in the printable recipe card below.
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Cabbage Beef Stew Recipe
Gluten-Free, Cabbage Beef Stew is a bowl of tasty, healthy, deliciousness made easily in your crock pot. This dairy free cabbage soup recipe is high in Fiber, Low in Sodium and big on flavor!
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb. Hamburger
- 1 lb. smoked sausage
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small head green cabbage
- 2 ribs celery
- 1 large carrot
- 1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans
- 2 15 oz. can cannellini beans
- 1/2 Cup Sundried tomatoes
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
- 4 Cups water
Instructions
FOR THE CROCK POT.
- Dice up the celery and carrots.
- Core and Chop cabbage into one inch pieces.
- Brown hamburger and sausage.
- Pat dry the sun dried tomatoes and chop into small pieces.
- Add all the vegetables into your crock pot.
- Add the canned beans and Worcestershire sauce into your pot.
- Add water and cook on high for four hours.
FOR THE INSTANT POT:
- Dice up the celery and carrots.
- Core and Chop cabbage into one inch pieces.
- Set your instant pot to sautè.
- Brown hamburger and sausage.
- Pat dry the sun dried tomatoes and chop into small pieces.
- Add all the vegetables into your crock pot.
- Add the canned beans and Worcestershire sauce into your pot.
- Add water and cook on soup function for 30 minutes.
FOR THE STOVE TOP: In a stock pot or dutch oven
- Brown the hamburger and sausage over medium low heat.
- Chop and dice the celery and carrots into small pieces.
- Core and chop the cabbage into one inch pieces.
- Pat the sun dried tomatoes dry and chop fine.
- Add all the prepared vegetables into your stock pot.
- Pour in the beans and Worcestershire sauce.
- Add water and stir.
- Cook on medium until the soup boils.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir occasionally to avoid sticking to pan bottom.
Notes
At serving shake freshly grated Parmesan cheese over the soup.
Nutrition Information
Yield
10Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 445Total Fat 22gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 52mgSodium 979mgCarbohydrates 40gFiber 8gSugar 5gProtein 22g
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Marjie@HomeAgainJiggetyjig.com/wp
Sunday 13th of December 2015
Such much yummyness! I need to try sun dried tomatoes too!
homemadefoodjunkie
Monday 14th of December 2015
You will LOVE this soup. Make your own sun dried tomatoes Marjie!
Katerina
Saturday 12th of December 2015
What a wholesome, winter, filling stew! Definitely a must for any family table!
homemadefoodjunkie
Saturday 12th of December 2015
It IS, Katerina! This soup is perfect for a busy family week night meal
Betsy @ Desserts Required
Saturday 12th of December 2015
This is such a fabulous wintertime recipe to enjoy. I love the ease of using the crockpot, too!!
homemadefoodjunkie
Saturday 12th of December 2015
Crock pots are a favorite small appliance around here Betsy! I love letting it cook a meal for me and smelling all those wonderful smells all day!
Sandra
Saturday 12th of December 2015
This stew looks delicious! My daughter has a dehydrator that I just might have to borrow to make my own sun dried tomatoes!
homemadefoodjunkie
Saturday 12th of December 2015
Sandra, I STRONGLY encourage you to make your own sun dried tomatoes! The flavor is outstanding. And, as always, you can adjust the herbs and flavors to suit yourself Start with perfectly ripe, organic tomatoes and herbs and go for it!!
Joy @ Joy Love Food
Friday 11th of December 2015
I love making beef stew in the slow cooker, great idea to add cabbage and sun dried tomatoes, it sounds wonderful!
homemadefoodjunkie
Friday 11th of December 2015
Joy, the extra flavor of the sun dried tomatoes and cabbage make this soup extra yummy! And so healthy too!