Spinach Tiger loves ground beef. It’s our go to for easy meals that are fast, but not fast food. A meal like this can be made in about twenty minutes, Those of us who don’t want to rely on processed or frozen food need these ideas.  

Crack slaw is one of those easy, approachable recipes that is a savior when you’re eating low carb and you’re short on time. I’m not sure where this was invented or created. There are many recipes for it on the web and everyone puts their own spin on it.

My take for crack slaw is to slather it with an easy three-ingredient comeback sauce.

One of the ways I like crack slaw is to use a mixture of ground beef and ground pork because it makes me feel like I’m eating an egg roll. You can choose your ground meat. Most use beef, but the pork adds in a little extra flavor, resembling more of  that egg roll taste.

How to Make Crack Slaw with Comeback Sauce

It generally start with a little olive oil or avocado oil with some garlic, followed by ground meat. Once the meat is browned, l’ll add in the cabbage, fresh ginger, sesame oil, tamari or soy sauce. My secret for crack slaw is using my own homemade comeback sauce at the end.

Tip for Browning Ground Beef

This is a great tip that actually works for browning ground beef. I don’t know why it works, but it does.

• Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda to 2 tablespoons water. Pour over raw beef and wait 15 minutes before frying.

The Comeback Sauce

My comeback sauce is pretty simple. I use sriracha, mayonnaise, and a touch of soy sauce (tamari). I’ve seen recipes with a long list of ingredients, but this does it for me. I’ve tried adding in various ingredients and they did not work!

The ratio is mayo/sriracha is 4/1 and the tamari is to taste. You may want to add a tablespoon of tamari, but I would start with a teaspoon at a time. It’s so good.  It has the acid, fat and salt necesary. Creamy, tangy, and cool enough to counteract some of the heat in the crack slaw.

So tell me, do you have a secret sauce recipe? I’d love to hear about it.

More Ground Beef Ideas

• Ground Beef Cabbage Stir Fry
• Stuffed Cabbage
• Ground Beef with Peas and Onions, (most popular recipe).
• Ground Beef Stuffed Peppers
• Sautéed Cabbage with Bacon and Onion
• Beef Cabbage Soup

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Crack Slaw with with Three Ingredient Comeback Sauce Recipe

An easy ground beef and shredded cabbage dish, using bagged cole slaw mix, sesame oil, sriracha and ginger.

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

Prep Ground Meat

• 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil more if needed once the slaw is added
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 pound ground beef see notes
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• salt pepper
• 1 bag cole slaw mix shredded cabbage
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon sriracha

Comeback Sauce

• 8 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sriracha
• 1 tablespoon tamari sauce or soy sauce more if needed

Instructions

• Mix baking soda and water. Pour over meat. Wait 15 minutes before cooking. This helps to brown the meat. In meantime, gather rest of ingredients.
• Saute the garlic in the oil just to soften.
• Add ground beef that has been seasoned with salt and pepper
• After meat is browned, add in the cole slaw mix.
• Mix thoroughly. It will seem like a lot of cabbage, but it will cook down.
• Add in sesame oil, ground ginger, sriraacha.
• Season to taste. You may need to add more oil.

Comeback Sauce

• Mix mayonnaise and sriracha together.
• Add tamari sauce one teaspoon at a time. Add as much as you need to taste, but not so much as to make this salty.

Notes

You can mix half ground pork, half ground beef for more flavor

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SUMMER SALADS WITH FRESH CORN

• Blackberry Corn Salad – the one berry that stays fresh the longest.
• Caprese for a Party – How did I never think of this years ago.
• Corn, Avocado Salad, Tomato, Black Eyed Peas – the salad that almost feels like a meal.
• Grilled Corn and Tomato Salad – if you insist on grilling the corn, this is a fun one.

By the way my most popular post of summer for the last three years is THIS FRIED CORN RECIPE.

SUMMER SALADS WITH RAW VEGGIES– Salads that take you right through the fall.

• Broccoli Salad with NO sugar dressing.
• Purple Cauliflower Salad with walnut vinaigrette
• Shaved Cauliflower Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
• Red Cabbage Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette
• Triple Crunch Cabbage Salad with Marcona Almonds

SUMMER SALADS FOR A CROWD WITH ADDED FRUIT

• Cole Slaw with Blue Cheese and Apple
• Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
• Spinach Salad with Grilled Nectarines
• Blackberry with Baked Goat Cheese Salad
• Strawberry Arugula Salad
• Swiss Chard, Nectarines, Toasted Pecans

ITALIAN SALADS (make ahead)

• Italian Potato Salad with Green Beans
• Tuscan Kale

Last by not least, enjoy these Summer Cocktails

Bonus Idea

• Bruschetta

As simple as this is, there are ways to get it right and get it wrong. When done right, it disappears fast and you’ll want to make more right away.

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Skipping to present day, now I skip the outside and sometimes still order eggrolls and just eat the insides. That’s why this healthy eggroll in a bowl is so perfect for the low carb or grain free diet.

This is a very easy recipe, one you should put into your rotation frequently. It’s also pretty affordable, as ground pork is inexpensive as is a bag of cole slaw. If you’re thinking this is something that you can’t feed your family because it’s not enough, buy a bag of frozen rice (I love what Trader Joe’s sells).

Choose Ground Meat, Shrimp, or Shredded Pork, for Healthy Egg Roll in a Bowl

You can replace the ground pork with left over roast pork. You can also replace the pork with ground turkey or ground beef. I also like this recipe with shrimp. YOU DECIDE what is best for you.

Pickled Red Onion

I like to dice up some pickled onion just to have another layer of flavor. While I hate raw onions usually, I love pickled onion.

• Slice red onion in half moons. Place in colander over a bowl.
• Pour two cups bowling water over the onions.
• Pour a cup of vinegar into jar. (apple cider is a good choice).
• Add Peppercorns, teaspoon sugar.
• Add in onions.
• Ready in 30 minutes.

More Recipes You Might Like

• Chicken Asparagus Stir Fry
• Thai Peanut Salad Dressing
• Thai Peanut Bowl
• Honey Sesame Chicken Tenders
• Crack Slaw with Come Back Sauce

This recipe is low carb, paleo and keto friendly. It’s also gluten free.

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Healthy Egg Roll in a Bowl

An easy Low Carb Ground Pork or Shrimp Dinner and shredded cabbage dish, garlic, sesame oil, sriracha and ginger.

Course Entree

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil more if needed once the slaw is added
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 6 scallions cut Into one Inch pieces
• 1 pound ground pork OR 1 pound shrimp
• 1 bag cole slaw mix or 1 whole cabbage shredded
• salt
• 3 tablespoon tamari sauce or coconut aminos
• 2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 knob fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon hot chili oil or your choice of hot sauce
• optional pickled red onion recipe in blog post

Instructions

• Saute the garlic in the oil just to soften.
• Add scallion (spring onions). Saute for a two minutes.
• Add ground pork or meat of your choice that has been seasoned with salt and pepper
• After meat is browned, add in the cole slaw mix.
• Mix thoroughly. It will seem like a lot of cabbage, but it will cook down.
• Add in Tamari sauce, Coconut Aminos.
• Add in sesame oil, ginger, your choice hot sauce.
• Season to taste. You may need to add more sesame oil, more ginger.

Notes

You can mix half ground pork, half ground beef for more flavor

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Since it’s summer, you may want a hearty yet light comfort food made easy. Not only is this comfort food, it’s easy and this is my low-carb option. There is no rice, as we use cauliflower rice and there is absolutely no sugar. 

I’ve looked at some legendary recipes out there, only to find as much as 1/2 cup of added sugar. There is absolutely no reason to add sugar or brown sugar to this delicious and nutritious dinner.

First of all, tomatoes are a fruit and have their own sweetness. You will get some of that sweetness from the sauce.  Cabbage is naturally a super food and if you’ve been around here, you know how I  feel about the benefits of eating ground beef. The beef and its accompanying fat provide satisfaction. 

The ingredients for stuffed cabbage are very simple and you can play around with them. Good food does not need a long list of ingredients. Most recipes do include bread crumbs and white rice, but you do not have to include those ingredients if you want a low carb dish. Bread crumbs and rice are used as fillers to stretch the meat or to make the meat more tender. You can get the same effect by soaking the ground beef in some milk or using a higher fat content ground meat.

You can decide for what is right for you. You can even make some with rice (for the kids or family not watching carbs) and half of them without. Many recipes include brown sugar. Please skip this. We have to stop putting sugar in savory food.

Tomatoes are sweet and a nice tomato sauce is all that is needed. You can use a tomato sauce or tomato puree. Do not use canned tomato soup, which is high in sodium and not tasty.

Ingredients for Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Tomato Sauce

• Ground Beef (can use combination of beef/pork)
• Tomato Sauce or Puree
• Head of Cabbage
• Mustard
• Onion
• Rice or Cauliflower Rice (can be an option for low carb)
• Egg
• Thyme
• Salt, Pepper

I ate half of this pan one day and the other half the next day. As usual, it was much better the second day. If you can make this in advance, bake and heat up for second day. The flavor is twice as good.

How to Boil Cabbage for Cabbage Rolls

The best way to boil is cabbage is to cut out most of the core, remove the big outer leaves and put the entire head into boiling water. Within about five minutes the leaves will start coming off. I won’t boil longer than seven minutes, as cabbage is still going to be cooking in the oven.

More Cabbage Recipes from Spinach Tiger

• Ground Beef Cabbage Stir Fry
• Stove Top Red Cabbage
• Beef and Cabbage Soup
• Sautèed Cabbage with Bacon, Onion, Dill
• Tuscan Ribollita

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Grain Free Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sauce

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Keyword cabbage rolls

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 head cabbage small to medium
• 2 cups tomato sauce or puree
• ground beef mixture

Ground Beef Mixture

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 sprigs thyme remove from stem (or parsley)
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup cauliflower rice or rice (cooked)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C)
• Mix all ingredients for ground beef together.
• Cut out core of cabbage, but leave head intact. Put in large pot of boiling water. Leaves will start separate. This takes about five to ten minutes. You don't want the leaves to be mushy, but still have a bite to them, as they will bake for an hour in the oven,
  
• Drain and Cool Cabbage Leaves.
  
• Fill each cabbage roll with raw ground beef mixture. Fold ends and then sides.
  
• Place a layer of tomato sauce in baking dish. Place stuffed cabbage rolls over sauce, seam side down, then cover again with more sauce.
  
• Bake at 350 F (180 C) for one hour covered.
  

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How did I come to make what seems like a not appetizing sounding dish?

I had a cabbage craving. Yes, every now and again I get these wild craving for cabbage. I had good ground beef in the fridge and ground beef cabbage stir fry was born,

What could this mean? It could mean I was craving the nutritional benefits of cabbage.

Nutritional Benefits of Cabbage

• 30 Different flavanoids
• Lowers oxidized LDL
• Eases inflammation
• Good for digestion, excess stomach acid
• Contains sulforaphane, which helps the body fight toxis.
• Contains glutathione, an antioxidant that improves detoxing liver.

The funny thing about me loving cabbage is that I actually hated cabbage as a child. I refused to eat any soup that had cabbage in it and often got in trouble for that. To this I say, don’t force kids to eat adult-friendly foods. Often they will eventually come around. I came around to cabbage, lamb and liver.

How to Sauté Cabbage

Cabbage is one of the friendliest foods to cook as long as you don’t over-cook it. That’s especially true about cabbage and might be why I didn’t like it as a kid. However, cutting cabbage up in bite sized pieces and sautéing in olive oil or butter is easy, and when salt is added, it’s so delicious.

Ingredients for Cabbage and Ground Beef

• Onion or Onion Powder
• Garlic
• Herbs (optional
• Cabbage
• Ground Beef or Ground Pork
• Bomba Sauce (or your choice of hot choice) Option
• Salt – Very important to wake up the cabbage.

More Cabbage Recipes from Spinach Tiger

• Crack Slaw with Comeback Sauce
• Healthy Eggroll in a Bowl (Low Carb)
• Asian Slaw Recipe
• Ribollita, A Tuscan Cabbage Soup
• Beef and Cabbage Soup
• Sautéed Cabbage with Bacon, Onion and Dill

Please let me know if you try this recipe. I would love to hear from you. File it under EASY DINNERS and give it a try. Serve as is or with mashed potatoes for your family.

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Ground Beef Cabbage Stirfry

Easy Mid-Week One Dish Dinner of Ground Beef and Cabbage.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword cabbage, ground beef

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion diced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound ground beef or ground pork
• 1 cabbage head
• 2 tablespoons Bomba Sauce Optional see notes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

• Heat oil in large frying pan.
• Sauté diced onion to soften for a few minutes. Skip if using onion powder. If using onion powder, sprinkle a teaspoon over the meat.
• Add garlic and sauté just to golden.
• Add Ground Beef or Ground Pork and cook through.
• Take outer leaves off cabbage. Rinse any dirty off of cabbage,
• Cut cabbage into large bite sized pieces.
• Add cabbage to the ground beef. Add more olive oil if needed.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add bomba sauce, which is spicy or any type of hot sauce such as syracha if you want to add heat, This is an option.
• The dish is done when the cabbage is soft.

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This recipe for taco slaw uses a combination of mayo, sour cream and your choice of salsa. I prefer salsa verde (love the Trader Joe’s version), but you could also use a red salsa. I saved time using onion powder instead of chopping any onion, added chili powder, salt and pepper. A squeeze of lime with the zest brightens it up and cilantro pulls it all together.

Make this recipe for taco slaw least two hours in advance to give the flavors a chance to sing.

Ideas for Easy Tacos Using Taco Slaw

• Left Over Roast Chicken, Rotisserie Chicken
• Pulled Pork
• Carnitas
• Left over Pot Roast
• Grilled or Sauteed Shrimp
• Your Favorite Frozen Fish or Grilled Fish
• Sliced Sweet Potatoes (for a meatless night, this slaw works here)

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More Slaw Recipes from Spinach Tiger

I’ve made various different slaws over the years. Take a look.

• Asian Slaw, Ginger Dressing
• Crack Slaw with Comeback Sauce
• Blue Cheese Slaw with Green Apple
• Red Cabbage Salad
• Keto Fish Tacos
• Healthy Eggroll in a Bowl

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Recipe for Taco Slaw

Taco Slaw that goes with meat, fish or chicken

Course Salad

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword mexican slaw, taco slaw

Ingredients

• 1 bag cole slaw mix
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup salsa green or red
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lime juice, zest
• 1 jalopeno or serrano pepper optional
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients together except for shredded slaw and cilantro.
• Place slaw into serving bowl. Add above dressing, as much as you need. If you find the slaw too dry, add in a little more mayo.
• Toss with cilantro. Refrigerate for at least two hours prior to serving if you can.

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As an Italian I grew up with a lot of soup and there were always two things on the table. Freshly grated parmesan cheese (or pecorino) and extra virgin olive oil. We couldn’t imagine not having a drizzle of olive oil.

When I first posted this, I wrote about Spectrum® Cayenne Pepper Olive Oil to spice up the soup, loaded with vegetables and give it a memorable kick. 

That drizzle at the end made my husband swoon, but it’s also part of the recipe itself. I’m not sure that cayenne oil is available any longer, but there are a few ways to spice up soup.

How to Spice up the Soup

There is another way to bring spice to soup and that’s with bomba sauce. I’m not sure if that’s easy to find anymore, but another option is to drizzle their extra virgin olive oil at the end and spice up the soup with the bomba sauce, which is fermented Calabrian chilis.

I’ve talked about bomba sauce before, which I purchase at Trader Joe’s, as it has that just right kind of heat.   If you don’t have bomba sauce or cayenne infused olive oil, you can add heat with crushed red pepper.

Olive oil can be drizzled into each bowl upon serving, adjusted for each person’s taste and accompanied with a good helping of Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese.

The Soup

This is the time of year that we are between summer and winter. We have the pick of the best vegetables from both seasons, including cabbage, tomatoes, and butternut squash.

You can make this soup fast or you can make this soup slow. You can make this in a slow cooker all night or all day, or on top of the stove in a dutch oven.

You can cut up every veggie yourself or you can use a selection of frozen. You can use a homemade bone broth like I did, or you can buy a nice organic boxed broth.

Add Seasonal Vegetables to Italian Soup with Sausage

You have options with vegetables. While the important ingredients of this soup include celery, onions, tomatoes, carrots and cabbage, feel free to add or subtract various vegetables you may have on hand. I’ve made this soup with broccoli and zucchini the first time and cubed butternut squash the second time.

If you happen to have some freshly picked seasonal vegetables, add them in. In the summer that would include yellow and green zucchini. In the winter, you might add in broccoli, cauliflower or butternut squash.

I like to sauté my carrots, onion, celery and cabbage for just a few minutes to drive flavor. The sausage is loose Italian sausage that is browned before adding to the soup.

Use Homemade or Organic Store Bought Broth for Italian Soup with Sausage

I always start with a good homemade bone broth and it works well with either my beef broth or chicken broth.  If time is short, I use an organic store bought broth.

My Favorite Italian Sausage

Our favorite Italian sausage comes from Butcher Box, a meat subscription service. I loved it so much, I became an affiliate.  We choose a custom box every month, and are so pleased knowing we are purchasing quality meat, humanely raised.

Easy Prep for Spicy Italian Soup with Sausage 

Let me assure you, once you take the twenty minutes to prep this soup, you can leave it. You will have enough for a few dinners, as it freezes well. 

More Spinach Tiger Soups that Love a Drizzle of Olive Oil

Homemade Beef Vegetable Soup

Italian Eggplant Soup with Sausage 

Italian Wedding Soup

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More Spinach Tiger Recipes with Italian Sausage

Italian Sausage Crusted Pizza

Italian Sausage with Creamy Spaghetti Squash

Italian Sausage Frittata

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Spicy Italian Soup with Sausage

Italian Soup with Sausage

Course Soup

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 4 hours hours

Total Time 4 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings 10

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• 4 quarts broth beef broth or chicken broth See Notes
• 1 large can San Marzano tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil to cook sausage
• 1 pound loose Italian sausage
• 1 large onion diced
• 4 carrots diced
• 4 celery stalks diced
• 2 turnips peeled
• 1 small head cabbage
• 1 can red beans
• 1 can white beans or chickpeas
• 1 tablespoon sea salt up to, taste as you go
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• handful parsley leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon bomba sauce see notes
• 1 to 2 cups chopped kale
• 1 handful parsley
• olive oil for drizzling
• Grated Pecorino Romano or Parmesan Cheese for Serving

Instructions

• Bone broth can be made in advance and frozen or started 24 hours in advance. Another option is to use 4 quarts store bought organic broth.
• Add broth to slow cooker. Turn cooker on to time you desire. I used the six hour time.
• Chop tomatoes, and add to broth along with the juices.
• Brown Sausage in large frying pan with oil.
• Remove sausage to a dish, and add celery, carrots, onion, cabbage to pan.
• Sauté lightly for just a few minutes to open up flavors. You are not fully cooking.
• Add sausage, and vegetables,(except for kale) to broth.
• Rinse beans with cold water. Drain. Add to broth.
• Add 2 tablespoons Spectrum Cayenne® Pepper Olive Oil
• Add in a handful of parsley, bay leaf, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper.
• Cook in slow cooker for 4 to six hours. I chose six hours.
• Stovetop Option: Cook on low for at least 2 hours making sure cabbage is cooked through.
• Remove ribs from kale. Chop. Add to soup about twenty minutes prior to serving., so that kale is not overcooked.
• Taste for seasoning. Add more salt and pepper as needed.
• Garnish with chopped parsley.
• Serve with Spectrum® Cayenne Pepper Olive Oil and grated cheese.

Notes

Regarding broth, use either chicken or beef.

Instead of cayenne olive oil, use olive oil and add in red chili flakes according to the heat you prefer.

 

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To be honest, it’s still hot here in Nashville, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to wait for this super food soup that  is made with a tomato broth, grass fed beef cubes and fresh cabbage.

Beef and Cabbage Soup.

Cabbage and beef is a hearty soup. Even though it devoid of starches, it will fill you up and lure you into a second bowl.

Here’s a funny. As a child I hated cabbage, to the point of getting into a huge fight at the table when my mom put it in some soup. I learned then to never force a child to eat something, as children have different taste buds, which develop and evolve over time. I don’t believe in food fights or food forcing. I do believe in gentle persuasion. As a child I refused cabbage, liver, lamb, dark meat chicken, turkey legs, mushrooms, brussels sprouts, turnips, collard greens, figs and dates. I now love all of these foods, but it was slow development in adulthood.

Keto Cabbage and Beef Soup Process

Like all foods that are hot buttons, cabbage can be delicious or really terrible. I do not like cabbage that is cooked into nothing and for heaven’s sakes do not, I repeat, do not put cabbage in an instant pot. Your house will stink for days. I’m not a fan of the instant pot at all for the very reason of bad kitchen smells, particularly with meat and most definitely with cabbage.

This is not a hard soup, but you must take the time to brown the meat and sauté the carrots, onion and celery. There will be a 30 minute prep time. It seems today that folks want to be able to throw all the food into a crock pot and have it magically make a good soup. It doesn’t work that way. It is an easy soup in that you don’t have to be exact if you follow some basic cooking tips.

Tips for Beef and Cabbage Soup

• Brown the meat. You don’t have to dredge in flour. I avoid that, but you certainly can if you want to. Try tapioca flour if you want to dredge but we’re going for soup not stew.
• Use the best can of San Marzano Tomatoes. I like this brand best. Use your hands to squish into the broth.
• Don’t overcook the cabbage.

Make in Batches and Freeze Keto Beef Cabbage Soup

This is that soup that’s always better left over and is perfect for batch cooking and freezing.

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Homemade Beef Cabbage Soup

Homemade Beef Cabbage soup,

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef cubes
• 1 can whole tomatoes
• 1/2 large onion
• 2 celery stick divided
• 2 carrots divided
• 4 quarts beef broth or homemade beef stock (can use chicken broth)
• 1 head cabbage cut into two inch pieces
• 2 bay leaves
• few sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley

Instructions

• Put olive oil in large cast iron dutch oven or heavy bottom pot. Season beef cubes with salt and pepper and place in hot oil. Brown meat on all sides.
• Prepare vegetables for braising meat. 1/2 onion, 1 carrot, 1 piece celery all cut into large chunks (to removed later). Add these to meat along with the beef broth.
• Cook low heat for one hour. Remove stock vegetables, discard.
• Add in can of tomatoes, cutting up tomatoes first, but be sure to include the juice.
• Add in bay leaves, thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook for 30 minutes on low.

Prepare Vegetables for Final Process

• Cut cabbage into two inch pieces.
• Dice remaining onion.
• Slice remaining celery and carrots.

Final Part of Soup

• Add in carrots, celery, onion to beef soup after removing the first set of vegetables. Cook for twenty minutes.
• Add in cabbage and continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes more, until cabbage is just softened. You don't want cabbage to get mushy.

Season with salt and pepper.

• Garnish with fresh parsley.




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We love sautéed cabbage with bacon and onion, but the day I added dill and lemon peel to my recipe, I realized you can always improve a recipe from good to great.  We ate the entire pan of cabbage in one sitting, because after one bite, it was hard to stop.

Why is Dill a Great Addition to Sauteed Cabbage and Bacon Recipe?

Did you know that dill is a super healthy herb in that it aids in digestion, arthritic pain, boosts the immune system, and reduces excess gas. If you’re worried about cabbage and gas, dill could change your cabbage life. Since I ate almost the whole pot myself, I can attest to the powers of dill!

Cabbage with bacon can be great or down right horrible. Home chef beware. This dish relies on balance, even if it’s just a few simple ingredients. The bacon needs to be cooked through, and cabbage needs times to soften and perhaps brown.

I like to start with a big fresh head of cabbage, removing all the outside pieces and then using a sharp knife cutting into 1/4 inch slices (give or take).

Make sure you use a heavy sharp chef’s knife to slice your cabbage.

I use thick bacon, and make lardons, cutting across the slices. Thick bacon puts out less grease, has less shrinkage, cooks more evenly. Sauté the bacon well, but not too super crispy.

Slice onion into thin slices, cook in the bacon grease, just until softened but not browned and then add in cabbage and Irish butter. Cook on low heat, while stirring occasionally until the cabbage is softened.  Add in a touch of lemon zest at the last few minutes for fragrance. You can continue to cook on low, stirring occasionally if you want to brown the cabbage.  Add in fresh dill if you have it, but dried will be okay too. Then season with salt and pepper to taste.

Sautéed Cabbage with Bacon presents you with many options. You can add in some potatoes to the sauté.  You can add a chopped apple or figs for added sweetness. Some add sugar to cabbage, and I have no idea why. I refuse to add sugar to vegetables when they taste so wonderful all on their own. But if you know me, Spinach Tiger, I’m a vegetable lover and I don’t like any kind of sweet/savory mix, unless that sweetness comes naturally from real fruit. Just try it my way, taste, and then see if you really need to add anything else.

You can add a touch of thick syrupy balsamic or a dash of apple cider vinegar. I didn’t do that, because I tend to stop adding ingredients when the taste is just right and this was just right, but I will list it as an option, because sometimes a dish needs that extra acid.

You can serve sautéed cabbage with bacon with a protein. This is a splendid side to chicken.

If you’re here because it’s St. Patrick’s Day, you will love these posts.

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Sautéed Cabbage with Bacon, Onion

A saute of cabbage, bacon, onion, with Irish Butter, a delicious and big fat healthy side dish. Dill is the herb of choice and prevents excess gas.

Course Vegetable Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• 1 medium sized head cabbage
• 1 large onion
• 2 cloves garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 pieces of thick bacon
• 2 tablespoon Irish butter
• 2 teaspoons dried dill Order Here
• salt
• pepper
• 1 small apple optional
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar optional

Instructions

• Take outer leaves off cabbage. Rinse any dirt off of cabbage.
• Cut bacon across into lardons.
• Saute the bacon well, but not to super crispy.
• Add garlic cloves to bacon grease.
• Slice onion in thin slices, cook in the bacon grease with lardons, just until softened but not browned and then add in cabbage and Irish butter. Remove garlic cloves.
• Cook on low heat, while stirring occasionally until the cabbage is softened. Add in a touch of lemon zest at the last few minutes for fragrance. Add in fresh dill if you have it, but dried will be okay too.
• You can choose to brown the cabbage by turning the heat up to medium high. If you can refrigerate and reheat, you will have more flavor, but it's not necessary.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Options: If you are adding an apple, slice thinly (can leave skin on) and sauté with onion.

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I don’t know a single person who doesn’t love soup. I sure do, and I  don’t know a soup I don’t love.

I’ve rounded up some of my favorite soups, from super easy like the 30 minute health soup to the more complex, slower cooking borscht.

Many of these were created with nutrition density in mind, getting my calories worth for good health, and lighter feasting days. I’m starting to think with gratitude about all the veggies I’m privy to. If I can get a bunch of carrots to make a soup, I’m blessed.

I’ll add to this list as I make more healthy soup recipes.

These are my Favorite Healthy Soup Recipes, Easy, Nutrient Dense.

Carrot Ginger Soup is bright, cheery and heart healthy. You can order these wide mouth jars here.

The 30 Minute Green Health Soup was something I came up with when I was recovering from pneumonia years ago. I had many relapses and wanted to make sure the food I ate was healing. It has chicken broth, broccoli, leeks, potatoes, watercress and lemon and is one of my go to healthy soup recipes.

Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Pecans is everything a squash soup needs to be including fried sage leaves.

Tomato Bisque Soup is one of the most my most popular posts. Don’t forget the grilled cheese.

Borscht is heavy, hearty, and the soup I make as soon as it snows. Beets are a super food, and make an awesome soup.

Italian version of Spinach Soup. Recipe from Marcella Hazan; and a little Spinach 101 from Spinach Tiger.

Maple Roasted Apple Soup The comfort of apple pie in a warm soup. Imagine that.

Pumpkin Carrot Curry If you love the savory flavors of curry, this is for you.

Fruity Nutty Carrot No need for croutons as the toasted almonds and pomegranate provide a crunchy texture.

Here is a soup inspired from a soup I had in a very remote town in Tuscany. Ribollita, a stale bread soup with cabbage. (recipe here). 

Minestrone with Kale. This is the easy, quick version of this classic Italian soup.

Creamy Garden Tomato Soup made with fresh tomatoes, shredded basil. Made in my Vitamix.

Snowcap Heirloom Bean Soup with Shrimp. One of my all-time favorites with beans from Rancho Gordo. The olives make this soup extra special.

Spicy Tortilla Soup (the Lighter Version) Copy cat version of  soup from a tiny Nashville restaurant  that has garnered national success.

My most popular soup is this grain free Vegetable Beef Soup. It’s a meal and one of my all time favorites.

Italian Wedding Soup

I’m in process of making a broccoli kale soup and a cauliflower sausage soup, and I’ll be back to share.

All Soup Recipes from Spinach Tiger

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