Creamy Cabbage and Kielbasa Soup
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 large carrots, diced
2 large ribs of celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large head of green cabbage, roughly chopped
14 ounces quality smoked kielbasa sausage, sliced in 1/8 thick rounds
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed caraway seeds
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 bay leaf
4 cups quality chicken broth
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon base (e.g., Better Than Bouillon, or two bouillon cubes)
1 cup heavy cream
chopped parsley for garnish
Directions:
Melt the butter in a heavy stock pot or Dutch oven and cook the onions until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the carrots and celery and cook for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the cabbage and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
Add the kielbasa, thyme, salt, pepper, and crushed caraway seeds. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, chicken bouillon base, and add the bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir in the cream and heat through (don’t boil). Add salt and pepper to taste. Discard the bay leaf.
Serve hot, garnished with some chopped parsley if desired.
This soup tastes even better the next day.
Notes:
Can you freeze Creamy Cabbage and Kielbasa Soup?
Soups that contain milk or cream usually become grainy once frozen and thawed. If you want to freeze this soup, I recommend leaving out the heavy cream and then adding it after the soup is thawed and you’re heating it up.
Can You Make This In the Instant Pot?
Yes! Use the Sauté setting to follow the steps of cooking your veggies. After all the ingredients have been added, set your IP to HIGH and cook for 8 minutes, followed by a quick release. Stir in the heavy cream and set your IP to Sauté to allow the soup to heat through.
Nutritional Facts:
Calories: 487kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 17gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 1278mgPotassium: 732mgFiber: 5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 4369IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 3mg
Recipe courtesy of Daring Gourmet.com
