Cabbage Soup -- Quick & Easy

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 onion, medium chopped
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 28 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
• 3 cups low sodium beef broth
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 14 ounces great northern beans, sub. kidney
• 1 small cabbage, chopped, sub. 16 oz. package of slaw mix
• 1/2-1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (to taste)
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot: brown ground beef, drain any fat.
• 2 add onions and garlic, saute with ground beef until tender.
• 3 note: at this point you place the ground beef mixture and remaining ingredients in the crock pot. cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• 4 standard stove top cooking: add remaining ingredients and simmer.
• 5 simmer for 1-2 hours on stove top until cabbage is tender. stirring occasionally. check fro additional seasonings.
• 6 serve with a crusty bread.