Description
Spicy cabbage fat-burning soup delivers powerful nutrition and metabolism-boosting benefits in one delicious bowl. Packed with low-calorie ingredients and designed for weight management, this simple recipe helps you torch calories while enjoying a hearty, satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Vegetables:
- 1 large head cabbage, chopped
- 10 stalks celery, chopped
- 5 carrots, chopped
- 2 green bell peppers, diced
- 3 onions, chopped
Canned and Liquid Ingredients:
- 2 (16 ounces/453 grams) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid
- 2 quarts (1.89 liters) tomato juice
- 1 (15 ounces/425 grams) can cut green beans, drained
- 1 (14 ounces/397 grams) can beef broth
Seasoning and Soup Mix:
- 1 (1 ounce/28 grams) envelope dry onion soup mix
Instructions
- Chop all vegetables into uniform, bite-sized pieces to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the soup.
- Transfer the prepared vegetables into a spacious cooking vessel, creating a colorful and nutritious base for the fat-burning soup.
- Pour liquid ingredients over the vegetables, ensuring complete coverage with a combination of broth, tomato juice, and water for optimal flavor development.
- Sprinkle the onion soup mix evenly across the liquid surface, allowing the seasonings to distribute and infuse the soup with robust taste.
- Ignite the heat source and bring the liquid to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally to prevent vegetable clustering and promote even heating.
- Reduce the temperature to a gentle simmer, covering the pot to trap moisture and help vegetables soften more quickly, typically requiring 25-30 minutes of cooking time.
- Test vegetable tenderness by piercing with a fork; the vegetables should yield easily but maintain a slight resistance, indicating perfect doneness.
- Remove from heat and let the soup rest for 5-10 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and intensify before serving.
- Ladle into warm bowls, serving immediately for maximum enjoyment and nutritional benefits.
- Refrigerate remaining soup in sealed containers, which will maintain freshness for 3-4 days, with flavors potentially improving over time.
Notes
- Boost metabolism by adding extra spicy peppers like jalapeños or red chili flakes to increase the fat-burning potential of the soup.
- Customize for vegetarians by replacing beef broth with vegetable broth and ensuring all ingredients are plant-based.
- Enhance nutritional value by incorporating additional protein sources like lean chicken, tofu, or white beans for a more filling meal.
- Reduce sodium content by using low-sodium soup mix and broth, which helps maintain the health benefits while controlling salt intake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg