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    Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com · 6 Comments

    Detox Cabbage Soup

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    Best detox cabbage soup recipe pin with text header.

    This healthy detox cabbage soup is full of fresh veggies and beneficial antioxidants, plus it's vegan, inexpensive to make, and so tasty! Not only that, but this flavorful cabbage soup makes a wonderful light lunch or dinner! Did I mention it's low-fat, low-calorie, high-fiber, and you can eat as much of it as you want?

    Healthy Detox Cabbage Soup

    While the 'cabbage soup diet' was all the rage for a while, the magical instant weight loss that was promised was less than true. However, the detox cabbage soup itself is incredibly delicious, and while it might not miraculously melt off pounds, it does help your body to function in tip-top shape!

    This flavorful vegetable soup is not only low calorie, but it is vegan and vegetarian friendly, full of beneficial antioxidants, and it's easy and inexpensive to make! My favorite thing, however, is that you can eat as much of it as you want, guilt-free!

    Best easy to make detox cabbage soup recipe loaded with vegetables in savory broth served in white bowl.
    A flavorful and healthy cabbage soup that helps detox the body!
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    • Healthy Detox Cabbage Soup
    • 🍲 Why This Soup Works
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Step-By-Step Instructions
    • 💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes
    • 😋 More Tasty Soup Recipes!
    • 📋 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🍲 Why This Soup Works

    Not only is cabbage soup light and healthy, but the cabbage itself has diuretic properties. That means the cabbage helps to rid your body of excess toxins and fluids!

    This soup assists your body with cleaning out your colon because it's easy to digest. It helps your liver because cabbage is rich in sulfur which helps it to break down toxins!

    While this soup is not intended for weight loss per say (though it is low calorie and making other healthy food choices with this soup may have that result), it is a great way to factory reset your body after the holidays, any time you're a little bloated, or just feeling overall less-than-great.

    Replacing even one meal a day with cabbage soup is enough for your body to reap the benefits!

    🥘 Ingredients

    There are lots of fresh veggies in this cabbage detox soup! If you want to save time, you can always chop/dice them in advance (*see note).

    Detox cabbage soup ingredients chopped and ready to cook.
    • Olive Oil - 1 tablespoon, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is preferred.
    • Garlic - 1 teaspoon, finely chopped.
    • Ginger - 1 teaspoon, finely chopped.
    • Onion - ½ a cup, chopped.
    • Celery - 2 ribs, diced.
    • Carrots - 2 medium carrots, chopped.
    • Red Bell Pepper - ½ a pepper, diced.
    • Cabbage - 1 ½ cups, chopped (or roughly ½ of a small head of green cabbage).
    • Diced Tomatoes - 14.5 ounce can, or petite diced, do not drain.
    • Salt - 2 teaspoons or more to taste.
    • Vegetable Stock - 6 cups.
    • Bay Leaves - 2 bay leaves.
    • Dried Basil - 1 teaspoon of dried basil or Italian seasoning.
    • Red Chili Flakes - 1 teaspoon.
    • Pepper - 1 teaspoon.

    *Be sure to see the recipe card below for ingredients, amounts & instructions!*

    🔪 Step-By-Step Instructions

    The most time-consuming part of this entire recipe is just chopping and dicing the veggies, after that it's a breeze! You'll need a knife and cutting board for the veggies, a large saucepan, and a spoon or spatula for stirring.

    Process photo 1 saute the garlic and ginger in olive oil.
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    Process photo 2 add diced carrots, celery, red peppers, canned diced tomatoes, and seasoning.
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    Process photo 3 pour in the chicken broth after adding chopped cabbage.
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    Process photo 4 add bay leaves and bring to a boil.
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    1. Saute. In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of garlic and 1 teaspoon of ginger and saute for 30 seconds. Then, add ½ a cup of chopped onions and saute for an additional minute.
    2. Cook. Add 2 diced ribs of celery, 2 medium chopped carrots, and ½ a diced red bell pepper. Cook for 3-4 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
    3. Add. Next, pour in a 14.5-ounce can of diced tomatoes with juices as well as the seasoning (salt, pepper, dried basil, and crushed red pepper flakes). Add the chopped cabbage and stir.
    4. Simmer. Pour in the 6 cups of vegetable stock and toss in 2 bay leaves. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
    5. Serve. Remove from heat when done and stir to find the bay leaves. Discard the bay leaves and serve the detox soup while hot.

    This soup is delicious chunky, but you may also blend it until smooth if you prefer. It makes a wonderfully light lunch or dinner any day of the week. Enjoy!

    💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes

    • To save on prep time you can chop your veggies in advance and refrigerate or freeze them (frozen cabbage should be used in 1-2 months max). 
    • If you want to add extra protein, you could add beans, cubed tofu, shredded chicken, ground beef, whatever your prefer.
    • Storing: In the fridge, cabbage soup will last up to 5 days. Freeze individual portions in freezer bags for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge or in warm water and reheat on the stove-top or in the microwave before eating.
    Tall closeup on the portioned detox cabbage soup in white bowl with spoon.

    😋 More Tasty Soup Recipes!

    • Best Chicken Tortilla Soup
    • Crockpot Creamy Ham Potato Soup
    • Hamburger Soup
    • Albondigas Soup
    • Italian Chicken Pastina Soup
    • Chicken Noodle Soup

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    Detox Cabbage Soup

    This healthy detox cabbage soup is full of fresh veggies and beneficial antioxidants, plus it's vegan, inexpensive to make, and so tasty! Not only that, but this flavorful cabbage soup makes a wonderful light lunch or dinner! Did I mention it's low-fat, low-calorie, high-fiber, and you can eat as much of it as you want?
    Author | Angela
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 73kcal
    Prep 10 minutes
    Cooking 25 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
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    Ingredients
     

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
    • 1 tsp ginger (finely chopped)
    • ½ cup onion (chopped)
    • 2 ribs celery (diced)
    • 2 medium carrots (chopped)
    • ½ large red bell pepper (diced)
    • 14.5 oz diced tomatoes (or petite diced, do not drain)
    • 1 tablespoon dried basil (or Italian seasoning)
    • 2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
    • 1 teaspoon pepper
    • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • 1 ½ cups cabbage (chopped)
    • 6 cups vegetable stock
    • 2 whole bay leaves
    • 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (optional)
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)

    Instructions

    • Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and ginger to the pan and saute for 30 seconds before adding the onions and sauteing for an additional minute or until fragrant.
      1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon garlic, 1 teaspoon ginger, ½ cup onion
    • Add the celery, carrots, and bell pepper to the saucepan and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.
      2 ribs celery, 2 medium carrots, ½ large red bell pepper
    • Next, add in the diced tomatoes (do not drain!) and seasoning (salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, dried basil). Add the cabbage, then pour in the vegetable broth and and add bay leaves. *Add the optional apple cider vinegar and lemon juice at this point if desired.
      14.5 oz diced tomatoes, 1 tablespoon dried basil, 2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, 1 ½ cups cabbage, 6 cups vegetable stock, 2 whole bay leaves, 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • Stir then bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
    • Remove from heat when done and remove the bay leaves before serving.

    Equipment You May Need

    Chef's Knife
    Cutting Board
    Saucepan

    Notes

    • To save on prep time you can chop your veggies in advance and refrigerate or freeze them (frozen cabbage should be used in 1-2 months max). 
    • If you want extra protein in your soup, you could add beans, cubed tofu, shredded or grilled chicken, ground beef, kielbasa, or whatever your prefer.
    • In the fridge, cabbage soup will last up to 5 days. Freeze individual portions in freezer bags or freezer storage containers for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge or in warm water before reheating.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 73kcal (4%) | Carbohydrates: 12g (4%) | Protein: 2g (4%) | Fat: 3g (5%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1757mg (76%) | Potassium: 346mg (10%) | Fiber: 3g (13%) | Sugar: 7g (8%) | Vitamin A: 4696IU (94%) | Vitamin C: 36mg (44%) | Calcium: 65mg (7%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
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    Angela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma's kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love!

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    1. Joanne says

      January 04, 2023 at 12:21 pm

      5 stars
      Really a great base recipe for detox soup, really yummy. I added half a small can of spicy Mexican tomato sauce. After doing that I didn’t need any crushed red pepper. I also added two large skinless chicken breast (for protein) to the soup for and after they were cooked I took them out, cooled them, shredded them and added them back into the soup.
      I do have a question and maybe I totally over looked it. I see the nutritional info, but I did not see what you are using for the serving size. Would you please tell me what you are using as a serving size that leads you to the nutritional values. Thanks for the great recipe!

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    2. Anonymous says

      December 27, 2022 at 11:44 pm

      5 stars
      Meant to give my comment 5 stars!

      -Annmarie

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    3. Annmarie says

      December 27, 2022 at 11:43 pm

      Delicious! I tried this recipe in my post-holiday reset and it did just the trick. I had been eating very heavy meals (and sweets) and wanted to cleanse my system a little and start fresh with good foods and gut healing ingredients.

      Next time I’ll likely dial down the red pepper flakes. 1 tsp of red pepper flakes is quite spicy for me so I think 1/4 tsp would have been ideal. But it was delicious regardless and I even went for seconds despite the added kick!

      Reply
    4. Dana says

      November 30, 2022 at 9:15 am

      5 stars
      Yummy! I added the vinegar and lemon,like the extra zing it added!

      Reply
    5. Nulyfemunni2.0 says

      August 03, 2022 at 9:07 am

      5 stars
      I made this soup for the 1st time. It is so delicious and nutritious. I did exactly as the recipe called for. Since I will be the only one having the soup at this time I immediately put some in the freezer bags just as suggested (about 1/2) so I had no chance of wasting any. It tasted even better the next day. I added no meat because this week is my no meat week and the soup was a great idea to get full from one dish. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    6. Barb says

      July 28, 2022 at 8:32 am

      5 stars
      Really tasty soup, I will see if it helps me lose weight and detox 🙂 Fingers Crossed!

      Reply

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