Fat-Burning Cabbage and White Bean Soup
Over the course of just two weeks, I lost weight eating this delicious soup! A perfect cold-weather soup, my fat-burning cabbage soup is packed with vegetables, protein, and healthy ingredients. Designed to keep you full without the heaviness, this recipe is a great weeknight dinner option or quick lunch. It’s easy to make, freezer-friendly, and reheats beautifully.
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Cabbage Fat-Burning Soup
Loaded with cabbage, tomatoes, kale, onions, garlic, butternut squash, and more, my healthy cabbage fat-burning soup was the key to my recent weight loss success. Packed with nutrient-rich vegetables, fresh herbs, and flavorful spices, this recipe delivers bold flavor and nourishing benefits to support your body, boost your wellness, and help you reach your weight-loss goals! This recipe makes a big batch for lunch or dinner all week long.
To shed excess weight before heading into the holiday season, I used the R3 Weight Loss at Home Daily Eating Plan! I’m eating this cabbage soup most nights for dinner. It’s comforting, filling, and leaves me feeling lighter in the evenings. Read more about my weight-loss journey HERE.
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Benefits of Cabbage Soup
Cabbage soup offers several excellent nutritional and health benefits, primarily driven by its high fiber content and rich antioxidant profile. While each component offers its own unique health benefits, the combination is often part of various diets as a consistent, short-term meal option to support weight loss goals.
Here are the key health benefits of the main ingredients:
- Cabbage: nutrient-dense, low-calorie cruciferous vegetable that lowers inflammation and aids in weight loss
- Onions: a very versatile vegetable that is high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties
- Garlic: contains allicin, an important natural antimicrobial, antiviral, and antifungal; helps stabilize blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and support the immune system
- Kale: nutrient-dense “greens” packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and support overall health
- Beans: low-calorie source of protein and high in fiber
- Celery: low-calorie vegetable, excellent for hydration, oral health, and weight management
- Tomatoes: rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and contain anti-cancer properties, as well as supporting vision, skin, and overall health
- Butternut Squash: high in beta-carotene, which promotes eye and skin health, low in calories, and high in fiber
Don’t just take my word for it; try it for yourself and be amazed at the results!
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Weight Loss Cabbage Soup Recipe
Prep ahead of time the following ingredients: bone broth (if making from scratch), soak beans if using dry, and roast the butternut squash until tender.
STEP ONE: Add the onion, celery, garlic, tomatoes, and cabbage to a Dutch Oven and sauté until softened and fragrant. Note: can be fresh or frozen!
STEP TWO: Add the chicken broth, herbs, and seasonings to the Dutch oven. Cover and bring to a boil. Then, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
STEP THREE: While this cooks, make the cream sauce. Blend butternut squash, broth or water, seasonings, and nutritional yeast or parmesan cheese.
STEP FOUR: Now add the cream sauce, beans, and kale to the soup. Give everything a good stir and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Cook an additional 10 minutes.
Finally, the soup is ready to serve! Garnish with a little Parmesan cheese or a sprinkle of fresh herbs. See recipe notes below regarding freezing and reheating!
I truly hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I have. Savor the warm, nourishing flavors of Fall and reap the health benefits! Don’t forget to check out my other delicious, cozy, sweater-weather soup recipes below!
other recipes you might enjoy:
- Creamy Sweet Potato Hamburger Soup
- Crock-Pot Chicken Taco Soup
- Cheap Red Lentil Soup
- Olive Garden Soups- Flavorful Zuppa Toscana
Cabbage and White Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 head of cabbage, chopped
- 3 cartons chicken broth or homemade bone broth
- 4 cans white beans, drained
- 1 bag frozen chopped kale
- 2 Tbsp garlic and herb seasoning
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Butternut Squash Cream Sauce
- 1 medium-sized butternut squash, roasted
- 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast or Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup chicken broth or water
- 1 Tbsp garlic and herb seasoning
Instructions
- Before making the soup, prepare the ingredients:*Make the bone broth if you want to make it from scratch. *Soak and cook the white beans. *Roast the butternut squash in a 400-degree oven for 45 minutes, or until fully tender.
Make The Soup
- In a Dutch oven, add onion, celery, garlic, tomato, and cabbage. Add chicken broth and seasonings, then cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes.
- While that cooks, blend the cream sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth.
- Once the soup is cooked, add the cream sauce, beans, and bag of frozen kale. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Return to the stove and cook an additional 10 minutes.
- When ready to serve, add 1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese to each bowl of soup, stir, and serve.
Notes
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