Cabbage and Kielbasa Soup Recipe

Cabbage and Kielbasa Soup – another one of our favorite soup recipes! My kids and family all beg for this soup. Even if you are not a huge cabbage fan this soup really takes on the rich deep flavor of the delicious Kielbasa Sausage. It is such a fabulous soup for a cool Fall day.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup diced Kielbasa
• 1 head of cabbage chopped
• 3 cans of Chicken broth (or 2 cubes chicken bouillon)
• 2 cups of water
• 2-3 tbsp Butter
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 clove diced garlic

Drizzle 2 tbsp Olive Oil in a saute pan (and 1/2 tbsp of butter if desired). Saute diced onion for about 2 minutes until about half way cooked, then add chopped Kielbasa and minced/diced garlic. (You don’t want to add the garlic until after the onion is mostly cooked or it will burn or over cook and taste bitter). Salt and pepper.

In a separate pot drizzle olive oil, add chopped cabbage and drizzle with a little more olive oil (or use about 1 tbsp butter…I think the butter brings out a better flavor). Saute for about 3 minutes, making sure to stir constantly as to not burn the cabbage.  Salt and pepper.

Now add 1 can of Chicken broth and let cabbage saute for another 5 minutes or so (until fully cooked down).  Stir in Kielbasa and onion mixture.
Add the remaining chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil. Again salt and pepper if needed.  Bring to a boil. Let simmer for approximately 10-20 minutes (the longer it simmers the more the flavors will merge and create a more delicious flavor)!