Lazy Golumpki (Stuffed Cabbage) Soup

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 490 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This lazy golumpki soup is a Polish soup of simmered cabbage and ground beef. It's like stuffed cabbage, but it's in soup form — with a lot less work!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 large sweet onion, diced
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
4 cups water
1 head cabbage, cut into bite-size pieces
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
1 cup long-grain brown rice
2 cubes beef bouillon
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes.
2 Transfer beef mixture to a slow cooker. Stir in water, cabbage, tomato purée, condensed soup, rice, bouillon, salt, and pepper. Cover and cook on High for 8 hours.