Italian Sausage Cabbage Soup

April 04, 2013

On a cold wintery night, a bowl of this soup will warm you right up. I like hearty soups and I came up with this recipe when I saw a soup with beans, sausage, and tomatoes. That's not hearty enough for me. So, I created this and it's pretty tasty, if you ask me.

1½ lb. ground or loose Italian sausage, browned
1 medium onion chopped
5 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp. basil
2 – 15 oz. cans of kidney beans
2 – 15 oz. cans of black beans (substitute with beans of choice)
2 – 15 oz. cans of diced tomatoes
6 c beef broth
half of a head of medium cabbage, shredded
salt and pepper to taste.
½ tsp. dried pepper flakes
1¼ c barley
grated parmesan cheese

Brown sausage, add chopped onion and minced garlic and saute 4 minutes. Add basil, beans, tomatoes, cabbage, and broth. Cook for half of an hour. Add barley and simmer for another 45 minutes or until the...
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Nutritions

Calories
100

Sodium
2182mg
90% DV

Fat
2g
3% DV

Protein
7g
15% DV

Carbs
12g
4% DV

Fiber
6g
25% DV