Winter means getting all cozy and having a nice bowl of soup for dinner. It means snuggling up with a good book and cup of hot cocoa. It means snow.
I don’t know about you, but here in Idaho there’s not been snow. Not any.
Not even for Christmas.
Then this last weekend and this week we finally got some.
When we were in California with the beautiful weather of mid 70’s to 80’s, soup did not even cross my mind. And this was just after Christmas.
Until this lady walked passed me in Disneyland carrying a bread bowl filled with soup. I was sweating and she’s eating soup?
Weird.
I don’t think I would ever crave a hot bowl of soup if I lived somewhere that’s warm all the time. So in a way, I’m thankful for the cold weather here. It makes me enjoy soup.
Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onions
1 c. chopped green cabbage
1 c. sliced carrots (or 1 can carrots)
1 c. celery, chopped
1 c. dry lentils*
1 tsp. salt
2 beef bouillon cubes or 2 tsp. beef bouillon powder
1 large can of tomato juice
4 c. water
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 c. ketchup
Directions
- Cook the ground beef in a large pot with the onions.
- Add the rest of the ingredients.
- Simmer until the lentils and cabbage are soft.
*Lentils: Cover with water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for about 5 minutes. Drain and add to the soup with the rest of the ingredients. This makes the soup cook faster.
Don’t be scared of lentils! They just taste like little teeny beans. They have that same texture. They are so cheap and make such a great addition to many soups.
Love me some soup. This sounds wonderful girly!
Honestly soup is the only reason I like cold weather:-) A warm bowl on a cold day is just right!!! This sounds great!!!
That sounds so good! I wonder if that's why I don't want soup all that often, though…because it's pretty warm in NC in the summers. I'm pinning this though. We usually have these ingredients on hand anyway!
I love how chunky this looks, can't wait to try it and compare it my soup: http://www.cookeatdelicious.com/vegetables-recipes/lentil-cabbage-soup-recipe.html
Raven,
Thanks for posting your link. When I read the recipe I was disappointed to see canned juice and ketchup in the ingredients. I much prefer to use home-made broth to avoid so much salt & sugar. No offense to Mandy, I’m sure the recipe is good. It’s just my personal choice to avoid processed food in home-made soup.
No worries! Everyone has their own preferences!Feel free to share your broth recipe here 🙂
Thanks Mandy, I don’t have a “recipe” for broth. I just save any chicken bones and ends of veggies that I have until I can put together a large pot. I add a few more veggies like onion, garlic, carrots and celery plus some salt, pepper, bay leaves and water then let it simmer until it tastes good! Seasonings can be adjusted along the way. Sometimes I use basil, oregano, turmeric or even powdered onion or garlic. It’s always an adventure. 🙂
This looks and sounds delicious! I think I'm going to try this in the crock pot….I love lentils that cook all day long in the crock pot! Thanks for sharing! 🙂