Cabbage Soup with Protein!!!

Servings: 6

Prep15 minutes Cook25 minutes Ready in: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil

• 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion(1 medium)

• 1 1/2 cups diced carrots (about 3)

• 1 cups diced celery (about 3)

• 1 Tbsp minced garlic

• 6 oz. fresh green beans (or frozen), end trimmed, chopped (1 1/2 cups)

• 1 medium red bell pepper,chopped

• 1 small (20oz) cabbage, chopped (4 packed cups)

• 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes

• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth

• 2 tsp Italian seasoning

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

**When I made this soup, I left out the green beans, used green bell pepper and added chopped lemon pepper rotisserie chicken (for the protein) along with some extra lemon pepper seasoning.**

Instructions

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.

• Add onion, carrot and celery, then saute 6 minutes. Add in garlic and saute 1 minute longer.

• Stir in green beans, bell pepper, cabbage, tomatoes, chicken broth, Italian seasoning and season with salt and pepper to taste.

• Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until all of the veggies are tender, about 15 minutes.

Thin soup with a little more broth or water if desired. Mix in parsley and serve warm.

**I didn’t do this**

This turned out to be the best cabbage soup I've ever made or tried!