Cabbage Recipe + Spicy Cabbage Soup

Cayenne pepper provides a bit of a bite in this easy and flavorful spicy cabbage soup recipe. Try it with a hunk of crusty bread, you won't be sorry!

Ingredients

• ½ pound bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• ½ onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 quarts low-sodium chicken broth
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
• ½ medium head cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained, cut up

Cooking Directions

1. Heat a stockpot over medium heat and add bacon. Cook until bacon begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in onion and garlic. Cook until onion is transparent, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in broth, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir cabbage into stockpot. Simmer until cabbage has wilted, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in stewed tomatoes and liquid. Return soup to a boil, about 5 minutes. Cover and simmer, 15 to 30 minutes, stirring often.

Nutrition Facts

• calories133.6
• carbohydrateContent11.7 g
• cholesterolContent17.8 mg
• fatContent5.8 g
• fiberContent2.9 g
• proteinContent9.8 g
• saturatedFatContent2.2 g
• sodiumContent592.9 mg
• sugarContent6.5 g