Easy Paleo Sausage & Cabbage Soup

It’s a snap to turn traditional cabbage soup into a hearty entrée with this simple paleo recipe that adds your favorite sausage to the mix. 

whole30 compliant recipe markAbout all you need for this easy paleo recipe is a large soup pot and a big appetite.

Cabbage soup is one of the great classics, especially comforting during the cold winter months. I think you’ll warm right up to this paleo recipe if for no other reason than it’s so darn easy!

In fact, I took just about every shortcut imaginable to whip this one up.

For starters, I used a package of pre-shredded cabbage, but feel free to grab a head of fresh cabbage and chop it up yourself. I also chose a package of pre-cooked sausage from Applegate, but you can always go with your favorite link sausage for this soup. And I used Pacific Organic for the broth, but if you’ve got homemade bone broth handy that would be even better. Oh, and I used a can of stewed tomatoes too.

So with all those modern grocery store ingredients at the ready in my kitchen, I made this soup in under 30 minutes – even with all the veggie chopping and dicing going on.

simple paleo recipe for delicious cabbage and sausage soup
This simple paleo soup recipe is loaded up with veggies including sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, tomatoes, onions and of course cabbage.

The results I think were amazing. The base has a real earthy-peppery flavor, and as a bonus, it’s packed with some nutritious veggies to give you a nice variety of sweet and savory in one steaming dish. Add the sausage for protein and fat, and you’ve got yourself a hearty and satisfying paleo meal to melt away the harshest winter’s chill.

Feel free to tailor this recipe to suit your taste buds…just taste the soup while it’s cooking and go with your instincts. Not spicy enough? Add more ground pepper, or go for broke and sprinkle in some red pepper flakes.

Hope you give this easy classic soup with the added heartiness of your favorite sausage a try.

Dish it out on an especially crisp winter night and savor every spoonful!

Easy Paleo Sausage & Cabbage Soup Recipe

by Trina
You can make this hearty soup in under 30 minutes if you start with a package of pre-cooked sausage and a fresh bag of shredded cabbage!
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Large soup pot or Dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz sausage of your choice sliced thin and browned. (I used Applegate pre-cooked sausage)
  • 3 tbs olive oil 1 tbs to brown sausage, 2 tbs to sauté veggies
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 1/2 cup carrots sliced
  • 1/2 cup celery chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced or pressed
  • 5 cups beef broth or stock I used Pacific Organic brand
  • 1 sweet potato medium-size diced into 1/2-inch cubes (to make about 2 cups total)
  • 1 can (14 ounces) stewed tomatoes diced
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp of ground pepper
  • Salt if needed. to taste
  • 4 cups fresh cabbage chopped and shredded

Instructions
 

  • In a frying pan over medium heat, brown your thin-sliced sausage in 1 tsp of olive oil, then set sausage aside
  • For the remainder of this recipe use a large soup pot or Dutch oven...
  • Over medium heat, add onions, carrots and celery with 2 tbs of olive oil. Cook about 5 minutes, and then add the garlic. Stir and cook 1 minute more
  • Add beef broth or stock, chopped sweet potato, tomatoes, your cooked sausage, thyme, pepper. and salt to taste. Turn up the heat and boil about 7 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through and tender
  • Next add the shredded cabbage, and reduce heat to simmer
  • Simmer soup for 3-5 minutes, stir, and serve hot!
Keyword soup, sausage, cabbage, broth, paleo, Whole30

Join the Conversation

  1. This was absolutely delicious, hearty and comforting. Thanks for sharing! I made it tonight. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXglExPAnAQ/

  2. Could you make this in the crockpot?

    1. I have never given it a try, but I don’t see why not. :)

  3. We have been eating Paleo a little over a month and this is our favorite recipe so far. The kids even enjoyed it, they didn’t realize it was mom and dad’s “healthy food” Thanks

  4. Thanks really useful. Will share website with my good friends

  5. How many people does this serve? :)

    1. It makes a large pot. I would say 6-8 servings.

      1. Thank you :)

  6. This soup is amazing! Was the perfect meal for a very cold day! I’ve been making paleo meals for 6 months now and this is now one of my husbands favorites! Thanks for the great recipes!

    1. Thank you so much! I’m very happy you and your hubby enjoyed! :)

  7. this soup is fantastic! it’s literally in the negatives here and this was perfect for a Sunday dinner!

    1. Hi Liz! You poor girl. I’m happy we were able to bring you a recipe to warm you up! :)

  8. Just found your page…your recipes look amazing!

  9. Lol I do know where to find cabbage in the grocery store!

  10. Jenny Mangas Dalton, some cabbage too!

  11. Katelynn Whiteside Hommel

  12. Thats so funny that I just got this random post as I was just looking for a cabbage soup recipe for dinner tonight!

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