Do you love stuffed cabbage? Then you will love this Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Soup recipe. It is made with all of your favorite ingredients of traditional stuffed cabbage thrown together easily in the Instant Pot.
The result is a big bowl of warm, tasty, comfort food.
"I love stuffed cabbage, but had never heard of stuffed cabbage soup until I came across this recipe. I made it tonight and it was wonderful! Filling and comforting - perfect for a cold January night. Your instructions were clear and easy to follow. Thank you for a wonderful recipe!"
★★★★★- Rebecca
I love little stuffed cabbage rolls. They make me think of my grandma. She would make them by scratch and serve them for dinner time to time.
However, wrapping the meatballs in cabbage are a bit of work and time consuming. Luckily, this Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Soup recipe has all of the same tasty ingredients that make stuffed cabbage so yummy without any fuss.
It is cooked in under 30 minutes and comes out PERFECT!! How great is that? I hope you love this as much as we do. Enjoy! Xoxo -Katie.
P.S. If you like this recipe, you will love my Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup also!
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Ingredient notes and substitions
You will need the following ingredients to make homemade Instant Pot stuffed cabbage soup:
- ground breakfast sausage- Choose mild or spicy depending on how spicy you like your soup.
- ground beef
- rice
- diced onion- You can substitute with 1 tablespoon of onion powder.
- crushed garlic- You can substitute with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- hot sauce-This is more for flavor. It is such a small amount, it will not make your soup too spicy.
- beef broth- You can substitute with chicken broth or vegetable broth.
- crushed tomatoes- You can substitute with peeled whole tomatoes, chopped tomatoes, or plain stewed tomatoes. If you use whole or stewed, chop tomatoes into smaller bite sizes.
- cabbage
Meat Substitutions
This recipe is most flavorful with ground beef and ground breakfast sausage.
However, you can substitute with ground turkey or ground chicken and ground turkey breakfast sausage. It will still be flavorful and delicious!
Steps
Making Stuffed Cabbage Soup is easy! Follow these instructions:
- Brown ground breakfast sausage and ground beef. Drain any grease.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Close and lock lid. Turn on manual high setting for 4 minutes.
- Once done, natural release for 5 minutes. Then do a fast release for any additional time. Stir and serve.
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Can you freeze leftovers?
This Instant pot stuffed cabbage soup freezes very easy. Store in an airtight container or freezer bag. When ready to serve, thaw completely and reheat.
For other great soup recipes, try:
Please leave me a comment below if you make this Instant Pot stuffed cabbage soup and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your soup on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 1 onion diced
- ½ cup rice uncooked
- ½ cabbage head about 4 cups
- 32 ounces beef broth
- 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Turn Instant Pot sauté setting on.
- Cook 1 pound ground beef and 1 pound breakfast sausage until fully brown. Drain grease.
- Add 1 diced onion, ½ cup uncooked rice, 32 ounces beef broth, 28 ounces crushed tomatoes, 4 crushed garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon hot sauce, ½ cabbage head diced, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Close and lock lid. Turn on manual high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Natural release 5 minutes, then quick release any remaining time.
- Mix and serve.
Marianne Shumway says
Delious!!
Tammy says
This soup looks absolutely fantastic! Such a comforting and wholesome bowl. I wish I had some right now.
Loreto and Nicoletta Nardelli says
We loved this! All the traditional flavors of stuffed cabbage rolls in a tasty and easy soup!
Veronika says
The meat makes this soup really delicious. Cabbage is honestly so underrated! It was really good!
Rebecca says
I love stuffed cabbage, but had never heard of stuffed cabbage soup until I came across this recipe. I made it tonight and it was wonderful! Filling and comforting - perfect for a cold January night. Your instructions were clear and easy to follow. Thank you for a wonderful recipe!
Lauren Michael Harris says
Stuffed cabbage is a dish that is fairly new to me, but I love it. I can't wait to try it in soup form this winter!
Marta says
I've never been a huge fan of cabbage rolls because of all the work it takes to make them. You've eliminated tons of work but kept the same great taste I know and love with this Instant Pot cabbage soup! Thank you!
Gloria says
This Ukrainian girl does love cabbage rolls. I will admit, I don't enjoy all the effort to make them. This is the perfect solution. All the taste and no work.
Elaine says
Cabbage soup is the best. I mean, if I had to choose one soup to eat every day on the desert island, it would be this cabbage soup!
Bernice says
This is the kind of comforting bowl of soup I could eat over and over again. I love how easy it is to make and everyone is satisfied after the meal is done.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I love cabbage rolls and this soup is definitely bringing all those flavors but in a easier process. Instant pot makes soup making so enjoyable.
Carol Lesiuk says
What is an instant pot. I have a slow cooker. Is that the same. Can’t wait to try your recipe!
Katie Crenshaw says
An Instant Pot is a type of pressure cooker. It cooks food under pressure in a very short amount of time. It is different from a slow cooker because the slow cooker cooks for hours. To cook in a slow cooker, brown the sausage and ground beef, then add to the slow cooker. Then add the remaining ingredients. Cook on low heat 5-6 hours or high heat 3-4. Hope this helps!
Joyce danks says
Not a fan of sausage, can I just use ground beef?
Katie Crenshaw says
Yes, you can just use ground beef.
Clarissa N says
I love this recipe and it’s become a regular staple in our house! To make it keto friendly, I replaced the rice with a bag of frozen cauliflower rice which I add after it’s done pressure cooking. I also add some red wine vinegar (2 tbs) and cinnamon (tbs) with the rest of the ingredients for added flavor. I know, it sounds weird but I found it in another stovetop recipe and we love the added taste!
Jackie says
What kind of rice did you use??
And can you add sauerkraut at some point? Maybe just mix in at the end?
Katie Crenshaw says
I used plain white rice. I am not sure how sauerkraut will taste in this.
Annissa says
This soup is like home in a bowl. What a wonderful combination of ingredients. Definitely a recipe to keep!
Traci says
You had me at Instant Pot and this is SO much easier than stuffing cabbages. Thanks for the fun and easy recipe!
Jessica Formicola says
I'm always looking for new Instant Pot recipes. This one looks great and I can't wait to try it!
Colleen says
we adore cabbage rolls in my house, but I don't make them often because they are a bit of a chore. So this soup is a perfect solution. On our menu this week!
Elizabeth says
This looks fabulous! I know this will be on repeat all winter long--so healthy and warming!