Cabbage Fat-Burning Soup

SUBMITTED BY: Nell Marsh PHOTO BY: Caroline C

"This tomato and cabbage soup was rumored, in days of old, to melt away those thighs."

PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	25 Min
READY IN	45 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 15 servings

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INGREDIENTS

5 carrots, chopped
3 onions, chopped
2 (16 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid
1 large head cabbage, chopped
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans, drained
2 quarts tomato juice
2 green bell peppers, diced
10 stalks celery, chopped
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth

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DIRECTIONS

Place carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, peppers, and celery in a large pot. Add onion soup mix, tomato juice, beef broth, and enough water to cover vegetables. Simmer until vegetables are tender. May be stored in the refrigerator for several days.

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Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2004 by ZOE IN NC

First of all, a minor caveat-- I've never had to diet, since I have a pretty fast metabolism, so I can't really compare this to other diets. BUT... Several years ago, I started a new job and found myself sending out for fast food for lunch every day, eating it at my desk. All of a sudden, my clothes started to... *shrink*. I stepped on the scxale and saw that I'd gained 15 pounds!!! I panicked! Found this "diet" and decided to try it. The weight just went away! It does get a little boring... But it's tasty and painless; think about adding different spices and/or herbs to the soup to vary it... chili powder, curry, etc. Now, I *did* have to change the way I had lunch once I lost the weight... No more fast food breakfasts and lunches (except for the occasional emergency...), trying to get out and walk a bit a few times a week at lunch... But it did get the weight off and-- with my revamped lunch hour-- kept it off.

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Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2003 by MARY MOON

The amount of cabbage in this recipe is overpowering. I like cabbage, but this is too much! If I make this again I will likely only use 1/4 the amount of cabbage and add other healthy veggies like squash and zucchini to make up for it. I will also cut the recipe in half as it does cook entirely too much... The thing that makes this soup a "fat burner" is you can eat ten bowls in one day and still be below 1000 calories. The carbs are low and there is no fat. If you make variations that don't include fat, carbs, and calories than you should still have the "fat burning" effect of this soup.

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Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2003 by BARB MAXWELL

I didn't use a large head of cabbage, and it takes much longer than 45 minutes for the veggies to simmer and get tender, but, the longer the simmer time, the nicer the flavors blend together. This freezes so well. My husband is a diabetic so I froze a whole bunch of single servings so when he wants a healthy pick me up, he just has to nuke it. Pssssttt...this makes a LOT of soup!!! Use a big stock pot for best results.

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