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Home » Baby/Kid-Friendly Recipes » Vegetable Beef Soup with Cabbage

Vegetable Beef Soup with Cabbage

By Min On May 5, 2020, Updated May 14, 2020

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Whether you’re looking for a healthy comfort meal or ways to use up all the fresh or frozen produce you’ve stocked up in the fridge, this vegetable beef soup with cabbage is sure to nourish you. It’s also a great way to incorporate more vegetables into your baby or kid’s diet. 

cooked vegetable soup in a dutch oven with a large spatula

It’s over 70 degrees and here we are enjoying hot soup. For me, soup is any-time-of-the-year food! It’s easy to make, budget-friendly, versatile, awesome for bulk and freezer cooking, and most importantly, soul-warming! Any fellow soup lovers here? 

Luckily, my toddler loves his soups just as much as his mommy, if not more! I love it because it’s a great way to pack in a lot of nutrition into his diet with minimal effort. He struggles with drinking water so it also helps with hydration as well.

Contents
  • Ingredients
  • Step By Step Instructions
  • Tips for Picky Eaters
  • Serving Suggestions

Ingredients

Meat: I used ground beef because that’s what I have most of on hand. You can use stew meat but will have to cook for much longer.

Vegetables: (onion, garlic, carrot, potato, cabbage). You can use whatever veggies you’d like, fresh or frozen. Root vegetables work especially well. But cabbage is a must, hence the name ;).

Cabbage: Honestly, I didn’t cook much with cabbage until we started our baby led weaning journey with our son.

I made a list of all the new foods I wanted to introduce to him, as variety plays a critical role in shaping food preferences, and cabbage was one of them.

I simply steam roasted or braised it, and I couldn’t believe just how much he loved it, especially the red cabbage. Since then, I, too, have learned to appreciate this humble vegetable. Who knew cabbage could impart soo much flavor to dishes, especially soups! 

Canned diced tomatoes – can use stewed or fire-roasted tomatoes if you want a little smoky flavor.

Step By Step Instructions

process shots showing cooked ground beef for step one and cooked onion for step 2

1. Cook beef in a large pot over medium-high heat. Drain the excess fat and remove from the pot.

2. Cook the onion first.

process shots for step three all the vegetables in the pot and step 4 added the liquids

3. Add and cook garlic, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, oregano, and pepper.

4. Add the beef back in along with broth and tomatoes. Bring the pot to a boil. Cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes.

a close up shot of the soup

Tips for Picky Eaters

  • If your child is learning to enjoy textures, you can blend the soup to desired consistency. However, since moving forward with texture is so critical, start thinking about keeping it chunkier.
  • If your child is hesitant or afraid of mixed foods, serve the ingredients separately – deconstructed style. In the meanwhile, serve a very small portion of mixed soup in a separate bowl for exposure. Don’t pressure them to eat it. Just seeing helps take the newness out and make it less intimidating/scary. 
  • Don’t include a whole bunch of unfamiliar ingredients into the soup or those that your child doesn’t like (yet!). Be considerate and add 1 or 2 at most along with those that your child does enjoy.

Serving Suggestions

vegetable beef soup served in a white spoon with a spoon and a side of buttered toast

Now, every hearty soup needs a dunker, no? A wedge of ciabatta or crusty baguette soaking up all the wonderful juices of this beef vegetable soup….Sounds so dreamy. But what I have on hand at this moment is humble frozen sandwich bread, and I shall not complain! 

You can also stir in some cooked grains or pasta. Whether or not your baby or toddler decides to have a go with their spoon, always offer it, again for the sake of exposure. You never know when they’ll show interest and great determination to mimic their parents.

Did you make this baby and toddler-friendly Vegetable Beef Soup with Cabbage? Follow me on Instagram post a photo and tag me, post a photo on my Facebook page, or save it to Pinterest. I love to see what you’re making! 

vegetable beef soup served in a white spoon with a spoon and a side of buttered toast

Vegetable Beef Soup with Cabbage

This vegetable beef soup with cabbage is a healthy comfort meal and makes for a great way to incorporate more vegetables into your baby or kid’s diet.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 17 minutes
simmering time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 52 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Min | MJ and Hungryman

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced (or 2 teaspoon garlic powder)
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • 1 medium potato, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1/2 medium green cabbage (about 3 cups), roughtly chopped
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (15 ounce) diced tomatoes
  • 4 cups (32 oz) low-sodium beef broth

Instructions

  • Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook, breaking up the meat, until browned, about 4-5 minutes. Drain the excess fat. Remove from the pot.
  • Add oil to the same pot and cook onion for 3-5 minutes, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or so. Add carrots, potatoes, cabbage, oregano, pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, for 5-7 minutes.
  • Add the beef back in along with broth and tomatoes. Bring the pot to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until cabbage and potatoes are softened.
  • Set aside a portion for baby and season with salt and pepper to taste for the rest of the family.

Notes

Beef - You can use stew meat but will have to cook for much longer.
Vegetables - You can use whatever veggies you'd like. Root vegetables work especially well. But cabbage is a must
Tomatoes - can use stewed or fire-roasted tomatoes if you want a little smoky flavor
Serve with a hearty bread or any cooked grains/pasta

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 246mg | Fiber: 4g | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 5mg
Course dinner, main
Cuisine American
Diet Low Salt
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About Min

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am Min, a Registered Dietitian, a Christ follower, a wife, and a mom to our miracle baby, Caleb. Currently, I’m having a ton of fun feeding his little tummy and sharing our baby led weaning journey! Follow me on Instagram if interested in seeing daily menu as well as tips and tricks.

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Comments

  1. Sara says

    May 6, 2020 at 11:26 am

    Can you freeze leftovers?

    • Min says

      May 7, 2020 at 6:58 am

      Sure! Be sure to cool the soup completely and leave some space in bag or container as liquids expand upon freezing

  2. Brandy says

    May 8, 2020 at 8:57 pm

    thank you for this great recipe! I’ll def try it for my little one! 🙂 One awkward question, do you make beef broth yourself or buy a carton? (Or some kind of powder?) Sorry I am pretty new to cooking world.. 🙂

    • Min says

      May 9, 2020 at 7:22 am

      Hi! Not awkward at all! Yes I purchase ones from a carton. Look for low or no-salt-added 😉

  3. Laura says

    May 21, 2020 at 7:57 pm

    5 stars
    This was a great starting point for soup! I had some beets so actually made it more like borscht by changing up the seasonings and adding lemon juice. My 11mo really enjoyed it. Served it with your three-ingredient oatmeal cookies.

    • Min says

      May 21, 2020 at 8:09 pm

      Ooh what a lovely idea! And I’m so glad you guys enjoyed both this and the cookies ;). Thanks for letting me know!

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