Best Ever Cabbage Roll Soup!

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 large yellow onion diced finely
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 2 medium carrots quartered and sliced
• 2 cups chopped cabbage
• 4 cup low-sodium beef stock
• 3 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tbsp. light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

1. In a large pot, brown ground beef, onions and garlic in olive oil and saute over medium-high heat.
2. Cook until the meat is no longer pink.
3. Add in carrots, cabbage, beef stock, tomato sauce, white rice, bay leaf, and brown sugar to the pot and add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Simmer for 25 minutes, or until rice is fully cooked.
5. Take out the bay leaf and serve with fresh parsley and cheese!
6. ENJOY!