How to Make Cabbage Soup for the Cabbage Soup Diet

The cabbage soup diet is a quick way to lose weight. Though NO ONE advocates doing this diet long term, it can be a jump start to a more long term diet plan. It can help you through a dieting plateau or simply help you lose a few difficult pounds.

Remember, no diet should be done without the consent of a licensed doctor.

If you are going to follow the cabbage soup diet, here's how to make the soup.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cabbage Soup Ingredients:
• 6 large green onions
• 2 green peppers
• 1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole)
• 3 Carrots
• 12 oz Container of Mushrooms
• 1 bunch of celery
• half a head of cabbage
• 1 package Lipton soup mix
• 1 or 2 cubes of bouillon (optional)
• 1 48oz can V8 juice (optional)
• Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.

1. Spray a large stock pot or Dutch oven with cooking spray. Dice onions and sauté until they are translucent.

2. Cut peppers, carrots, celery, mushrooms and cabbage into bite sized pieces and add them to the pot with 12 cups of water (or 8 cups water and 48oz of V-8 juice) and the tomatoes.

3. Add Lipton soup mix, bouillon cubes and any seasonings like salt, pepper, garlic powder or cumin.

4. Cook covered on low heat for about two hours.

Tips & Warnings

• Season with salt & pepper to taste.
• This diet may produce fast weight loss, but it is NOT recommended to be done long term.
• Any diet should be done under the guidance of a licensed doctor.

[1InternetSmarty]

on 2/17/2009 I've heard of this soup but never had the recipe. Putting in my favs. Looks healthy and delicious.

[hoolihan0519]

on 2/14/2009 Oh I love this soup. I make a variation of it. Thanks cause I lost my recipe. RCR.

[Upon-Request]

on 2/14/2009 This diet was very popular a few years ago - I just can't stand cooked cabbage! 5*