Low Carb Cabbage Soup with Sausage

This recipe of low carb cabbage soup comes from George Stella (StellaStyle.com). Winter always makes us crave soups, and this one low carb cabbage soup It's a great idea. You can add other vegetables like carrots if you want, but I found it very tasty as is.

Low carb cabbage soup | Ingredients

• 500 grams of chopped calabresa sausage
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 6 cups chicken broth or water
• 4 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Low carb cabbage soup | How to prepare

1. Cut the sausage into discs, about 1/3 inch thick. Add olive oil and the sausage to a large skillet and let it cook for about 3 minutes on each side. When it is almost golden, add the onion to sauté.
2. Transfer the sausage and onion to a pan. In the pan where you fried the onions and sausage, add some of the chicken broth to the pan and let it heat up so that all the seasoning from the sausage is released into the broth. Pour this broth over the sausage and onion on low heat, and then pour in the rest of the chicken broth.
3. Add the cabbage, bay leaf and black pepper to the pan and stir everything to combine.
4. Cover and simmer until the cabbage is tender, depending on when you are ready to serve. Remove the bay leaf and serve. Depending on the sodium content of the chicken and sausage broth, you may want to add salt to taste before serving. Garnish with fresh parsley. low carb soup, if desired.