Miracle Soup
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AKA The Dolly Parton diet, or The Cabbage Soup diet. An easy to make low-calorie, low-fat soup.
Ingredients
| 2 | pounds |
cabbage
chopped or sliced, 1/2 of a head |
|
| 1 | medium |
onions
diced |
|
| 1 | medium |
green bell peppers
diced |
|
| 2 |
celery stalks
sliced |
* | |
| 28 | ounces |
tomatoes, canned
diced or stewed |
|
| 1 | package |
onion soup mix
|
* |
| 3 | cups |
water
or beef, chicken or vegetable stock (omit onion soup mix if using stock) |
Directions
In a large saucepan, bring all ingredients to the boil for 10 minutes.
Cover and simmer until vegetables are to your desired level of tenderness; another 10 to 30 minutes.
If using chicken, vegetable or beef stock skip the onion soup mix for a variation.
Dolly Patrons Cabbage Soup Diet, Vanity Fair
over 2 years ago
I add brown rice with quinoa and browned ground turkey.
Excellent variation, will give it a try.
Toronto , Ontario, Canada
over 2 years ago
Toronto , Ontario, Canada
over 2 years ago
We skip the onion soup mix and use a good quality stock instead of water.
over 2 years ago
This was called Mrs. Humphreys soup in the 60's. the recipe was posted in the St. Paul paper by then Senator H Humphreys wife.
Punta Gorda, United States
over 2 years ago
I lost weight on this diet
7 months ago
Put mixed frozen veggies in it been doing this for years The veggies add a lot to soup.