Cabbage Roll Soup in the Crock Pot

By Fleur de lis

Ingredients

• 1 lb thick bacon diced
• 1 large onion diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 6-8 cups cabbage chopped
• 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1 10 oz can tomato soup
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 5-6 cups beef broth
• 1 1/2 cups V8 or other vegetable juice
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• salt and pepper to taste
• parsley for garnish

Details

Adapted from spendwithpennies.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp and drain on paper towels leaving about 1 tablespoon bacon grease in the skillet.
Brown onion and beef in the bacon fat. Once browned, drain excess fat and add to a 6qt (or larger) slow cooker.
Add all remaining ingredients to the low cooker and stir to combine (it will be very full).
Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours or low 6-7 hours until rice is fully cooked.
Stir in half of cooked bacon.
Spoon into bowls, top with remaining bacon and parsley if desired.