Creamed Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 7 fluid ounces chicken broth
• 1 1/2 gallons water
• 2 pounds cabbage, cut into 1-inch squares
• 1 tablespoon celery salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 quarts milk, or more to taste
• 6 slices american cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• melt 1/4 cup butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. cook and stir celery and onion in butter until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. pour chicken broth and water over the celery mixture; bring to a boil. add cabbage, celery salt, oregano, thyme, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to the pot. cook soup until the cabbage is very tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
• melt 6 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. stir 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour into melted butter until smooth.
• bring the soup to a rolling boil. stir a small amount of the hot soup into flour mixture until smooth. return all flour mixture to soup. pour milk into the soup, reduce heat to medium-low, and bring soup to a simmer. add cheese and stir until blended into a thick, creamy mixture. thin by adding milk if needed.