Carrageenan Free Healing Cabbage Soup

Total time1 hr 5 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time45 min

4.8

(23)

This deeply nourishing soup is the kind of bowl that makes you feel better just by looking at it — golden-tinged broth, tender sweet potato, soft cabbage, and savory ground turkey all simmered together into something genuinely restorative. The turmeric and ginger give it a warm, earthy depth, while the apple cider vinegar added at the end brightens everything up and ties the flavors together beautifully. One reason this recipe works so well for anyone avoiding carrageenan is that it's built entirely from whole, unprocessed ingredients — no store-bought broth with a murky ingredient list, no packaged shortcuts that sneak in additives. Bone broth made or sourced carefully, fresh vegetables, and simple dried spices are all you need. Coconut oil stands in as the cooking fat, and it does a great job getting the turkey nicely browned before the aromatics go in. The layered cooking process — browning the meat first, softening the onion and garlic, blooming the spices, then letting everything simmer low and slow — means the flavor is anything but flat. Finish it with a handful of fresh parsley and you've got a bowl that's as comforting as it is clean.

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Ingredients

6 servings

1 tbsp coconut oil
1 lb ground turkey
1 medium yellow onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
½ medium head green cabbage, cored and roughly chopped (about 5 cups)
6 cups bone broth
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp salt, plus more to taste

For serving

2 tbsp fresh parsley, roughly chopped (optional)

Instructions

1
Heat the coconut oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until no pink remains and the meat is cooked through to 165°F (74°C), about 6–8 minutes. Transfer the cooked turkey to a plate and set aside.
2
Reduce the heat to medium. Add the onion to the same pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 4–5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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