Winter Albondigas Soup with Shredded Cabbage
Winter Albondigas – a Mexican flavored soup with butternut squash, meatballs, and shredded cabbage. A quick and delicious soup ready in less than 45 minutes that is Paleo, gluten free, dairy free and Whole30!
Dinner time at our house has gotten…interesting.
Interesting is the nice way to put it. I’d actually call it chaotic.
Josh goes down for an evening nap around 4:30pm, if he’s being perfect for me. But sometimes he won’t fall asleep until closer to 5:00pm. And most likely he won’t want to sleep unless I am holding him the whole time.
Shawn comes home from work for dinner for 30 minutes at 5:30pm.
On good days, I have a good hour to cook dinner while Josh is asleep in his bassinet. On crazy days, I have maybe 30 minutes to make dinner WHILE I’m holding Josh. It feels like there are a lot more crazy days than good days.
Did I mention Josh eats again at 6:00pm? 5:00-6:00pm can feel like the perfect storm of juggling naps and food for all of us. Usually ending with me eating a cold dinner.
On one particularly insane day, I had no dinner planned, and nothing in the fridge to cook for us. Which meant I would have to actually go to the grocery store, on a rainy day, with a baby. No!
Enter the heaven sent Sun Basket, who delivered 3 delicious meals straight to my door that afternoon, including this winter albondigas with shredded cabbage. Lifesaver!
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Let’s be honest. As a new mom, I can use all the help I can get right now when it comes to meal planning, shopping and cooking. I’m a food lover who absolutely loves cooking and I’m *barely* getting dinner together. Moms who already hate cooking must be having an even harder time!
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In the meantime, you can make this delicious winter albondigas soup with shredded cabbage tonight! This soup is full of Mexican flavor, and packed with winter vegetables. The carrots, onions and butternut squash get nice and tender in the soup, and then you top it with fresh, crunchy cabbage. The broth is delicious. But the best part of albondigas is the pork and beef meatballs, so tender and juicy. I love my albondigas topped with tons of cilantro and fresh lime juice.
With how tasty this soup is, you would never guess this soup is as healthy as can be. Dairy free, gluten free, paleo and Whole30!
Winter Albondigas Soup with Shredded Cabbage
Ingredients
Soup
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 3/4 pound butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup canned diced tomatoes
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Meatballs
- 6 ounces ground beef, I get my beef from ButcherBox, which I highly recommend
- 6 ounces ground pork, I get my pork from ButcherBox, which I highly recommend
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Garnish
- 4 ounces napa cabbage, sliced
- chopped cilantro leaves
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
Soup
- In a sauce pot over medium-high heat, warm olive oil until hot but not smoking. Add the onions, carrots, and squash. Season with salt and pepper and cover, stirring occasionally until the vegetables start to soften, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste, stirring to coat the vegetables. Add the diced tomatoes, chicken stock and 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the soup slightly thickens, 2 to 3 minutes.
Meatballs
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef and pork. Add the egg, spices, salt, pepper and cilantro. Mix well until combined.
- Using wet hands, form the meatball mixture into 2-inch diameter balls. Makes about 16 meatballs.
- Add the meatballs to the soup. Bring the soup back to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until the meatballs are just slightly pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes.
Serve
- Serve the soup warm and top with cilantro and cabbage. Serve with lime wedges.
Notes
More Soup Recipes
Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup with Kale
Slow Cooker Irish Guinness Beef Stew
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Parmesan
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17 Comments on “Winter Albondigas Soup with Shredded Cabbage”
Sounds like your dinner time is a little more chaotic than mine! But I love the idea of meal kit idea, what a fun and easy way to prepare dinner for the week!
This looks so yummy, Natalie! I love those meal delivery boxes :). I tried one once – super fun!
Also, your dinner time sounds very chaotic!! But in a fun I-have-a-new-adorable-baby way :).
I may just have to order some of these Sun Baskets in about 5 months, haha! I’m impressed that you manage to get anything on the table with all that chaos! I am seeing a lot of take out in my future! This soups sounds like it has so much flavor and protein in it!
Dinner time is still chaotic for us but thankfully it will get a little easier as they get older. The Sun Basket service sounds awesome! I can’t get enough soups right now and this one looks so comforting and full of good stuff!
My youngest is now one and dinner cooking time is still the craziest! I remember when she was a newborn, and I’d be trying to juggle keeping her happy and fed along with keeping the other two kids busy while cooking dinner. CRAZY! The Sun Basket service sounds just like what us busy moms need! And this soup looks so healthy and comforting!
I’ve been wanting to try one of these subscription boxes! My fear is that the servings won’t be big enough for my hungry, hungry hubby. But this definitely looks like a big pot of soup! The pork loin sounds awesome, I’d love to try that!
This soup sounds and looks delicious!! I feel you on trying to get dinner on the table with a baby and hubby to feed. My kids are older and sometimes I don’t feel like I can get it done in time. SunBasket sounds amazing. I’m gonna have to give them a try one of these days. Ps life gets a little easier once Josh stops napping during your dinner time. ;)
I don’t know how you momma’s do it – I really don’t! I’ve only watched my niece a handful of times and had to hold her once while cooking and my arm almost fell off. This meal service looks amazing and I SO wish I lived on the west coast! This soup looks just wonderful!
I’ve never heard of Sun Basket before this post but this soup looks delicious!! I hope I win!
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Emma
www.emmasexploring.com
I couldn’t imagine having to fix dinner with a little one in my arms—you rock, Natalie! And this gorgeous soup? It kinda rocks too. I’m seriously ALL over the cozy and comforting stuff right now so I must try this!
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I am about to have these crazy days you mentioned… hahaha! It is great to have something like this. And it looks delicious ;-)
I can only imagine how hard it must be with a baby who needs to be held while cooking…yikes! Luckily, Sun Basket should up just in time for you! It sounds perfect and I love the looks of this soup! Hopefully it will make its way to Chicago soon! :)
I sure do remember those days, Natalie — dinnertime was my boy’s witching hour so if he didn’t sleep nothing was happening! Sun Basket sounds like a lifesaver, and I love the looks of this soup — I definitely need to try it!
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I remember those crazy days! It would have been nice to have something like this. It looks delicious!