Cabbage Soup

1/2 head cabbage, chopped
4 large carrots, cubed
1 sweet onion, minced
4 stalks celery, cubed
3/4 cup ketchup
1 1/2 cups tomato vegetable-juice cocktail
3 cups vegetable broth
1 (14.5 oz) can chicken broth
1 (14.5 oz ) can peeled and diced tomatoes

Place chopped cabbage into a large soup pot.

Microwave diced carrots in 2 tablespoons water for 6 minutes on high.

Microwave diced celery in 2 tablespoons water for 4 minutes on high.

Add the microwaved vegetables to the pot. Add minced sweet onion, celery, and ketchup. Add juice cocktail, vegetable broth, chicken broth, and tomatoes. Fill each can with water, and add the water to the mixture. Cover, and bring to a boil. Continue boiling for 30 minutes.

Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 2 to 3 hours.

Serve with French baguette. (some like to add Tabasco, salt, or pepper to soup).

Linz's note: I got this one from allrecipes.com. My hubby doesn't like celery so we don't use that and put in extra cabbage and carrots. Cut your cabbage so it's in nice strips...not like super diced. The only tomato-vegetable juice cocktail I have found is Clamato. My grocery store gives the option of buying just like a pop can of it. One can is just about enough for this recipe. I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes in the recipe. But we just love this soup. I never even have to add salt. Healthy, yummy, and veggie-tastic!