A delicious soup but if you have a smaller slow cooker (most are 4 litres or smaller) you will need to adjust the quantities as this is based on a 6 litre slow cooker. This is very, very filling and , if the vegetables are diced finely, very easy to swallow. You can run the completed soup through a blender if there are any swallowing issues.
Serves : LOTS
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 3 hours
INGREDIENTS
500gthick bacondiced
1large oniondiced
3clovesgarlicminced
500g lean minced beef
2/3cupuncooked long grain rice
6-8cupscabbagechopped
1 large can diced tomatoes
1can tomato soup
2tablespoonstomato paste
5-6cupsbeef broth
1 1/2cupsV8 or other vegetable juice
1teaspoonpaprika
1teaspoonthyme
1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
salt and pepperto taste
parsley for garnish
Instructions
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 6 litre (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.
