Best Cabbage Soup

Ingredients :

• 3 cups beef broth (vegetable or chicken broth will work, too)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-2 Tbsp tomato paste (optional
• 2 cups chopped cabbage
• 1⁄2 onion
• 1⁄2 cup green beans
• 1⁄2 cup chopped carrot
• 1⁄2 cup chopped zucchini
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• salt & pepper

optional: cooked ground beef, leftover shredded chicken, etc.

Directions :

Spray pot with nonstick spray.

Saute the chopped onions, carrots, and minced garlic cloves for 5 minutes.

Add the remaining ingredients, EXCEPT zucchini.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Simmer for a few minutes until veggies are tender, then add the zucchini (and any meat, if using) and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.