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Beef and Cabbage Soup
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 lg. onion, diced 
1-pound lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. tomato paste
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper 
4 cups beef or chicken stock
1 – 15 oz. can diced tomatoes 
1 – 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes
2 lg. carrots, peeled and diced
1 pound cabbage, cored, and cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup rice 
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 
Chopped fresh parsley, optional 
Heat oil in large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.  Add onion and sauté until translucent and soft about 2-3 minutes. Add ground beef and cook, stirring to break up the meat into crumbles – about 5 to 7 minutes.  Add garlic, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.  Slowly add broth, scraping up any browned bits on bottom of pot. Stir in tomatoes, carrots, cabbage and rice.  Bring to a boil, then lower to simmer. Cook until rice is cooked through and veggies are tender. If soup is too thick, add some water or broth. Check for seasonings.