Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Cabbage Soup with Chicken Apple Sausage
This slow cooker cabbage soup with chicken apple sausage is adapted from a recipe for cabbage soup with kielbasa that caught my eye in the Weight Watchers cookbook (affiliate link), Simply Delicious: 245 No-Fuss Recipes All 8 Points or Less (affiliate link).
At this time of year soups, like this slow cooker cabbage soup, make regular appearances on our dinner menu.
Using the slow cooker makes it so easy.
As I've mentioned before, including more soups in our diet has been one of my tricks for easy healthy weight loss/maintenance.
They're such an easy delicious way to increase your intake of vegetables, filling you up with fewer calories.
Crock Cabbage Soup with Chicken Sausage Recipe Notes
I substituted chicken apple sausage for the kielbasa and tossed everything into the slow cooker, instead of making it on the stovetop.
And let me tell you, this makes one incredibly satisfying main-dish soup.
I still can't get over how tasty it turned out and have been enjoying the leftovers for lunch.
Rod really liked it too and commented on how filling it was.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Slow Cooker Soup with Chicken Apple Sausage?
According to my calculations, each generous 1-cup serving has about 145 calories and
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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If you enjoy this slow cooked chicken apple sausage & cabbage soup, be sure to check out my other Weight Watchers friendly soups including Favorite Cabbage Soups for WW, Crock Pot Sweet 'n Sour Cabbage Soup, Slow Cooker Cabbage Soup with Beans, Simple Shredded Cabbage Soup and Winter Borscht
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Slow Cooker Cabbage Soup with Chicken Apple Sausage Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 ounces chicken sausage with apple, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 small head cabbage, shredded (about 8 cups)
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and coarsely shredded
- 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 cups chicken or vegetable broth (affiliate link)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 4- to 6-quart.
- In your slow cooker, combine the sausage, onion, cabbage, potato, carrot, garlic, broth, thyme, bay leaf, vinegar and salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours, or on LOW for 5 to 7 hours, until vegetables are tender.
- Discard the bay leave. Taste and adjust seasoniongs, adding more salt, pepper and/or vinegar as necessary.
Recipe Notes
Source: Adapted from Simply Delicious: 245 No-Fuss Recipes All 8 Points or Less (affiliate link) from Weight Watchers
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you like this slow cooker cabbage soup with chicken sausage, you might also like:
- Healthy Cabbage Soup Recipes
- Spanish Potato and Onion Soup
- Ham and Split Pea Soup
- Potato Soup
- Lentil Chicken Sausage Stew
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Lori
On my list to make this week! Nothing like slow cooker soups this time of year to scream comfort!
Carol
I just found your blog through Danica's Daily. I'm a WW, and I'm coming up on 2 yrs of Lifetime. I'm always on the lookout for WW friendly cooking blogs, so I clicked right over after reading your post. I got to this recipe for cabbage soup with apple sausage and had to stop reading so I could go make it immediately! It's in the slow cooker now and I'm really looking forward to trying it tonight.
Martha
Thanks, Carol. Hope you like the soup as much as we did.
Liza
Am I starting with pre-cooked chicken sausage ?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Liza, Yes I used the pre-cooked chicken sausage in this recipe.
Cheryl
I have made a similar recipe with regular sausage. Definitely going to try this one with the chicken sausage. My recipe calls for beans, which is 0 freestyle points on WW. Thanks for recipe.
Betty
Didn’t like this soup at all. In fact I threw left overs away and that’s pretty bad
Martha McKinnon
Hi Betty, so sorry to see you didn't like the soup at all. What specifically didn't you like? ~Martha
CHRISTINE LOUISE HARDY
Too much work and not enough flavor. We threw away all but one bowl each.
Linda
I really like cabbage so I thought this soup was great! The addition of the chicken makes it very filling.
I have tried a lot of your recipes and have never made one I didn’t like.
I really enjoy getting your posts and look forward to trying out new recipes.
Miriam Dale
Delicious and filling