Cabbage recipes can be much more than a side of boiled leaves. Here you will find ground meat skillets, noodle dishes, warming soups, lime-dressed slaw and vegetable dumplings. Choose a section depending on whether cabbage is the main part of dinner or the crunchy accompaniment.
Prepared cabbage quantities matter because a whole head can vary in size. The soup with rice calls for cooked rice added later; the dumplings use a cooked, cooled filling. The bacon cabbage is a side, while several beef and turkey dishes are intended as meals.
Cabbage Recipes for Skillet Dinners
These stovetop choices include meat-and-cabbage dinners plus a bacon side.
1. Egg Roll in a Bowl with Ground Turkey and Cabbage
Ground turkey cooks with ginger and garlic before shredded coleslaw vegetables are added. Soy and hoisin sauce bring the bowl together without making or frying egg roll wrappers.
2. Beef Chow Mein with Cabbage, Sprouts and Ginger Sauce
Beef strips, cabbage and bean sprouts are tossed with cooked noodles in a ginger sauce. Prepare the sauce separately so it can thicken evenly before everything returns to the skillet.
3. Southern Fried Cabbage with Bacon, Onion and Garlic
Onion and cabbage cook in a measured amount of bacon fat, with crisp bacon added back at the finish. This is a hot side with a tender texture rather than a raw slaw.
4. Ground Beef and Cabbage with Carrot and Tomato Sauce
Ground beef and chopped cabbage share the pan with carrot, paprika and a little tomato sauce. The covered cooking stage softens the cabbage before the cooked beef is returned.
Cabbage Soups and Stews
Pick a long-cooked stew or a quicker stovetop soup depending on your schedule.
5. Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Stew with Potatoes
Raw cured corned beef and root vegetables cook slowly, while cabbage goes in later. This is a stew to plan ahead for, with a removable spice bag and a tender finished brisket.
6. Stuffed Cabbage Soup with Beef, Tomatoes and Cooked Rice
Beef, cabbage and two tomato products make a soup inspired by stuffed cabbage. Rice is cooked separately and stirred in near the end, rather than simmered dry in the pot.
7. African Cabbage Stew with Ground Beef
Ground beef, bell pepper and cabbage cook in a lightly sauced stovetop stew with thyme and cayenne. Add the cabbage in batches as it wilts and adjust the heat to your preference.
Slaw and Vegetable Dumplings
Cabbage can also be served raw in slaw or tucked into cooked dumpling wrappers.
8. Red Cabbage Slaw with Crisp Carrots and Lime Dressing
Red cabbage and carrots keep this slaw colorful and crunchy. Lime, oil, honey and garlic form a dressing without mayonnaise, followed by a short chill before serving.
9. Vegetable Dumplings with Cabbage, Carrot and Mushrooms
Cabbage, carrot and mushrooms form a cooked vegetable filling for small wrappers. The dumplings are browned and then steamed in batches, giving a different texture from the soups and skillet dishes.
Before You Choose Your Recipe
Set aside time for chopping and check the cooking method before starting. A skillet recipe and a slow cooker stew have very different schedules. Open the individual card for the full ingredient measures, meat cooking guidance and storage instructions.
