37 Cabbage Recipes That Turn a Humble Head Into a Shining Star
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Cabbage recipes are the heroes of our time. It’s an ingredient that lasts and lasts in the fridge, holding on to its earthy-sweet flavor long after other greens have wilted. And a head of cabbage has range: It can add cooling crunch to salads and slaws and silky sweetness to savory braises. Below you’ll find a few of our favorite ways to make it through a head of cabbage, including beautifully caramelized slabs and slices, quick skillet dinners with pasta, and buttery tangles nestled beneath roasted chicken. We know it’s hard to choose between making okonomiyaki or a cheesy cabbage gratin—but you can always pick up another cabbage next week and come back here for your next all-star cabbage recipe.
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Roasted Cabbage Steaks With Crispy Chickpeas and Herby Croutons
If you’ve been roasting sweet potatoes and cauliflower but sleeping on roasted cabbage, we’re about to change your life. Thick slices of cabbage get tender and sweet in the oven, but like many of the best cabbage recipes, this one is all about combining contrasting flavors and textures. Cumin-spiced chickpeas and croutons give you crunch; a drizzle of garlicky mayo brings richness.
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Okonomiyaki
These savory Japanese pancakes transform thinly sliced cabbage—and any bits of veggies or cooked meat you have around—into the ultimate drinking food.
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Creamy Coleslaw
Every barbecue needs a crunchy and refreshing slaw. This one balances the richness of sour cream and mayo with tangy apple cider vinegar.
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Pasta Carbonara With Cabbage and Mushrooms
The cabbage in this 30-minute pasta dinner takes on the richness of the bacon fat, and that’s always a good idea.
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Cabbage Potato Pie
We developed this cheesy, cabbage-wrapped bacon and mashed potato pie for St. Patrick’s Day, but you can make it for comfort food any time.
- Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton6/37
Chicken Over Turmeric-Lemon Cabbage and Peas
Nothing in life may be better than a skillet of cabbage strands baked under crispy chicken thighs and juicy lemon wedges.
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Rumbledethumps
Scotland’s answer to the English bubble and squeak or Irish colcannon brings together mashed potatoes, cabbage, butter, and grated cheddar.
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Quick Fried Cabbage With Noodles and Bacon
You likely already have everything you need for this speedy, easy recipe in your kitchen. Sautéed cabbage becomes hearty and crowd-pleasing when cooked with bacon, onion, garlic, and short-cut angel hair pasta.
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Beer-Can Cabbage Sandwiches
You’ve heard of beer can chicken. This vegetarian riff may be even tastier.
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Pan-Fried Chicken and Cabbage Dumplings
Invite some friends for a dim sum feast; everyone can hang out while they help fill and shape the dumplings.
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Shrimp and Chorizo Mixed Grill
There’s a whole party on this platter. Contrast the richness of grilled sausages and seafood with sweet spring asparagus and wedges of green cabbage. A zippy cilantro-sour cream sauce ties it all together.
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Loaded Halloumi Flatbreads
When is a sandwich way better than a sandwich? When it’s a flatbread piled high with seared Halloumi cheese, hummus, and yogurt-dressed cabbage-and-chickpea salad. If you’re craving crunch, this cabbage recipe is for you.
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Instant Pot Choucroute Garnie
A hearty bistro supper of pork ribs, bratwurst, potatoes, sauerkraut, and cabbage comes together with a bit of wine in your Instant Pot.
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Creamy, Crunchy Cilantro-Lime Slaw
Lime juice gives this slaw a punch of brightness; one chopped serrano chile brings the heat. This is a great side for grilled meats, but it’s also excellent piled into tacos.
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Whole Roasted Cabbage With Grapefruit and Campari Salsa
The next big trending dressing ingredient is on your bar cart. All you need to fancy up your next roasted cabbage is pink grapefruit, fresh rosemary, some olive oil, and a bottle of Campari, the bittersweet Italian liqueur.
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Steamed Savoy Cabbage and Mustard Greens With Bacon
Steaming intensifies the sweet flavors of savoy cabbage in this vegetable side dish from Gourmet. While it’s worthy of a holiday turkey or baked ham, this cabbage can also be served with your weeknight roast chicken or a baking dish full of mac and cheese.
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Chakalaka
This spicy vegetable relish is the secret ingredient in the world’s best grilled cheese sandwich. You start with a quick sauté of onion, garlic, jalapeño, and ginger, then add spices and stir in bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, and tomatoes to cook until tender.
- Photo by Marcus Nilsson, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich18/37
Cheesy Cabbage Gratin
Cabbage can absolutely take center stage at any special occasion, and this gratin recipe gilded with Gruyère and Parmesan proves it.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Hampton19/37
Cabbage Stir-Fry With Coconut and Lemon
You can make this quick spiced cabbage dish with savoy and Napa cabbage, but it’s also quite delicious with regular old green or purple cabbage.
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Roast Chicken With Smothered Cabbage, Bacon, and Potatoes
Sure, the chicken is great. But really, this is one of our favorite cabbage recipes. Tucked under a butter- and herb-rubbed bird, the cabbage, thick-cut bacon, and creamy potatoes meld into a caramelized, smoky, and tender trifecta.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson21/37
Sauerkraut With Caraway
Make cabbage last even longer by whipping up a crock of this tangy kraut.
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Reginetti With Savoy Cabbage and Pancetta
This pasta dish is all about the ruffles. Ruffled cabbage ribbons on ruffled pancetta, all on top of ruffled pasta. Season with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with poppy seeds.
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Stuffed Cabbage With Lemony Rice and Sumac
Filled with tender rice, pine nuts, jammy onions, and herbs like parsley, mint, and dill, these stuffed cabbage rolls are like little presents for everyone at the table.
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Pikliz
There’s nothing this Scotch-bonnet-spiked Haitian condiment doesn’t make better. And it’ll keep in your fridge for at least a month.
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Fall-Apart Caramelized Cabbage
When you feel like falling apart yourself, this supple and tender cabbage braise is the ultimate comfort.
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Pickled Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
Cabbage has an affinity for sweet and earthy flavors—here, it’s paired with sliced apples, brown sugar, raisins, and allspice. Serve with pork tenderloin or roasted kielbasa.
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Scrunched Cabbage Salad With Grapefruit and Chiles
Pickled hot chiles give this snappy winter salad its tangy, spicy personality. Simple baked salmon or seared scallops would round out the meal.
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Cheesy Roasted Cabbage Wedges
Toasty hazelnuts and creamy Gruyère sauce may change the way any doubters look at cabbage from now on.
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Napa Cabbage Wedge With Sesame Ranch
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Crunchy Ramen and Cabbage Salad
There’s a lot going on when you’re hosting a cookout. But this side dish makes it easier: You can make the dressing, toast the almonds, and shred your cabbage (both red and green) up to a day ahead of time, then toss together with crunchy pieces of uncooked ramen and lots of thinly sliced scallions.
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Sticky Spare Ribs Casserole
We never tire of Dutch oven dinners, especially when they’re as cozy as this combo of pork spare ribs, cabbage, and apples with mustard, molasses, five-spice powder, and cider vinegar.
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Broccoli Caesar
Broccoli and cabbage both last for a nice long time in the fridge. When it’s time to use them, it’s hard to do better than this bright, mustardy Caesar salad.
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Chicken Soup With Charred Cabbage
Simmer the bones of an already-cooked bird in water with a handful of aromatics and flavor-packed mushroom stems to make the umami-rich broth for this comforting chicken and vegetable soup. Charring the cabbage is crucial for amping up the flavor.
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Cabbage Tabbouleh
Serve this lemony, herby salad with grilled chicken skewers and toum.
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Red-Wine-Braised Cabbage and Onions
Insider tip: Treat your cabbage like mulled wine. Simmer the vegetable with red wine, cloves, and sugar for a silky dish that tastes just like the holidays.
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Tangy Grilled-Cabbage Slaw With Raisins and Walnuts
You may have plenty of cabbage recipes for slaws that start with raw cabbage, but this stunner changes the game. Here, pickled, grilled cabbage picks up even more flavor from smoky bacon and crunchy walnuts.
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