20 Easy Cabbage Recipes to Make This Month

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Updated on March 1, 2024

a recipe photo of the Sweet & Savory Huli Huli Cabbage — Photo:
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

Cabbage is a healthy, seasonal vegetable you’ll surely want to enjoy until the end of winter. This collection features cabbage as the star ingredient in flavorful sides and main dishes that take no more than 30 minutes to make. Easy recipes like our Simple Cabbage Salad and Huli Huli Cabbage are mind-blowingly delicious.

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Simple Cabbage Salad

Simple Cabbage Salad — Photography / Greg DuPree, Styling / Ruth BlackBurn / Julia Bayless

Cabbage maintains a nice crunch when it's tossed with an easy dressing in this simple cabbage salad recipe.

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Quick & Easy Cabbage Stir-Fry

a recipe photo of the Quick & Easy Cabbage Stir-Fry — Phoographer: Jacob Fox, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Joseph Wanek

This quick and easy stir-fry cabbage recipe pairs well with roasted chicken or pork, or serve it over rice with a poached egg as a vegetarian main dish. Sweet green cabbage is easy to find and works well here, but savoy cabbage or napa cabbage will work well too. For a slightly different flavor, use peanut oil in place of sesame oil.

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Vegan Cabbage Soup

Vegan Cabbage Soup

This vegan soup recipe is surprisingly easy to make. The flavorful broth is spiked with garlic, tomatoes and a hint of coriander. Just slice and dice your cabbage and fennel and you'll be enjoying this quick healthy soup in no time.

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Sweet & Savory Huli Huli Cabbage Will Blow Your Mind

a recipe photo of the Sweet & Savory Huli Huli Cabbage — Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

This recipe draws inspiration from huli huli chicken, a Hawaiian dish featuring grilled chicken that’s turned frequently while it’s cooking (“huli” is the Hawaiian word for “turn”) and basted with a sweet and savory sauce. In this vegetarian version, we replace the chicken with cabbage wedges, and while the cabbage is turned only once, the sauce remains similar to its roots.

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Cabbage Caesar Salad

a recipe photo of the Cabbage Caesar Salad — Photography: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Kelsey Moylan, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco

In this Caesar salad, we skip the usual romaine lettuce and opt for napa cabbage, a delightfully tender cabbage variety that maintains a crisp and mild sweetness even when eaten raw. The dressing takes a shortcut, using store-bought mayonnaise instead of fresh egg yolks, and gets a savory kick from anchovy paste. Feel free to switch it up by using chopped anchovy fillets, or omit it entirely for a vegetarian-friendly salad according to your preference.

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Creamy Caramelized Cabbage Pasta

a recipe photo of the Creamy Caramelized Cabbage Pasta — Photographer: Grant Webster, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Lexi Juhl

In this comforting vegetarian dinner, cabbage is sautéed in butter until it caramelizes, imparting a subtle sweetness to the dish. A light, creamy sauce coats both the cabbage and the pasta. If you want to stretch the sauce a little further, you can thin it out by adding in a few tablespoons of pasta cooking water.

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Chicken & Cabbage Salad with Nuoc Cham Dressing

Thai-Style Chicken Salad — Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Melissa Gray, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster

Best known as a Vietnamese dipping sauce, nước chấm typically combines sugar, lime juice and fish sauce, striking the perfect balance between sweet, sour and salty. Here it ties together crunchy vegetables, tons of fresh herbs and cooked chicken breast for a refreshing chicken salad. Serve combined with glass noodles or inside a lettuce leaf. For a slightly different take, swap out the cooked chicken for thin slices of grilled steak.

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Chicken & Cabbage Bowls with Sesame Dressing

a recipe photo of the Chicken & Cabbage Bowls with Sesame Dressing — Photographer: Rachel Marek, Prop stylist: Holly Dreesman, Food stylist: Gabriel Greco

Four convenience products are all you need to prepare these tasty bowls. A bag of shredded coleslaw serves as the base that’s topped with seasoned chicken strips, crunchy flavored almonds and a drizzle of sesame dressing. Leftover chicken can easily stand in for the chicken strips. Traditional cabbage coleslaw works well, as does broccoli slaw for a slightly different look and flavor.

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Quick & Easy Balsamic Cabbage

a recipe photo of the Quick and Easy Balsamic Cabbage — Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Skyler Myers, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco

This quick and easy balsamic cabbage is a savory side with just a hint of sweetness from balsamic vinegar. It pairs well with roasted pork, chicken or steak. Savoy cabbage or napa cabbage can stand in for the green cabbage. Swap the green cabbage for purple cabbage and try white balsamic vinegar for a colorful twist.

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Charred Cabbage Steaks with Pesto & Burrata

a recipe photo of the Charred cabbage steaks with pesto & burrata — Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman

These tender grilled cabbage steaks are topped with store-bought pesto and creamy burrata cheese. The slices closest to the center of each head hold together best with the core keeping them intact. Chop up the leftover outside edges of each head to roast alongside the cabbage steaks, or thinly slice them for a simple cabbage salad.

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Cabbage & White Bean Soup

a recipe photo of the Cabbage & White Bean Soup served in a bowl — Photographer: Jen Causey, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee

This cabbage and white bean soup is easy and flavorful. Avoid browning the leeks and garlic, as it can make the soup bitter. If you want to make this soup vegan, use vegan-friendly pesto and omit the Parmesan rind.

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Bang Bang Cabbage SlawBang Bang Cabbage Slaw

Bang bang cabbage slaw recipe in a blue serving bowl with wooden serving spoons — Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman

Here we pair Bang Bang sauce, a sweet and spicy sauce made famous by the restaurant chain Bonefish Grill, with shredded cabbage and crunchy carrots and celery. You can swap out the carrots and celery for other crunchy vegetables like thinly sliced sweet bell peppers and radishes. Serve this easy slaw alongside grilled shrimp or use it to top a grilled fish sandwich.

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Air-Fryer Steak & Pepper Cabbage Rolls

a recipe photo of the Air-Fryer Steak & Pepper Cabbage Rolls — Photographer: Brie Passano, Food Stylist: Greg Luna

Steak and bell peppers are rolled in cabbage leaves for a filling main dish. Use the outermost cabbage leaves, which are larger and will encase the filling better. For smoky flavor, use a poblano instead of a bell pepper.

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Massaged Cabbage & Kale Salad with Grapefruit, Blood Orange & Candied Pistachios

a recipe photo of the Massaged Cabbage and Kale Salad with Grapefruit Blood Oranges and Candied Pistachios — Alexandra Shytsman

Massaging hardy cruciferous vegetables like cabbage and kale softens them, brings out their juiciness and makes it way easier to eat them raw. Squeeze the vegetables as powerfully as you can for the best results. This colorful salad is perfect for the winter holidays.

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Red Cabbage Coleslaw

Red Cabbage Slaw — Photographer: Victor Protasio, Food StylisT: Karen Rankin

This fresh and colorful red cabbage coleslaw is crisp and bright. Dijon and honey balance the flavors of the cabbage.

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Spicy Cabbage Slaw

Sliced radishes add a peppery kick to this 10-minute slaw, which can serve as both a side and a topping for sandwiches.

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Cabbage & Kielbasa Skillet

Cabbage and Kielbasa Skillet recipe in a skillet — Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

Smoky sausage, tender cabbage and sweet apples, along with mustard and cider vinegar, create a perfect balance of flavor in this hearty skillet dinner.

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Cabbage Salad with Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette

cabbage salad — Sonia Bozzo

This crisp cabbage salad with lemon-garlic vinaigrette feels like a lightened-up version of coleslaw with a tangy lemon dressing and a light mix of fresh herbs.

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Grilled Cabbage Chopped Salad with Herbed Buttermilk Dressing

Grilled cabbage chopped salad — Jacob Fox

Grilling cabbage enhances its natural sweetness and adds a little smoky goodness that amps up the flavor of this simple salad.

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Red Cabbage-Apple Cauliflower Gnocchi

Tender cabbage and a vibrant applesauce-mustard pan sauce are the perfect pairing for pillowy low-carb cauliflower gnocchi. Add diced chicken-apple sausage for extra protein.

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