30 Best Cabbage Recipes For An Easy Meal

Not only is cabbage super healthy (it’s packed with vitamins C, A and K, along with fiber, folate, potassium and magnesium), but it’s really easy to cook and completely versatile. From grilled cabbage to boiled cabbage—even air fryer cabbage—there are so many ways to make cabbage at home. And it’s cheap—you can literally spend pennies on huge heads of this budget-friendly, cruciferous ingredient.

Best Cabbage Recipes and Dinner Ideas

As for what to make with cabbage and the best cabbage recipes, we’ve included the cabbage all-stars—Corned Beef and Cabbage, Cabbage Soup, Cabbage Rolls and Fried Cabbage—along with red cabbage, Napa cabbage and Chinese cabbage recipes. Plus everyone’s favorite vegan steak alternative: Cabbage Steaks. Peruse this list of 30 easy cabbage dinner ideas and sides dishes below, to switch up your go-to veggies this month.

Roasted Cabbage Steaks

Only four ingredients are needed for this yummy (and healthy!) side dish. Roasted cabbage steaks come together in about 30 minutes for a vegetarian accompaniment to any meal. Get the recipe

Slow-Cooked Cabbage with Smoked Sausage and Apples

Consider this the Southern slow-cooker answer to a French choucroute garnie—an Alsatian dish made with sauerkraut and various sausages, bacon, or pork belly cooked with white wine, juniper berries, Dijon mustard, potatoes and perhaps a smidgen of duck fat. Get the recipe

Five-Spice Cabbage

Cabbage gets an Asian spin in this side dish from Chef Jon Ashton. Five-spice powder is made up of cinnamon, anise seed, fennel seed, pepper and ground cloves; it lends a spicy-sweet flavor. Get the recipe

One-Pot Cabbage and Beef Skillet

We can all use more one-pot meals; suppers that can be on the table quickly when the family is famished and it’s been a long, tiring day. Meals that are as delicious as they are easy. This one is just the ticket! Get the recipe

Buttery Slow Cooker Cabbage, Pierogies and Kielbasa

With the chilly weather, a slow cooker can be your best friend. You can set it and forget it. What’s truly awesome about a slow cooker is that you can make an entire meal in it. That’s what this cabbage, pierogies and kielbasa recipe is: a complete meal with no effort! Get the recipe

Hearty Winter Slaw with Shaved Cabbage, Radicchio, Celery and Bosc Pears

This winter-inspired salad gets a nice crunch from red cabbage mixed with celery and Bosc pears. Get the recipe

Stir-Fried Cabbage with Crispy Bacon and Mushrooms

Bacon and cabbage is one of the most traditional of Irish dishes and still served around kitchen tables all over Ireland today. The whole joint of bacon is boiled, sliced into thick pieces and served with lots of buttered cabbage and potatoes. This dish is a modern twist on the classic and makes a great side dish. Get the recipe

Corned Beef and Cabbage-Inspired “Irish Burger”

Taking the best parts of a classic Irish dish—corned beef and cabbage—and turning these flavors into a burger is what we did with this mouthwatering Irish burger. Get the recipe

St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage Salad

Inspired by the traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and cabbage, here’s a chopped salad that’s fresh, light and packed with flavor. Unlike the classic one-pot boiled meal, this one-bowl delight is heavy on vegetables and light on meat. The cabbage (a source of complex carbs that can help control blood sugar) is raw and crunchy, the green beans are tender-crisp and the tasty beef is used more as a condiment. Get the recipe

Cheesy Grilled Sausage Subs with Quick-Pickled Cabbage

Italian sausage is a good match for melted cheese and tangy, pickled cabbage. Substitute another favorite sausage like bratwurst for equally delicious results. Get the recipe

Crunchy Cabbage Summer Slaw

Liven up your summer barbecues with this fresh, simple cabbage side. Get the recipe

Apple Coleslaw

Apples put a new and fruity twist on this common side dish. Get the recipe

Jazzy Cabbage Slaw

It’s important to slice the cabbage very thinly for this cabbage recipe since the dressing will soften the slaw. Get the recipe

The Best Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe

Thanks to a few flavor bomb hacks, one foolproof appliance and culinary wizard Chef Jon Ashton, we may have just discovered the best slow cooker corned beef and cabbage recipe of all time. Get the recipe

Italian Stuffed Cabbage

This easy Italian stuffed cabbage recipe is just the thing to shake up dinner. The unique texture and taste of the cabbage, ground beef, white rice, onion, tomatoes and more come together for one delicious meal. Get the recipe

Minestrone Soup with Cabbage

This minestrone soup recipe features ground beef, onions, zucchini, potatoes and cabbage and it’s simple to make any time of the year. Clare Barboza/Bonnie Matthews Get the recipe

Thai Chicken Salad in Cabbage Wraps

Save minutes in the morning by making the same quick and healthy lunches for your children and yourself. Get the recipe

Cabbage, Bean and Bacon Soup

This satisfying, simple meal in a bowl adapted from Soups: Quick and Easy Soups for Every Season by Anna Helm Baxter is just $2.48 per serving, and can be made ahead. Get the recipe

Copycat KFC Coleslaw

Now you can make the Colonel’s secret side dish (KFC coleslaw) anytime you want! With a few key ingredients, you will get that KFC flavor generations have craved. Krista Marshall Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Cabbage Soup

Everyone loves a great vegetable soup and this slow cooker soup has one of our favorite healthy ingredients: cabbage. Get the recipe

Alex Guarnaschelli’s Brisket Cheeseburgers with Red Cabbage Slaw

Colorful, tangy slaw provides a nice counterpoint to rich brisket patties in these burgers from Alex Guarnaschelli. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup

Is there anything better than coming home to a big bowl of soup after a long, cold day during the fall and winter months? Not in our book! Get the recipe

Not Your Mother-in-Law’s Vegetable Soup

The Crabby Cook shares an updated version of her mother-in-law’s not-so-good “Saturday Soup,” which includes a protein-rich, incredibly flavorful mix of veggies and beans that’s perfect for fall. Get the recipe

Pasta with Cabbage, Winter Squash and Walnuts

“Some dishes take days of planning and some just pop into your head while you’re fretting that there’s nothing in the house for dinner. This was such a dish,” says Dorie Greenspan of this pretty, veg-centric pasta toss from her new cookbook. Get the recipe

Fried Cabbage and Noodles (Haluski)

A classic, simple recipe that goes with anything and everything is Fried Cabbage and Noodles, also known as Haluski. Get the recipe

Savoy Cabbage Soup with Ham, Rye Bread and Fontina

The Savoy cabbage soup (in Italian, that’s soeupa alla valpellinentze) is a dish from the cold and mountainous Valle d’Aosta region in northwestern Italy. It combines tender cabbage with salty pancetta and melty cheese. Get the recipe

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Corned beef requires a serious dose of long, slow cooking to make the meat flavorful and tender and this classic recipe teaches you how! Get the recipe

Cabbage Roll Casserole

This cabbage roll casserole takes the classic flavors of the original cabbage roll, and puts them together in a much easier—but just as tasty—dish. It’s sure to please a hungry crowd! Get the recipe

Ginger Cabbage Slaw

Pro tip for making this Ginger Cabbage Slaw: The slaw should be chilled at least four hours before serving. Ginger can be sliced thinly and chopped in a mini-chopper. Get the recipe