17 Easy Cabbage Recipes to Make This Month By Dillon Evans Dillon Evans Dillon Evans fell in love with cooking at a very young age. He remembers the novel experiences of microwaving a bowl of oatmeal without his parents' permission and asking to make his mother's morning pot of coffee. These moments became catalysts for his interest in cooking and baking. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 1, 2024 Close Credit: 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. Love any of these recipes? Tap "Save" to add them to MyRecipes, your new, free recipe box for EatingWell. 01 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 02 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 03 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 04 of 17 Sweet & Savory Huli Huli Cabbage Will Blow Your Mind 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. View Recipe Save 05 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 06 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 07 of 17 Chicken & Cabbage Salad with Nuoc Cham Dressing 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. View Recipe Save 08 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 09 of 17 Quick & 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. View Recipe Save 10 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 11 of 17 Cabbage & White Bean Soup 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. View Recipe Save 12 of 17 Bang Bang Cabbage SlawBang Bang Cabbage Slaw 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. View Recipe Save 13 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 14 of 17 Massaged Cabbage & Kale Salad with Grapefruit, Blood Orange & 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. View Recipe Save 15 of 17 Red Cabbage Coleslaw 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. View Recipe Save 16 of 17 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. View Recipe Save 17 of 17 Cabbage & Kielbasa Skillet Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee. Smoky sausage, tender cabbage and sweet apples, along with mustard and cider vinegar, create a perfect balance of flavor in this hearty skillet dinner. View Recipe Save Explore more: Healthy Recipes Ingredient Vegetable Cabbage Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit