This fried cabbage is cooked to tender perfection with bacon and onions. A super easy low carb side dish that’s perfect for any occasion!
Cabbage is such an underrated vegetable in my opinion – it’s inexpensive, available year round, and totally delicious! This simple preparation of fried cabbage is a classic recipe that pairs green cabbage with bacon. Once you try it, you won’t be able to stop eating it.
Cabbage is one of those things that most people never think to cook with. Either you buy a bag of coleslaw mix or pick up a head of cabbage once a year on St. Patrick’s Day, but otherwise the humble cabbage doesn’t typically make it onto the dinner table. I’m about to change that with this delicious fried cabbage – after you try it, you’ll be eating cabbage every week!
How do you make fried cabbage?
This recipe starts with bacon, which gets cooked until crisp. A pile of diced onions go into the bacon fat to cook, then chopped cabbage is added to the mix. Everything gets cooked together until the cabbage is wilted. Add a little parsley and you’re ready to eat!
How do you core a cabbage?
A cabbage core is typically tough and not optimal for eating, so you’ll want to remove your cabbage core before proceeding with the recipe. To core the cabbage, cut your cabbage head in half and use a knife to slice around the core to remove it.
What are the health benefits of cabbage?
Cabbage is packed with nutrients including Vitamin K, Vitamin C, potassium and magnesium. Cabbage helps to improve digestion and curbs inflammation. It also has the potential to help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Tips for fried cabbage
- Don’t have bacon on hand? You can try another meat such as ham or smoked sausage. You’ll need to add some oil to the pan to compensate for the lack of bacon grease if you go that route.
- You can make fried cabbage with different varieties of the vegetable, such as purple cabbage, Savory cabbage and the traditional green cabbage.
- Don’t be tempted to buy a bag of pre-shredded cabbage for this dish. The cabbage should be cut into 1 inch pieces for the most authentic results
- Fried cabbage makes great leftovers, so make a double batch and save some for the next day!
Fried cabbage is the perfect accompaniment to a variety of proteins such as
- Slow Cooker Whole Chicken
- Steak Bites with Garlic Butter
- Marinated Salmon
- Garlic Butter Shrimp
- Brown Sugar Pork Chops
This fried cabbage is so good that it’s earned a regular spot on our dinner rotation, even the kids devour it. Your family is sure to love it too!
Fried Cabbage with Bacon
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon coarsely chopped
- 1 white onion finely diced
- 1 head green cabbage cored and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon sugar optional
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Heat a large pan over medium high heat. Add the bacon and cook until browned, 4-5 minutes.
- Add the onions to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes or until they are translucent.
- Add the cabbage, sugar salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is wilted. You may need to add a bit of water to help the cabbage along.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Bethany Stout says
This looks so yummy! I love cabbage and who could say no to bacon! I am going to try this out next week for sure. Thanks so much for sharing!
Nati says
This sounds delicious! I’d try it with purple cabbage which is my favourite!
Shannon Gurnee says
I’ve never had Fried Cabbage before, but anything with bacon is awesome! I would love to try this sometime.
Karen says
This is actually a very old Hungarian dish! I have eaten it all my life ! You can also add some cooked wide flat egg noodles to add to the dish … we eat it as a main meal that way !
Sara says
Great idea I’ll try it that way!
Chelle Dizon says
Cabbage is actually one of my favorite veggies. If I’m feeling kind of constipated, I will request my Mom fir a cabbage dish and it really helps with digestion.
Kisha Stewart-Harris says
Fried cabbage is such an inexpensive way to eat deliciously! I love that you’ve added the spin of bacon for flavor, and even vegans can still do this with liquid aminos or plant based bacon. This dish is such a treat!
Lisa says
This is a simple yet delicious dish. I agree with you, cabbage is highly underrated and such a versatile vegetable. Another great recipe.
Becca Wilson says
This looks like it would be so delicious. I absolutely love cabbage!
matthew says
This looks delicious and tasty. What a great recipe, would love to try this out.
Kalyan Panja says
Looks a nice and easy recipe to prepare during the weekends. Seems delicious.
Jasmine Hewitt says
I’ve made this myself quite often. it’s great when you add different flavored bacon as well
Cez dela cruz says
This is nice, the ingredients are simple and the procedure is so easy to do and it looks so tasty and im sure my kids will love this too.
Marysa says
I don’t cook much with cabbage, but this recipe sounds great. It is good to add some new recipes into my routine. This is easy enough too, I could make it on a weeknight.
Alexandra Cook says
You had me at healthy and delicious. Ny boys would absolutely love this and will disappear at home in no time.
kumamonjeng says
I love cabbage and eat almost every week but never knew that I can do it with bacon. You have given me another choice to eat cabbage and I will try it out next week.
Rachael Phillips says
the only way to eat cabbage (sprouts, kale etc) is to fry it, I think most people don’t like this type of veg because they’ve only had it boiled! lovely recipe
John Mulindi says
I like the additional notes on Cabbages that you included in this post. Cabbage is one of the favourite vegetables we use over here. Thanks for sharing this post.
Joanna says
One of the traditional recipes of my home country is fried cabbage. We do add tomato sauce to it and the meat is more consistent, such as pork chops. I haven’t had it in years! Your post made me crave it. 🙂
Debra Schroeder says
What a great recipe for upcoming St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve never tried to make fried cabbage before but can’t wait to try it.
Stacie says
Everything about this is amazing! I love cabbage to begin with. I put it in my vegetable soup all the time. You really kicked it up with the bacon.