Lucky Cabbage and Noodles
- SERVES
- 6
- COOK TIME
- 20 Min
Need a last-minute dish to serve tonight? Well, it must be your lucky day 'cause our recipe for Lucky Cabbage and Noodles is a real crowd-pleaser that comes together faster than you can do an Irish jig! Don't you just love it when luck is on your side?
What You'll Need
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cup coarsely chopped onion
- 4 cups thickly shredded cabbage (about 1/2 of a medium head)
- 8 ounces bowtie noodles, prepared according to package directions
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
What to Do
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil; saute onions and cabbage until very soft and light brown.
- Add remaining ingredients and cook 7 to 10 minutes, or until heated through. Serve immediately.
Notes
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kmcartoonity 62072 74
Mar 30, 2017
I love the soft cabbage with the al dente texture of the bow tie pasta - this pasta is always a little chewier in the center. It seems like the more you cook the cabbage and the onion, the sweeter it becomes. I made this the week after St. Patrick's day, and added some leftover diced corned beef towards the end, jut to warm through. And so easy on the budget!
Tammy
Nov 14, 2016
I have seen so many recipes with comments on cabbage and noodles. It is not a combination I have had, but it does sound good. The noodles might even entice the kids to try it! I am going to make this just as written first, but sitting here now it seems to me it would need more spice of some sort. Have any of you tried additional spicing? What did you use?
sharlenallen945 88 63894
Oct 17, 2016
all these recipes sound so good I dont know what to try first,
vbakaitis 5463564
Aug 09, 2016
An Eastern European dish with the addition of bacon and known as halushky. Lots of pepper. Delicious.
Linda 2763410
Jul 14, 2016
I made this and took Howard's suggestion to add some cooked and crumbled bacon to it. I also took the suggestion below to cook it in butter. I sprinkled some Parmesan Cheese on top of mine. Very Good!
beachgal777 275060 2
Jan 10, 2016
I made this the other day,and used bacon grease instead of oil, it was very good. I love cabbage
ccbishere2 5466596
Jan 06, 2016
Cabbage And noodles is an old old family favorite. I've been eating this for over 70 years. You can use either raw or cooked cabbage and pan fry it till it is somewhat a little dark on some of the cabbage and only use butter. Everything tastes better with butter. Season with sp to taste and then add any egg noodle or shells, curly egg noodles bow ties whatever you want. delicious
mertandbud 5132695
Jul 25, 2015
I had a half pkg. of fresh baby spanich and added some cut up ham I had..very tasty dish..we all love cooked cabbage, and this is a new way to eat it.. will make it often!
indigo175 2901148
Apr 26, 2015
I made this recipe for my family of three. It was delicious. The portion size was enormous and was more than we could eat in one sitting. Being that my family does not prefer eating the same thing two days in a row I froze the leftovers. Three weeks leftover I thawed the leftovers in the refrigerator. I had one hot link in the freezer which I also thawed. In a skillet I added a tablespoon of chipotle olive oil added the thinly hotlink cooked until browned and then added the leftover pasta and cabbage. This was extremely good. I will definitely be making this again.
LLliberty101
Apr 04, 2015
I made this a meatless dish for my meal on Good Friday...It was delish!! I quartered some fresh mushrooms and added those..I used spiral noodles, all I had in the pantry and once again I looked for the leftover container and there was none...This dish was easy to prepare and I was really pressed for time that day...Thank you Mr Food, you make things a lot easier for me )
pie13754 8894811
Mar 17, 2015
I use the bow ties with cabbage, diced ham, shredded carrots, diced tomatoes, onion, lots of garlic and pepper (no salt). This is a good recipe.
ruska2001
Mar 17, 2015
Question for the Test Kitchen and others-- Has anyone tried this with some added cooked chicken strips to make it a one-dish meal???
Test Kitchen Team
Mar 18, 2015
Yes, you can definitely add meat to make this a one dish meal. Chicken, pork or beef, whatever you like!
doriet14 0231393
Jan 11, 2014
I just made this. I used only about 1/2 onion and a few strips of bacon. I used a small head of cabbage and 1/2 pk of bowtie noodles. I thought it was delicious. If you like cooked cabbage, you will love this.
jpfree 5113874
Aug 18, 2013
You'll get better flavor if you increase the cabbage & decrease the onion. Also, I use about 1/4 lb bacon, diced instead of the oil for even better flavor. I agree with the shot of Cayenne pepper. it seems to bring out the flavor of the cabbage. Another option instead of noodles is potato gnocchi. I use wide egg noodles & gnocchi. My kids just love it this way!
karengismondi 5205 202
Apr 12, 2013
Because I'm Vegetarian I ate this with potato & cheese perogies.
irwind45150 536343 8
Apr 04, 2013
Never had this particular recipe, but My Mom used to make one (almost the same) that uses "rinsed" saurkraut instead of cabbage, and then it is baked with cheddar cheese on top. It was really good. Will have to try this version.
grannyblu
Sep 13, 2014
I never "rinse ' or chop my sauerkraut if this is done may as well simply use fresh cabbage rinsing takes out the salt and therefore rinses and draws out all the flavor sauerkraut and noodles is very good I doadd fresh finely chopped garlic I think this cabbage dish is good with a can of mushroom soup maybe some cheese added to top last 5 minutes
madi2d 2574572
Jan 14, 2013
My mother used to always make this with diced keilbasa. It's really delicious and inexpensive.
jweber74 6403696
Dec 18, 2012
I made this for dinner. I mixed it up a bit by doing egg noodles instead of bowtie pasta. I also used bagged shreaded cabbage and put sliced kielbasa in it and mixed it all together into a casserole kinds thing. MY KIDS LOVED IT! I can say we will make it again!
irene92
Dec 14, 2012
My husband loved this. I added a bit of Cayenne for an extra kick. Really good.
judiu
Aug 19, 2012
For a quick dinner, add small chunks of cooked ham and a light cheddar cheese sauce to pan before final heating, top with panko or French fried onions from a can and bake until golden and crunchy. Serve with broccoli and apple sauce.
jkschmid 5867446
Aug 17, 2012
Does anyone have a recipe for "potatoes kolecannon? Cooked potatoes and cabbage in one pan. I believe it's an Irish tradition dish.
snohater
Aug 19, 2012
1 pound cabbage, cored and shredded 2 pounds boiling potatoes peeled and cut in 2" pieces 2 small leeks washed and sliced(white and pale green parts only) 1 cup milk salt and pepper to taste 1/2 tsp mace 1 stick plus 2 tblsp butter In separate pan, cook cabbage and potatoes until tender. Drain and chop cabbage. Drain and mash potatoes. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine leeks and milk and cook over medium heat until leeks are tender. Add potatoes,salt aand pepper, and mace to the leeks and milk and stirmover low heat until well blended. Add the cabbage and butter and stir until consistency of mashed potatoes. Dot with butter and serve at once. this recipe is from the Irish Heritage Cookbook compiled by Margaret M. Johnson
prestonkellyann 32 27658
Aug 17, 2012
what are Kluski noodles?
Half Pint 13
Aug 31, 2012
Hi, they are a polish noodle they are on the thick side you can either buy them in a package or make them yourself if you use the pkg check them after 10 min of cooking they can take up to 20 min to cook. Hope this helps I have a recipe for them if you'd like it let me know enjoy
fairbornmaggiemae
Aug 11, 2012
my Momma was also Hungarian and has passed on when I was just about 13--many many yrs ago...we had this on Friday Nights because we are Catholic...haven't seen the recipe in all these years (48) thanks for the memories!
prestonkellyann 32 27658
Jul 20, 2012
I would use maybe egg noddles,cooked in chicken broth instead of Bow-Tie.(cant stand them).
GRANNYKINS
Jun 09, 2012
I USE SOME BUTTER FLAVORED SALT, AND IT MAKES IT TASTE SO GOOD, AND ADDS COLOR.
ma659
Apr 13, 2012
My mom was Hungarian and this dish, known to me as Halushki, was always made with cabbage that was fried in butter or margarine until a rich, deep dark brown color was achieved. Cooked bowtie noodles were mixed in and all the dish needed was a little salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. I still make it this way today and always make enough to freeze! This was our Saturday favorite!
ma659
Apr 13, 2012
P.S.The darkened cabbage was much sweeter than that which was cooked to a light brown color. Try it!
lacey 0013347
Apr 14, 2012
My Aunt made it the way you do, using just regular noodles, and she put dill weed in it and it is really, really good!
nanaerm
Apr 11, 2012
Try using kluski style noodles cooked in chicken broth instead of bowtie pasta. Far better texture and flavor and more authentic to the Polish original.
mommyme3
Apr 02, 2012
Been making this dish for over a year. One of our patients gave me her grandmothers recipe from the "old country". We use bacon grease to fry the onion with. I like to keep the bacon in the dish - it adds a great deal of flavor. Sometimes I add frozen peas at the last minute for a little color.
FoodForays
May 09, 2012
I grew up on a farm, and our family is French Canadian. We made it much like you.. fried bacon, then left a bit of the grease to fry the onions and cabbage in. Instead of peas for colour, since we grew both green and red cabbage, we used to add some shredded red. My mouth is watering now, and I think I just might have to make this old favourite and see if I can convince my son that cabbage is pretty good stuff!
verserk 2596328
Apr 01, 2012
I Think this dish sounds great.I cook in a nursing home and the residents would love it. Any suggestion of what else could be served with it? Kim from tumbling shoals Arkansas
dracoequus 9024511
Mar 31, 2012
our family used polish sausage cut up and potatoes brown sausage remove add potatoes and fry half done add sausage cut cabbage ib wedges lay on top add water enough to keep from burning and steam cabbage seasonnings changed some times onion it was all good
gr8baci 8761223
Mar 31, 2012
This is just wonderful !!! Guess what we are having on Good Friday !! This is the "lazy" Polish version of pierogi. Mom used to make the dish all the time. Making pierogi is a very tiring process.
fairbornmaggiemae
Mar 14, 2012
My momma made us this dish all the time when we were little. We thought it was authentic "Hungarian" food...but it was and is tasty...this recipe brings memories
dorgon 0593229
Mar 14, 2012
This is considered a "depression food". But, everyone loves it and perhaps reminds them of their childhood. It is very popular seller at fish fries this Lenten season.
Serg
Mar 02, 2012
You can put all of the ingredients (EXCEPT the noodles) into a crockpot with about 1 cup water and the oil called for in this recipe, and cook on LOW all day (or HIGH for about 4 hours). The cabbage won't be browned (we've never browned ours). Cook the noodles (we use regular egg noodles, but the bowties are O. K.), add to the cabbage in the crockpot, and serve.
mccr15
Oct 14, 2011
This combination is especially delicious with some low fat kielbasa (Not smoked sausage). Cut the kielbasa into small pieces and brown lightly. Then add the cabbage and cooked noodles, and about a half cup of water. My family likes a lot of cracked pepper, too. I prefer thin to medium noodles over bow ties, which are more of a pasta. Enjoy!
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