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Home » Recipes » Side Dish Recipes

Creamed Cabbage

Published: Dec 18, 2022 Last Updated: Jun 4, 2023 by Marye 858 words. | About 5 minutes to read this article.

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Just 5 ingredients to make this easy creamed cabbage recipe from a vintage (1930s) cookbook. Budget friendly side dish that's just delicious!
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This simple side dish brings country style comfort food to your table any night of the week.

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  • ❤️ Why you'll love it
  • 🧾 Ingredients
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • 🥫 Storage
  • 📖 Variations
  • 💭 Things to know
  • 👩‍🍳 FAQs
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 🍽️ Serve with...
  • 🥄 Restless Chipotle recommends
  • 📞 The last word
  • Creamed Cabbage
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❤️ Why you'll love it

  • It doesn't get any easier than a three-ingredient recipe!
  • Never watery or bland like boiled cabbage sometimes is.
  • Use pre-shredded cabbage or fresh—whatever you like.

This delicious side dish is the perfect accompaniment to a heavy roast dinner any time of the year. Creamed cabbage is buttery, luscious, and surprisingly craveable—it might just upstage your main course!

🧾 Ingredients

This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.

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🔪 Instructions

This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Stir in the shredded green cabbage and cover. Cook over medium heat.
  3. After about ten minutes, add the salt and black pepper.
  4. Stir in the heavy cream and simmer for four or five more minutes.

🥫 Storage

Southern cabbage recipes are best served fresh, and creamed cabbage is no different! Piping hot out of the pan is ideal.

However, if you have some leftovers, don't you dare toss 'em! Put the creamed cabbage in a storage container with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate for up to three days.

Then, heat up the leftovers in the microwave until steaming hot, and enjoy your great side dish—again!

A serving of creamed cabbage on a plate.

📖 Variations

Easy recipes that use simple ingredients are the best! However, here are a few ways you can add some variety to the dish.

  • Instead of green cabbage, you can use Savoy cabbage or Napa cabbage. Avoid red/purple cabbage varieties for this recipe.
  • Stir in some chopped bacon pieces, pancetta, or crispy Proscuitto.
  • If you're out of heavy cream, half and half will also work, though it's not as luscious that way.
  • Staying away from dairy? You can use dairy-free butter and unsweetened coconut milk. (Hint: a bit of freshly grated ginger really ties the cabbage and coconut milk flavors together!)
  • Finish the delicious creamy sauce with a pinch of lemon zest and a small squeeze of lemon juice just before serving.
  • If you really love savory flavors, you can sprinkle in some garlic powder, or sautee some onions in the butter before adding the cabbage.
  • Cheese, please? We like to add a little parmesan on top.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: To clean your cabbage, peel back the soft outer layers. Then, cut the head into wedges and run each under cold water, gently rubbing to remove any dirt. Dry them well before cooking, though!

  • When choosing a head of cabbage, try to find one that's a little heavier than the others. Avoid cabbage that has a lot of loose, wilted leaves.
  • If you opt to buy pre-shredded cabbage, make sure it only contains cabbage. Sometimes, they'll add other ingredients (like carrots) to the cabbage mixture.
  • Green cabbage and white cabbage are generally the same, so don't be confused if the light green head you pick rings up as "white cabbage" in the checkout line!
  • You can use a large food processor to easily and quickly chop the cabbage. Otherwise, a heavy chef's knife will do just fine.
  • Cut your cabbage into halves through the core. Next, cut each half in half again, through the core. Then, trim the cores off and slice each quarter into strips. Trim the cabbage strips in half lengthwise to finish!
  • Creamed cabbage is a perfect side dish for those following a low carb diet!

👩‍🍳 FAQs

Can I freeze creamed cabbage?

You can, technically—whether you want to, however, is another story. Heavy cream has a tendency to separate when thawing, so I don't recommend freezing creaming cabbage.

I prefer creamed cabbage with bread crumbs—how do I add them?

Yum, I never turn down breadcrumbs! To add them to this easy creamed cabbage recipe, toast the breadcrumbs in a small fry pan with some butter until they're golden brown. Sprinkle them on top of the cabbage just before serving!

Are brussels sprouts and cabbage the same thing?

Nope, but they are "relatives" from the same food family. I love brussels sprouts but recommend sticking with cabbage for this recipe.

A forkful of cabbage being lifted from the plate.

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📞 The last word

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Creamed Cabbage

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Just 5 ingredients to make this easy creamed cabbage recipe from a vintage (1930s) cookbook. Budget friendly side dish that's just delicious!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American - Southern
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings:6
Calories:132
Author:Marye Audet-White
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Equipment Needed

  • Iron Skillet

Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 5 cups shredded green cabbage, one head
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream

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Instructions

  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat
  • Add shredded cabbage, stir, and cover.
  • Reduce heat to medium.
  • Stir occasionally for 10 minutes, or until soft.
  • Add cream, salt, and pepper to taste.
  • Cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes, or until the texture is the way you like. Don’t overcook or the texture will be gross.

Notes

Storage:
If you have some leftovers, don't you dare toss 'em! Put the creamed cabbage in a storage container with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate for up to three days.
Then, heat up the leftovers in the microwave until steaming hot, and enjoy your great side dish—again!
This dish does not freeze well.
Tips:
  • To clean your cabbage, peel back the soft outer layers. Then, cut the head into wedges and run each under cold water, gently rubbing to remove any dirt. Dry them well before cooking, though!
  • When choosing a head of cabbage, try to find one that's a little heavier than the others. Avoid cabbage that has a lot of loose, wilted leaves.
  • If you opt to buy pre-shredded cabbage, make sure it only contains cabbage. Sometimes, they'll add other ingredients (like carrots) to the cabbage mixture.
  • Green cabbage and white cabbage are generally the same, so don't be confused if the light green head you pick rings up as "white cabbage" in the checkout line!
  • You can use a large food processor to easily and quickly chop the cabbage. Otherwise, a heavy chef's knife will do just fine.
  • Cut your cabbage into halves through the core. Next, cut each half in half again, through the core. Then, trim the cores off and slice each quarter into strips. Trim the cabbage strips in half lengthwise to finish!
  • Creamed cabbage is a perfect side dish for those following a low carb diet!
 

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 448mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 524IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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    1. LynnD

      March 26, 2023 at 5:25 pm

      5 stars
      This is quick, simple and SOOO delicious.
      I crumbled in a few strips of bacon leftover from breakfast, at the same time as the cream.
      Seriously - Add the bacon!

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