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What You’ll Love About My Recipe
Creamy, crunchy, and tender all at the same time, this cabbage casserole is a great addition to any meal. This recipe uses low-cost ingredients and only a few minutes of prep time.
Looking for something to serve alongside your cabbage casserole why not this Grilled Chicken Breast recipe? Or pair your cabbage with some delicious Grilled Halibut! Why not even try making your very own Cream of Mushroom Soup to use in this recipe?
Reader Review
I made this cabbage casserole recently and followed your recipe. I like cabbage. It was a delicious dish. I served it with salmon patties. I will be making it again. This whole meal was easy peasy to put together.
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is a very easy recipe.
- Total Time: Making this casserole will take approximately 40 minutes from start to finish.
- Variations: Try changing up the type of cheese you use. Try something with hot peppers in it, or something extra smoky. Add a splash of hot sauce to the soup for a bit of heat, sprinkle in a bit of your favourite seasoning blend. Maybe make some homemade Cajun Seasoning or Italian Seasoning and add a dash to the topping or the cabbage. Mix in a handful of bacon bits. So many options.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a sharp knife, a cutting board, a can opener, an 8×8 casserole dish (2 quarts), a large saucepan, two small bowls, and some spoons.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Cabbage: Any cabbage will work here, as long as you don’t skip the cooking step. Cabbage contains a lot of water and shrinks significantly as it cooks, so if you don’t cook it first, you’ll end up with a very watery casserole. Try a frilly savoy cabbage or a bright purple cabbage for fun.
Filling: This recipe calls for cream of mushroom soup, but you can use any creamed soup that you like. You could even make your own soup to use, though you may need to adjust the amount due to added liquid. The mayonnaise will add even more creaminess.
Topping: This recipe calls specifically for Ritz crackers, but you can use a different butter cracker or even plain breadcrumbs for this. The grated cheese can be anything your heart desires, but choosing something with a distinct flavour will be the best to balance the richness of this dish.
How To Make Cabbage Casserole
This is a brief overview of the recipe,. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. grease your baking dish and set it aside.
- Chop cabbage.
- Melt butter in a large pan. Add chopped cabbage and onion. Saute for 8-10 minutes, stirring often, until the cabbage is tender and cooked down. Add pepper to taste and transfer to prepared baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix soup, mayonnaise, and garlic powder. Spread over the cabbage in the pan.
- In a separate small bowl, crush crackers, drizzle on melted butter, and stir. Mix in grated cheese. Sprinkle the cracker and cheese mixture on top of the casserole.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Cabbage Casserole
Beef it Up: Make this side dish into a whole meal by adding some ground meat. To add ground beef to this recipe, fry up one pound of lean ground beef and drain. Set aside in a bowl. Continue to saute the onions and cabbage as directed. Once the cabbage and onions are done, add the ground beef back in, season, and transfer to the prepared baking dish.
More Ideas: For some added colour and a complimentary flavour, try sauteeing some chopped or julienned bell peppers with the cabbage and onions. They’ll cook down beautifully and add a pop of sweetness. Shredded carrot also works well with cabbage. For some extra bits of salty crunch, add some homemade or storebought bacon bits.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: Once the casserole is fully cooled, you can store it in a sealed container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat it in the microwave or the oven, depending on whether you’d like to get it a bit crispy again.
Freezer: Once this is fully cooled, you can store it in a single sealed container or multiple small portions. Freeze for 2-3 months. reheat as needed. The texture will likely change, but you should be able to get it a bit crispy again if you reheat in the oven.
More Delicious Side Dish Recipes
Looking for more tasty side dishes to serve with our meals?
Try this Honey Butter Skillet Corn.
Make a Squash Casserole for something even heartier.
Need more greens in your life? Why not try Creamy Spinach Casserole?
There it is, everyone. A simple, filling side dish full of crunchy cabbage and creamy soup. Try it out and let me know what you think.
Happy Cooking!
Karlynn
Cabbage Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 green cabbage, small
- 1 sweet yellow or white onion, diced
- ½ cup salted butter
- 10 ounces cream of mushroom soup, can, condensed
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- pepper to taste
Topping
- ⅛ cup melted butter
- 1 cup old cheddar cheese, shredded
- 30 Ritz crackers, or other buttery cracker – crushed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 8×8 baking pan or a 2-quart casserole dish.
- Chop the cabbage but leave out the center core if it is too dense / thick.
- In a large saucepan add the butter and melt it and add in the chopped cabbage and onion. Saute for about 8-10 minutes stirring often until the cabbage cooks down.
- Season with pepper to taste.
- Transfer cabbage mixture to prepared baking dish.
- In a small bowl, add the soup, mayonnaise and garlic powder and mix well. Spread this mixture over the cabbage in your pan.
- In a separate small bowl, crush the Ritz crackers then drizzle the melted butter over top and stir. Add in the grated cheddar cheese and stir to combine. Sprinkle this mixture over top of the cabbage in the baking pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is nicely browned.
- Remove from the oven, let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Add Ground Beef: To add ground beef to this recipe, fry up one pound of lean ground beef and drain. Set aside in a bowl. Continue to saute the onions and cabbage as directed. Once the cabbage and onions are done, add the ground beef back in, season, and transfer to the prepared baking dish.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
diana says
What could you use in place of cream of mushroom soup? Love cabbage, not a fan of cream of mushroom soup.
Bonnie Joan Cameron says
Loved this!!! I did only use 1/2 stick butter and 4 Tbs of olive oil. I added the ground beef with 1/2 tsp salt. It was delicious and smelled heavenly while in the oven! I will add 2 to 3 cups of cooked jasmine rice next time. There was a lot of juice in the bottom of the dish after resting. Rice will help absorb this juice.
ralph says
havent tried it yet. the email i got about this recipe said it had ground beef in it. no beef here.
Carol says
It’s a CABBAGE side dish.
The beef is 100% optional. NOT part of the main recipe!
Fran says
Truly delicious and for those who don’t love the flavour of cabbage, you will still love this casserole with all the creamy flavour
Terri says
We love cabbage dishes. This was an excellent side dish. I did not have Ritz crackers but had Triscut crackers, spinach flavour. Turned out wonderful.
Carol says
I have skipped the crackers topping and used fried onions as topping. Works perfectly!
Hicks says
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CC says
For those of you asking for the nutritional content I checked on this “healthy” meal and if you eat it as stated with no substitutions made as directed this has 694 Calories per serving, 56 grams of FAT, 26 grams saturated Fat, 105mg of cholesterol, 1221mg of sodium, 42 grams of carbs with grams of 14 sugar & 13 grams of protein
Donna says
I made this cabbage casserole recently and followed your recipe. I like cabbage. It was a delicious dish. I served it with salmon patties. I will be making it again. This whole meal was easy peasy to put together.
Denise Barr says
It was so easy to make.The cabbage casserole is delicious! I used the Ritz crackers ( nice and tasty substitute for breadcrumbs) and pepperjack cheese…sublime.
Janet Wolahan says
So…where is the beef that was mentioned in the introduction?
Carol says
Down at the bottom as an OPTIONAL add-in.
Carol says
Look at the Bottom under NOTES re. adding in ground beef.
June C Long says
Sounds delicious but what could I use instead of Ritz Crackers, I need GF.
Karlynn Johnston says
Any buttery gluten-free crackers, that is similar to Ritz woodwork taste wise!
Sherry says
French Fries Onions is what I have always used on mine and it’s delicious.
Sherry says
that’s french fried onions….auto correct =)
Jeanne says
Please clarify about the ground beef. Sounds delicious but is it better with hamburger. That would make a complete meal.
Janet Wolahan says
To clarify my earlier question…I’m confused by the mention of ground beef, in the email, which is not on the ingredients list or instructions:
“This dish is simple yet delicious!
The cabbage softens beautifully, absorbing the flavors of the ground beef and cheese…”