In this Cabbage & Noodles recipe, simple pantry ingredients create a comforting dish in just minutes. Tender sweet cabbage, fluffy egg noodles and deliciously browned sausage are tossed with butter, salt & pepper. A perfectly comforting meal that your whole family will love!
When I was a kid, I loved veggies and now that I’m older, I love them even more. Right near the top of my list is cabbage!
Not only does it taste great either raw or cooked, it’s so good for you! Typically we use it in cabbage rolls or cabbage roll soup but of course it’s great in a nice crunchy coleslaw too!
Cabbage and Noodles (aka Haluskie) is an old Polish dish and it’s one of my favorites from my Grandmother! Different areas have slightly different versions, Slovak Halusky is more of a potato dumpling while other areas enjoy it as cabbage and noodles.
Regardless of what you call this dish, it’s the perfect way to enjoy the sweet flavors of cabbage and a great way to get a meal on the table on a busy weeknight!
Don’t let the simplicity of this recipe deter you from giving it a try, ingredients don’t have to be fancy to taste amazing!
When seasoning this dish, be generous with the salt & pepper, it makes this extra good! I typically use egg noodles in this dish, I love the light fluffy texture and you can use any type of sausage. If you don’t like sausage, feel free to crisp up some bacon (and sub in some of the bacon grease in place of the butter) or skip the meat altogether.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces kielbasa or smoked sausage, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 1 large onion diced
- ½ head green cabbage chopped, approx. 6 to 7 cups
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ⅔ cup frozen peas
- 8 ounces egg noodles measured dry
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to package directions, drain and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook sausage until lightly browned.
- Add remaining olive oil, butter and onion. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add cabbage and garlic. Cook until tender (10-15 minutes). Stir in peas, noodles and salt & pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Main Course
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I would like to make this recipe for 100 servings. We cook at the Salvation Army soup kitchen and this would be a great meal. Could you make the conversion and send me an updated version for 100 servings? Thanks.
I would suggest you make about 20x the recipe for 100 people.
Just made it should you cook a side or a bread with this? Tasted it taste great!
We usually just have this dish alone or with bread and butter. You could also add a nice fresh salad on the side.
Simple to make, healthy food.
Not so sure how healthy it is with all that butter and pasta…
Then don’t make it
I will DEFINITELY try this!! Looks great!!
Thank you Sandra!
Could you post or send me the instruction for the Slovak Haluskie. I loved this as a child.
I’m sorry Frank, I don’t have the recipe for Slovak Haluskie but I bet it’s delicious. I’d suggest doing a search on Google, I’m sure you’ll be able to find one there.
Hi.my name is Allan and I am a single parent who only knows how to cook the basic,your help in improving my culinary skills would improve my confidence.
I’m so glad you’re finding new recipes to enjoy Allan! :)
I added a few other ingredients. Garlic salt and onion powder and a little celery. This was delicious. 5 stars
Great additions for sure! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Sound good will try
Looks and sounds great! How doI get the nutrition info??
This recipe is excellent!
Thanks holly it looks so good.
Thanks for the easy recipes. I WORK NIGHT SHIFT. I NEED QUICK AND BUDGET MEALS FOR MY FAMILY. THANKS AGAIN MRS PRESS
This sounds delicious. I wonder if anyone has any ideas on how to make this gluten-free? What could you sub for the noodles?
You could just use extra cabbage.
Can you make it with red cabbage? I don’t know if they taste any different but red is what is in my garden and now I can’t wait till harvest to try this recipe.
I think that would work fine Cathy!
I used half green cabbage and half red cabbage–worked great and I loved having the color of the red cabbage in the dish.
nuy gluten free pasta
GF Penne works
Barilla makes gluten free noodles or you could use egg noodles
This has been a two ingredient recipe for thousands of years; cabbage and NOODLES. Without noodles, it’s just cabbage.
Please don’t ruin this with a made up intolerance.
Although I do believe a vast majority of people do not know what gluten is and say they are intolerant. Some people actually can not eat it, I have a friend who cant.
Then go to a gluten free website and find gluten free recipes there instead of whining here that this is not gluten free.
She was not whining about it not being gluten free, she was just asking for ideas. I also get irritated at people who go gluten-free for no reason other than it is the trendy thing to do … but last year one of my best friends was diagnosed by his doctor as having celiac disease, so not I have to look for gluten free recipes on occasion myself. (I hate doing it, but he’s a good friend. And I certainly don’t want to limit myself to gluten-free websites – they irritate me too much because of all the people there who do not need to be there.) Maybe you could stop whining about other people whining, and just ignore the question if you don’t want to answer it.
It’s strange that someone with a gluten intolerance wouldn’t know about the growing number of GF pasta options. Its been a year or so since major brands started to put out GF products.
But, let’s give her the benefit of the doubt. She wasn’t whining. She asked if anyone in the comment section would know of a good noodle substitute.
It’s not strange at all. Maybe she is newly diagnosed and tryi ng to figure things out. You learn by asking questions. Must be nice to think you know everything and are an expert on other peoples lives.
Wow!! Where did THAT come from?? No whining…the person just asked a question. Geez!!
Celiac disease is a medical diagnosis, I hardly think that is “made up.” Further, one can also have a high level of antibodies present in response to gluten, which would result in an allergy or intolerance. This can also be diagnosed through medical testing, specifically blood testing. Those of us who need to avoid gluten don’t find it enjoyable, btw, it makes cooking and eating out in restaurants more difficult and more expensive.
Just ignore people who don’t understand your illness. Praying you stay healthy and feeling good.
It is okay for someone to post recipes that are not gluten free. If you have an issue with that, find a gluten free cookbook, go to stores that stock gluten free foods….and please shut up and go away.
Nobody said it was wrong to post recipes that are not gluten free.
Talk about intolerance…
Leave out the noodles add more cabbage and sausage.use to make it in a slow cooker in my semi while driving down the highway.
I resent that comment my daughter is gluten free, she has celiacs disease and gluten has caused her to become very sick, she lost all of her hair. It can be made with gluten free pasta!!
We make this and use potatoes instead of noodles. We also use corn instead of peas…but I think this version looks yummy to try!
Why don’t you just go to a gluten free recipe site and get recipes there? This one is not gluten free, and that’s okay.
Damn. Rude much
I use quinoa. Delicious!
I use “Jovial” Brand gluten free traditional egg pasta. I get it at Whole Foods Market. My family all enjoy them and they don’t fall apart like many gluten free noodles.
OMG! Thank you Holly! This was absolutely fantastic. I was leary about the noodles and was thinking I should be using potatoes. NO!!!!!!! Noodles is the way to go! Thank you1 Love it!
I’m so glad you loved this Brenda, it’s one of our favorites too! :)
Yes, I do.. I was thingking of cooking this for dinner..
I’m making this tonight
Wish I had a plateful in front of me right now!
Sounds good to me. My husband is half Polish, so you know he will like it.
He will definitely love this! I hope you love it just as much!
Which half?
Too funny!!!
Helen, good one
i am a 100% Polish and i have never heard about this dish :D but it looks like ŁAZANKI :)
Yummy
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love your recipes. Ready to try the cabbage and noodles.Thanks
Does this reheat well? Can you make it ahead?
It’s best served immediately however it does reheat well. Let me know how it turns out if you make it ahead of time.
When I reheat the cabbage wilts more so I add chopped Chard, Kale, Spinach to add more substance and make it pretty again. I use whatever I have on had. It always turns out delicious.
I make homemade Italian Chicken Sausage. I use it in this dish always gets raves from my friends. I use Quinoa instead of noodles.
I’ve made something like this at home for a while now. My wife doesn’t like cured sausages so we Brown and drain a fresh roll (like a lb of the spicy kind for instance). Or if I make my own from ground pork, even better.
That sounds delicious Erik! Thanks for sharing.