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March 10, 2020

What To Do With Leftover Cabbage

Love cabbage but hate how much you have to buy? This recipe guide will show you what to do with leftover cabbage so you don’t have to throw out extra cabbage again.


What To Do With Leftover Cabbage

The biggest challenge about cooking for two is sometimes you’re forced to buy a large quantity of an ingredient.

The one ingredient you can rarely buy in small quantity? 1 head of green cabbage.

If you’re lucky, the smallest head of cabbage available is usually 2 pounds, enough cabbage to last all week.

Once in awhile, I’ll find a local farm who will sell cabbage halves wrapped in plastic wrap. However, this isn’t common practice so I try not to rely on it.

That’s why when I do buy cabbage, I plan about 2-3 meals out of it.

Now I know meal planning is the worst, which is why I’m sharing with you my guide on what to do with leftover cabbage.

Lots of leftover cabbage recipes so you aren’t throwing away food.

These recipes are meant for leftover raw cabbage, not cooked. However, if you do have leftover cooked cabbage, you can adjust the recipes to account for that.

How To Cut Cabbage

First things first – how do you chop cabbage? Lucky for you, I wrote a step by step photo guide on how to cut cabbage.

I prefer cutting up a whole head all at once, dividing the chopped cabbage into 2-3 serving containers, then refrigerating until ready to cook.

That way my prep is done and all I have to do is grab and dump.

Leftover Cabbage Recipes

Here are recipes using leftover cabbage:

  1. Stove Top Corned Beef and Cabbage – Always a classic meal for St. Patrick’s Day.
  2. Haluski (Cabbage and Noodles) – A buttery egg noodle dish often served for Lent in Pittsburgh.
  3. Stuffed Cabbage Soup Hate the work of making stuffed cabbage? Cut the prep work in half with soup!
  4. Sweet Chili Shrimp with Cabbage Noodles Looking to cut carbs while adding more vegetables to your meal? Have the best of both worlds with cabbage “noodles”!

  5. Pulled Pork For Two
    – Use up leftover cabbage by making coleslaw for pulled pork sandwiches.
  6. Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sliders – Another recipe using cabbage in homemade coleslaw for sandwiches.

More Recipes Using Leftover Cabbage

  • Stuffed Cabbage Casserole from Wonky Wonderful
  • Egg Roll In A Bowl from A Cedar Spoon

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  1. Harry says

    March 10, 2020 at 2:49 PM

    I love these suggestions and will be trying them out. Cabbage is a perfect ingredient for diner: cheap, tasty and storable for days on end. Thank you so much for these recipes!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      March 11, 2020 at 10:04 AM

      Let me know which ones you end up trying!

      Reply
  2. Karen says

    March 20, 2020 at 12:50 PM

    I will definitely make the noddles and xabbage soup. I have made cabbage roll soup. I also make a variation of cabbage tomato soup: i use a jar of salsa, a can of pureed tomatoes, canbage, 3 c of water and bullion as well as a can of chickpeas i use hot salsa and it really makes the cabbage come alive. My recipe is made up foraged together feom when i am running low on food. I bet you can do your magic and make it even better.

    Reply
    • Carla says

      March 20, 2020 at 2:08 PM

      Oh I’ll have to try out your cabbage tomato soup! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
  3. Leslie says

    February 5, 2022 at 8:46 AM

    Thanks for the easiest and most satisfying recipe for Cabbage and Noodles. I served them with roasted pork nuckles and crusty bread and a large glass of cold beer. It was a fantastic success for a warm summer Sunday luncheon with friends.

    Cheers from sunny country Victoria-Australia
    P.S…. We finished with large thick slices of fresh, juicy chilled watermelon. Yummmm!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      February 5, 2022 at 10:14 AM

      Sounds like a wonderful Sunday lunch! Glad you enjoyed the noodles.

      Reply

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