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Crock pot ham and cabbage recipe is the best way to use leftover ham. The entire dish is slow cooked to perfection and packed with flavor.
Crock pot ham and cabbage recipe
This dish sounds really simple but we just love it! Anytime we have leftover ham, this is our go to dish. The cabbage is so tender and tastes delicious from being cooked all day with the ham.
What to serve with Crock pot Ham and Cabbage
We love it with this easy homemade cornbread. Another tasty idea is this Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Recipe for a little extra kick.
If you are looking for more easy recipes, we also love to use leftover ham to make this easy Crock Pot Black Eyed Peas recipe.
Check out Best Side Dishes for Ham for more easy ideas.
Let’s make slow cooker ham and cabbage!
Ingredients for crockpot ham and cabbage:
- 3 Cups Cooked Ham chopped
- 1 Small Head Cabbage Chopped Into Bite-Sized Pieces (See How to Cut Cabbage)
- 2 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1 Stick Butter sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
How to make ham and cabbage in the slow cooker:
Place cabbage in the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker. Top evenly with ham.
Pour broth over top and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Top with butter.
Cook on low for 5-6 hours or until cabbage is tender.
Stir and serve. Enjoy!
Make sure you have a good slow cooker for this easy recipe.
Now you definitely need a crock pot for this recipe. I have two favorite crock pots.
I love my Ninja cooking system. It is pretty awesome because you can brown your ground beef or whatever meat you are cooking in the pot and then let is slow cook all day.
That means one more less pan to cook for most recipes. This has become my new favorite crock pot just because of that one feature!
I am all about making things easier around here and having less dishes to clean up! You can make this in the instant pot if you prefer.
I also love this programmable 6 quart crock pot. It is awesome and very nice on the budget.
I love that it will seal closed so you can transport it for parties and tailgates. This is such an awesome feature if you take your crock pot places.
Another time saving tip is to use Crockpot liners. They make clean up a breeze.
Instead of scrubbing and washing the pot, you can just toss the liner. It is practically no clean up.
More ideas to try:
This is optional but diced onions are really tasty in this dish and give it even more delicious flavor. We keep diced onion and bell pepper in the freezer so it is easy to add to any recipe we like.
Just grab from the freezer and toss a few into the crock pot. So easy!
Another time saving tip is to use a small food chopper or food processor to quickly and easily chop the onions.
If you do not have one of these, I highly recommend them. They are such a time saver and you can get the veggies really fine if you have children that are picky.
I usually just chop the entire vegetable and freeze what I don’t need. It’s so nice to be able to just take the diced onion out of the freezer for recipes.
Print this crock pot ham and cabbage recipe below:
Crock pot Ham and Cabbage
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Cooked Ham chopped
- 1 Small Head Cabbage Chopped Into Bite-Sized Pieces
- 2 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1 Stick Butter sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Place cabbage in the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker.
- Top evenly with ham.
- Pour broth over top and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with butter.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours or until cabbage is tender.
- Stir and serve.
Nutrition Facts
We also love Crock Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe with tender chicken and cheesy rice.
Try these other easy ham recipes:
- How to cook spiral ham
- Ham and Bean Soup Crockpot Recipe
- 4 Ingredient Crock pot Ham Recipe
- 15 Bean Soup with Ham
- Ham and Potato Soup Crockpot recipe
This recipe is delicious!
such an easy quick meal that is filling. serve with rolls – quick and yummy! thank you for the wonderful recipe.
Looks delish! Can I substitute the chicken broth for water or anything else?
Yes, you can use water instead of chicken broth for this recipe.
I used vegetable broth instead of chicken to make this recipe because this is what I had on hand. Turned out great!
Now, I’ll probably use only vegetable broth from now on making this recipe. This does an outstanding job complimenting cabbage!