Slow Cooker Cabbage
This Slow Cooker Cabbage is chopped cabbage slow cooked with crispy bacon bacon grease garlic onion and chicken broth until perfectly tender and deeply flavorful — just $1.25 a serving and the easiest most satisfying side dish that practically makes itself.
Servings: 6
Cost: $7.50, $1.25 per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 small Head of Cabbage cored and chopped
- 8 slices Bacon cooked and crumbled
- ½ White Onion diced
- ¼ cup Bacon Grease reserved when cooking the bacon
- 1 Tablespoons Minced Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- 4 cups Chicken Broth
Instructions
- Place head of cabbage, cored and chopped, into a 6-quart crock pot.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon and diced white onion until the bacon is crispy and the onion is softened.
- Transfer the cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble or chop the bacon into pieces.
- Add the cooked bacon, onions, and approximately ¼ cup reserved bacon grease to the crock pot with the cabbage.
- Add minced garlic, salt, pepper, and chicken broth to the crock pot.
- Stir gently to combine.
- Cover and cook on high for 3–4 hours, until the cabbage is tender.
- Serve using a slotted spoon and enjoy!
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Notes
You can leave the bacon out of the recipe for a vegetarian side dish if you prefer. If you leave out the bacon, add butter in place of the bacon grease.
Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 1206mg | Potassium: 365mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 1mg
