Ground Beef and Cabbage

This Ground Beef and Cabbage is an easy budget friendly one-pot ground beef cabbage recipe that is loaded with flavor.  It is a quick dinner that is gluten-free and also dairy-free.  From start to finish, you can have this healthy quick and easy meal ready in under 30 minutes!

If you always have a ton of cabbage and don’t know what to do with it this is the recipe for you. It is an easy lunch or dinner recipe that will save you time on those busy weeknights.

This recipe has been inspired by the classical Ukrainian/Russian dish named Lenivie Golubci or Golubtsi that my mom has made quite often when I was growing up.

To the same day, I love to make this easy and super budget-friendly meal, but I like to add more spices or change the beef to chicken or turkey.

My favorite thing about this ground beef and cabbage is that it’s made 100% from scratch so you know every ingredient that goes into the pan.

Make this fried cabbage with beef or without for a healthy and quick side dish. Or simply swap beef for chicken, turkey that will also taste amazing in this recipe.

I am starting to love all sorts of cabbage varieties lately, check out my other cabbage recipes on this blog (Napa Cabbage And Mushrooms Stir Fry, Healthy Purple Cabbage Salad With Almonds)

What meat goes with cabbage?

Cabbage is a nutritious vegetable that is so versatile and goes well with everything from pork and beef to lamb, chicken, and other poultry.

Cabbage is for sure a great vegetable for you that should be included in everyone’s weekly menu. 

Do you like cabbage? What is your favorite way to eat it? Please leave a comment down below with your answer, I’d love to hear from you!

Is cabbage good for you?

If you want to improve your digestive health, fiber-rich cabbage is the way to go.

This crunchy vegetable is full of gut-friendly insoluble fiber, that helps to keep the digestive system working like a clock! I love how incredibly healthy this veggie is.

If you haven’t included cabbage in your menu yet then this Ground Beef and Cabbage Recipe is perfect way to start!

Ingredients for Ground Beef and Cabbage

• 1 lb Ground beef 
• ½ of a medium cabbage, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, grated or julienned
• 3 tbsp tomato paste or sauce if paste not available
• ½ cup Vegetable or beef stock
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 ½ tsp paprika (regular or smoked)
• 1 medium to large onion
• 2-3 tbsp Vegetable oil for cooking

How to make Ground Beef and Cabbage recipe?

Start with beef – in a medium or large skillet heat up a little bit of oil over medium heat. When the skillet is warm, add ground beef, salt, and pepper to taste and cook until golden brown. Set aside. 

In the same skillet add onion and cook until translucent. Follow with grated carrot and cook until the carrot becomes soft. 

Add tomato sauce/paste and veggie stock or a bouillon cube mixed in water and give it a good stir. Let the carrots and onions simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Follow with cabbage, add salt, pepper, and paprika. Stir well to combine all the ingredients and let simmer under a closed lid (stirring occasionally) until cabbage becomes soft. 

Return the cooked beef, stir, garnish with fresh herbs like parsley or chives and serve while hot. 

Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt! Yum!

Ground Beef and cabbage variations

• Add rice. Actually my moms original recipe for this has also rice in it. If you want to make it even more hearty and cozy meal cook 1/2 cup (uncooked) rice while your cooking the beef and cabbage. When rice is cooked through, mix it in in the cabbage skillet along with the ground beef.

• Meats. Like I mentioned earlier, you can add other meats like lamb, turkey, chicken (ground or cut into strips), bacon, beef or chicken sausage slices.

• Sauces. Instead of tomato sauce add taco sauce or BBQ sauce to the cabbage or when cooking the ground beef in the beginning. This way the meat will become even juicier.

• Asian flavors. Swap tomato sauce to Soy sauce or coconut aminos to make it Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry.

• Add some spice! Chili flakes, chili powder or tabasco will all work great in this Beef and Cabbage recipe if you are a lover of some heat in your food!

I hope you enjoy this Ground Beef and Fried Cabbage and please let me know if you’ve prepared this or planning to!

If you like this recipe you will also love

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• Easy Vegan Chili Recipe
• Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe
• Shredded Beef Chimichangas
• Chicken Crunchwrap Supreme

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