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Easy Sautéed Cabbage

Jan 13, 2025 · Written by Dannii Martin · This post may contain affiliate links which earn us commissions if purchases are made · 5 Comments

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Diet: Gluten Free / Low Carb / Vegetarian
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Easy sauteed cabbage with a text title overlay.
Easy sauteed cabbage with a text title overlay.

Sautéed cabbage with garlic is a really simple and nutritious side dish that will go with almost anything. A low carb side dish, and ready in just 15 minutes. If you think cabbage is boring, you need to give this a try!

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We LOVE cabbage and think it is seriously under-rated. Shredded green cabbage cooked low in butter and garlic until it starts to caramelise. This sautéed cabbage is a really budget friendly side dish that is nutritious and has plenty of flavour.

If you are looking for more ways to use cabbage, then why not try our Creamed Cabbage, Cabbage Pasta, Cabbage with Cumin, Healthy Coleslaw (No Mayo), Slow Cooker Red Cabbage, or Crunchy Asian Slaw?

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  • Why You Will Love It
  • Ingredients and Substitutions
  • How to Make Sautéed Cabbage - Step by Step
  • Serving Suggestions
  • Storage
  • Extra Tips
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • More Vegetarian Side Dish Recipes
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Why You Will Love It

  • A new way to use cabbage - If you are not sure what to do with cabbage, then this sautéed cabbage recipe is a great place to start. So simple, but lots of flavour.
  • Versatile - There are so many different ways you can serve this recipe. It goes great with a roast dinner or even with some grilled chicken or fish.
  • Can be made in advance - You can make this in advance and then serve it when you make the main part of the meal fresh.

Ingredients and Substitutions

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A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.

  • Cabbage - We used a savoy green cabbage for this, however there is no reason that you couldn't use a white cabbage or even a red cabbage.
  • Oil - Use a good quality extra virgin olive oil.
  • Butter - We used unsalted butter. If you use salted, then use less salt to season the dish.
  • Garlic - This is used to flavour the oil and butter. Make sure to cook it slowly so it doesn't burn.
  • Vinegar - This is added to flavour the cabbage.
  • Salt and pepper - Generously season.

More ingredient substitutions and variations can be found in the recipe card.

How to Make Sautéed Cabbage - Step by Step

A chopping board with a shredded cabbage and a chef's knife on it.
  1. Step 1: Finely shred the cabbage.
Butter and oil heating in a large pan.
  1. Step 2: Heat the oil and butter over a low heat.
Shredded cabbage added to the pan.
  1. Step 3: Add the cabbage.
Cooked cabbage in a large pan.
  1. Step 4: Cook over a low heat for 12-15 minutes, until the cabbage softens and starts to brown.
Garlic, salt and pepper and vinegar added to the cooked cabbage.
  1. Step 5: Add the garlic, vinegar and salt and pepper. Mix well and continue to cook for further 1 minute.

Serving Suggestions

We love cabbage as a side dish with a roast dinner, so it will go with any roast meat like our Slow Cooker Roast Beef or Best Roast Chicken. As well as some Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes or Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes.

We also love it with Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken, Roasted Harissa Chicken, and Honey and Lime Chicken.

A serving spoon in a bowl of cooked cabbage.

Storage

Store: This will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days, but your fridge might start to smell after a day or so! We tend to only make what we know we are going to eat straight away.

Freeze: We wouldn't recommend freezing this cabbage recipe.

Reheat: You can reheat it in a pan with butter for 2-3 minutes.

Extra Tips

  • Make sure to finely shred the cabbage so that it cooks quickly and gets nice and soft.
  • The key to perfectly cooked cabbage is cooking it low and slow.
  • For extra flavour you could add some grated Parmesan before serving.
  • You could also drizzle it with a tahini dressing when serving it up for more flavour.
  • Any easy way of adding a lot of extra flavour is by sprinkling some everything bagel seasoning on top before serving.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you cut cabbage?

You slice it in half all the way through and then lay on the cut side down and then thinly shred it.

Does cabbage give you gas?

Cabbage can give you excess gas, like other vegetables such as asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts and cauliflower.

Is this vegan?

This version isn't, but if you use a vegan butter alternative, this can be a delicious vegan side dish.

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Recipe

Sauteed cabbage in a round purple bowl.

Easy Sautéed Cabbage

By: Dannii Martin
Sautéed cabbage with garlic is a really simple and nutritious low carb side dish that will go with almost anything.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: British
Prep: 2 minutes mins
Cook: 13 minutes mins
Total: 15 minutes mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 91kcal
Allergens:
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Ingredients

  • 1 Savoy cabbage
  • 30 g (1 oz) Butter
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 2 Garlic clove - crushed
  • 2 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Finely shred 1 Savoy cabbage.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon Olive oil and 30 g Butter over a low heat.
  • Add the cabbage.
  • Cook over a low heat for 12-15 minutes, until the cabbage softens and starts to brown.
  • Add 2 Garlic clove, 2 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper. Mix well and continue to cook for further 1 minute.

Recipe Tips

  • Make sure to finely shred the cabbage so that it cooks quickly and gets nice and soft.
  • The key to perfectly cooked cabbage is cooking it low and slow.
  • For extra flavour you could add some grated Parmesan before serving.
  • You could also drizzle it with a tahini dressing when serving it up for more flavour.
  • Any easy way of adding a lot of extra flavour is by sprinkling some Everything Bagel Seasoning on top before serving.

Nutritional Information

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg

The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.

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Comments

  1. Tayler says

    November 08, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    5 stars
    I made this cabbage with dinner last night and it was fantastic! So flavorful and the perfect side for our meal.

    Reply
  2. Jen says

    November 08, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    5 stars
    I love how easy this is!! My family loved it!

    Reply
  3. Toni says

    November 08, 2022 at 2:22 pm

    5 stars
    I love this! Such a healthy and easy to make side dish!

    Reply
  4. Angela says

    November 08, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    5 stars
    Such a simple and delicious recipe! My family just loves this cabbage. Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  5. Katherine says

    November 08, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    5 stars
    Such a simple, tasty way to make the most of cabbage!

    Reply
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