Straightforward and scrumptious methods to make use of up that leftover cabbage!

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5 Straightforward Methods To Use Up Cabbage (VIDEO)

In the event you received a leftover half head of cabbage after maybe making corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Days, no worries! I’ve 5 concepts that Serena and I usually use when we’ve additional cabbage available (and I even purchase an additional head particularly for these recipes.)

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1) Make a Wedge Salad
Serena’s invention and my favourite strategy to get pleasure from leftover cabbage! Roasted cabbage wedges change the standard iceberg lettuce on this Roasted Cabbage Wedge Salad (by way of our visitor publish for Linsday @ The Lean Inexperienced Bean.)

2) Roast Your Cole Slaw
As with all veggies, roasting make cabbage candy and caramelized. Roasted up your cabbage slaw (throw in some shredded carrots, too) and use it instead of your uncooked cabbage in your favourite slaw recipe. Or use in tacos or in fried rice (recipe under.)

3) Shred and Add to Soup
Give canned soup an additional punch of vitamins by including in a cup or so of shredded cabbage and warmth. Or do that fast Cabbage Soup with Asian Dumplings.

4) Combine Into Pasta
Sauteed with onions, shredded cabbage nearly “melts’ down right into a sauce. Toss with pasta and Parmesan cheese for a straightforward however hearty dish.

5) Add to Fried Rice
That is my different go-to, on-the-fly, fast dinner recipe. I exploit Uncle Ben’s Prepared Rice and toss in shredded cabbage with carrots, eggs and soy sauce—->Cabbage Carrot Fried Rice.

Some diet information: 

• 1 cup uncooked cabbage = 33 mg vitamin A + 87 mg vitamin C + 2 g fiber + 5 g carbs = 22 energy
• 1 cup cooked cabbage =  120 mg vitamin A + 60 mg vitamin C + 4 gm fiber + 8 g carbs = 46 energy

Thumbs up or thumbs right down to cabbage? Will you be making corned beef and cabbage for St. Patty’s Day? How do you utilize your leftover cabbage?