This page rounds out the cabbage collection with five slow-cooker dishes that range from simple vegetables to noodle bowls and hearty soup. Each one uses cabbage in a different way, from layered wedges and ribbons to chopped stew and a cabbage-roll style soup.
The recipes below focus on straightforward assembly and patient cooking, with a few finishing steps that help the flavors come together. Several use layering, while others rely on a final stir or a brief noodle cook to finish the dish.
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- Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient Cabbage and Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup
- Slow Cooker Amish Cabbage Noodles
- Slow Cooker Cabbage and Noodles
- Slow Cooker Cabbage Stew
Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient Cabbage and Potatoes
Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient Cabbage and Potatoes layers cabbage wedges, potato chunks, and sliced onion in a slow cooker, then finishes them with butter, salt, pepper, and water. The cabbage is cut into thick wedges with part of the core attached so the pieces hold their shape, and the potatoes form the base under the onion and cabbage.
After the vegetables are arranged, the butter is dotted over the top and a little water is poured around the edges so the seasoning stays in place. The dish cooks until the potatoes are fork-tender and the cabbage is soft, then the broth is tasted and adjusted before serving warm.
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Slow Cooker Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup
Slow Cooker Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup brings together browned ground beef, onion, garlic, chopped cabbage, carrots, broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and uncooked rice. Brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, thyme, and a bay leaf give the soup the familiar cabbage-roll character without any rolling or stuffing.
The beef is browned first, then the onion and garlic are softened in the skillet before everything goes into the slow cooker. Once the ingredients are mixed, the soup cooks until the rice is tender and the vegetables are soft, and the bay leaf is removed before the final seasoning check.
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Slow Cooker Amish Cabbage Noodles
Slow Cooker Amish Cabbage Noodles keeps the ingredient list very short: sliced cabbage, wide egg noodles, melted butter, and black pepper. The cabbage is cut into ribbons after removing the outer leaves and coring, then the slow cooker is lightly greased with butter before the layers go in.
Half the cabbage, noodles, butter, and pepper are layered first, then the same sequence is repeated with the remaining ingredients. The dish cooks covered without opening the lid initially, and afterward it is gently tossed so the noodles and cabbage combine before continuing until tender.
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Slow Cooker Cabbage and Noodles
Slow Cooker Cabbage and Noodles combines thinly sliced cabbage and onion with butter, olive oil, broth, and wide egg noodles. Garlic powder, paprika, and optional caraway seeds add seasoning, while soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce can deepen the flavor before the slow cooking begins.
The cabbage and onion are layered directly in the cooker, then coated with the melted fats and seasonings before the broth is poured in. After the cabbage softens, the noodles are cooked separately until just al dente, stirred into the slow cooker, and warmed again so everything comes together evenly.
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Slow Cooker Cabbage Stew
Slow Cooker Cabbage Stew builds a vegetable-forward meal from onion, garlic, cabbage, carrots, celery, diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, and white beans. Thyme, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and a bay leaf season the pot, giving the stew a simple but layered profile.
The onion and garlic are first softened in olive oil on the stovetop, then transferred to the slow cooker with the remaining vegetables, broth, and seasonings. The stew cooks until the vegetables are tender, and the white beans are stirred in during the last 30 minutes before the bay leaf is removed.
