Beef and Cabbage Bowls (30-Minute Meal)

Perfect for busy weeknights, cabbage bowls are a quick and tasty take on a classic cabbage roll. Packed with flavor and made with simple nourishing ingredients, this will become a staple 30-minute dinner in your home!

My Favorite Meal for Busy Weeknights

As a busy mom, skillet meals are one of my favorite ways to get dinner on the table fast! Along with cottage pie and Salisbury steak, these cabbage bowls are one of my go-to one-dish meals.

They’re packed with meat, veggies, and even bone broth for a nourishing, well-rounded dinner the whole family loves. They’re great served over rice, but on extra busy nights we enjoy them just by themselves.

What Makes this One-Dish Meal Special?

• Hearty 30-minute dinner made with simple kitchen staples.
• Healthy recipe the whole family will love!
• Perfect budget meal using ground beef, cabbage, and other affordable ingredients.

Ingredients

• Ground beef – If you prefer, you can use ground turkey or pork instead.
• Medium cabbage head – You can substitute two bags of shredded coleslaw mix instead.
• Canned diced tomatoes
• Tomato sauce
• Bone broth – You can substitute regular beef broth or even water if you need to.

Tools Needed

• Large sauté pan with lid – For this recipe, I recommend using a stainless steel pan rather than cast iron. Unless your cast iron is extremely well seasoned, the acidity of the tomato sauce can break down the cast iron seasoning as it’s simmering.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1: In a large saute pan, brown the beef and diced onions. Then add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Step 2: Now stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bone broth, paprika, salt, and pepper and bring to a slow simmer.

Step 3: Then place the shredded cabbage on top (don’t stir it in), place the lid on the pan, and cook until the cabbage is wilted, about 8 minutes.

Step 4: Finally, stir in the cabbage and simmer on low heat until you’re ready to serve.

If you’re looking for more easy dinner ideas, check out my healthy chicken and gravy and cheesy ground beef sweet potatoes!

Tips for Success

Don’t drain the fat – You don’t want to lose all that delicious flavor! Besides, fat-free is no longer considered the healthiest choice.

Use rich broth – Homemade bone broth gives this dish a richness and depth of flavor you can’t mimic with store-bought ingredients. However, if you don’t have any, it’s still delicious with store-bought broth or even water.

Let it simmer – It’s delicious served right away, but if you have a few extra minutes to let it simmer, the flavors will become richer and more complex.

FAQs

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Beef and Cabbage Bowls (30-Minute Meal)

Perfect for busy weeknights, 30-minute cabbage bowls are packed with flavor and made with simple nourishing ingredients.

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Course: Clean Eating Dinner Recipes

Cuisine: Polish

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 362kcal

Author: Violet Parcha

Equipment

• Large saute pan

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 medium cabbage head shredded
• 1 onion diced
• 2 14.5 cans of diced tomatoes
• 1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
• 1 cup bone broth
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

• In a large sauté pan, brown the meat and onion over medium heat.
  2 pounds ground beef, 1 onion
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  4 garlic cloves
• Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bone broth, paprika, salt, and pepper and bring to a slow simmer.
  2 14.5 cans of diced tomatoes, 1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce, 1 cup bone broth, 1 tablespoon paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper
• Place the shredded cabbage on top (don't stir) and place the lid on the pan. Cook until the cabbage begins to wilt, approximately 8 minutes.
  1 medium cabbage head
• Remove the lid and stir the cabbage into the rest of the mixture.
• Simmer on low heat until you're ready to serve.

Notes

Substitutions

• Ground beef – substitute ground turkey or pork
• Cabbage head – substitute 2 bags of coleslaw mix
• Bone broth – substitute regular beef broth or water 

Store

• Refrigerate up to 5 days
• Freeze 2-3 months

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1089mg | Potassium: 900mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 894IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 5mg

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