CABBAGE, BACON AND POTATO SKILLET
This easy skillet meal is one your family will love, great for a busy night and it reheats well!
If you are fan of cabbage recipes, you will want to try this delicious Cabbage Fiesta Soup! It has many 5 star reviews and it’s terrific on a cold day. We love it with this delicious Garlic Parmesan Quick Bread from Front Porch Life Magazine!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This Cabbage, Bacon and Potato Skillet is a quick and easy comfort food dish. We love cabbage and adding bacon and potatoes just makes this vegetable even better. You can’t beat this with a big old hunk of cornbread on a cold night. Plus this dish could be a main dish or a side dish. It would be a great side to pork chops!
SWAPS
We use tumeric and cumin in this recipe, but you can always switch out the spices. That is what makes this dish versatile; you could add minced garlic, paprika, etc. Just add the spices you are a fan of, but we love it this way. If you are a not a fan of onions, leave them out! We use any potatoes in this dish.
Oh, my goodness another home run!
I am Indian—-I only have a handful of Indian recipes I make but turmeric is fairly common in this cuisine. So I was pleasantly surprised to see it used here! I had 2 slices of bacon so I also threw in some diced ham but followed the recipe from there. The smell was amazing—it really did have an Indian flair to it. I didn’t use cabbage a lot before but am happy to be using it as it is good for you and soaks up flavor so well. I almost added a bit of liquid to help the potatoes cook (not used to cooking them on the skillet) but that wasn’t necessary. Again, an incredible and versatile recipe! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐TIP
You can use ham in the place of the bacon. If you read the comments you will see a few people have done that and loved it. This is a versatile recipe, make it your own and enjoy it!
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STORING, REHEATING & SERVING SIZE
Store in the refrigerator, reheat in the microwave and this makes about 6 servings. Yes, this recipe can be doubled.
Cabbage, Bacon and Potato Skillet
Ingredients
- 5 to 6 slices bacon
- 3 tablespoons olive oil or leftover bacon drippings
- 4 carrots scraped and thinly sliced
- 1 onion peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 4 tablespoons butter Optional
- 1/2 head cabbage chopped or shredded
- 4 to 5 potatoes peeled and cubed
Instructions
- Cook bacon, remove from skillet, drain and set aside. Saute onions and carrots until tender in bacon drippings or olive oil. Stir in butter, cabbage, salt, pepper, cumin, and turmeric. Cook uncovered about 20 minutes on medium heat stirring a couple times
- Add potatoes, cover and simmer until potatoes are cooked or about another 20 minutes. Crumble bacon slices on top before serving. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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This is so delicious. I didn’t have tumeric so I replaced with dry mustard per Alexa . Incredible. My diced potatoes and cabbage need about double the time listed in the recipe. Maybe I missed something.
No, it’s always going to depend on the size of the potatoes, how hot “medium” heat is on your stove, etc. As long as it was done, that is all that matters.
I made this today and I have to say I’m very impressed. The cumin/turmeric combo is flavor genius. I’ll have to try more of your recipes. Thank you.
You’re very welcome! So glad it was a hit!
I made this for my husband and myself tonight as a main dish and we loved it. I asked him if he felt the meal was missing some kind of meat, but he said not at all, it was perfect as is. The cabbage, onions and carrots add a little sweetness, and we love potatoes as well; with bacon added, how can you go wrong?!! Will make again for sure!
YAY!! So glad it was a hit!
Made this tonight for St. Patty’s. It was SO good. Much better than the usual way I make cabbage. Thanks so much!
Hello. Just cooked this up for my mom and myself. We love it!
Oh, my goodness—-another home run!
I am Indian—-I only have a handful of Indian recipes I make but turmeric is fairly common in this cuisine. So I was pleasantly surprised to see it used here!
I had 2 slices of bacon so I also threw in some diced ham but followed the recipe from there. The smell was amazing—it really did have an Indian flair to it.
I didn’t use cabbage a lot before but am happy to be using it as it is good for you and soaks up flavor so well. I almost added a bit of liquid to help the potatoes cook (not used to cooking them on the skillet) but that wasn’t necessary.
Again, an incredible and versatile recipe!
Oh goodness, this is one of our favorites too! I am so glad you enjoyed it as well. Very happy to have you as a part of The Southern Lady Cooks Community 🙂
Can I make this in advance and then warm in a crockpot the next day? Limited oven space for Thanksgiving.
Yes, I see no reason why you couldn’t Andrea.
We all loved this recipe Thanks so much for sharing This is really good ,my family and I rate our suppers We all gave this a 5 Stars looking forward to trying more of your recipes . Again thanks !
Thank you, Donna! So happy to hear you all enjoyed the recipe and thank you for letting me know.
I just made this tonight, and I have to tell you it was amazing adding to my meal planning! Thank you!!
Thank you so much Janet. Happy you enjoyed the recipe.
This was amazing.So hard to find something different and delicious to cook and this recipe nailed it.Thanks from the Federer clan
I read this recipe and had to get up and go make it.. however, discovered I didn’t have bacon but did have some ham slices and used it.. now waiting for it to finish cooking so we can enjoy it.. know its gonna be good.. we both love cabbage…and the rest of the ingredients just never thought to put them together..never too old to learn new treats in the kitchen…
This was a big hit at our house this evening. Thanks for Sharing it with us. *.*
I will definitely try this next week; we are on a cabbage roll at our house and have it almost weekly in some form. Cabbage and apples and nutmeg was our last treat and it was scrumptious. Thanks!
Fried cabbage/noodles a family tradition. Adding potatoes takes it over the top. Thanks! Elaine
My husband will not eat cabbage so never fix it for myself.
You are missing out Linda. Cabbage is a wonderful healthy vegetable.
This looks so good. I love cabbage and it is so good for us. I will make this for sure.
I have made this for years except I put yellow squah in mying l add it half way though it don`t take long for summer squash to cook and this is so delish!!!