Cabbage is a nutritious low cost vegetable and knowing how to make cabbage casserole improves the chances of adding it to a weekly meal plan. Cabbage casserole is a very hearty and filling casserole. This dinner is a good choice for cold nights. Cooking cabbage looks like a lot of work but in actuality it is one of the easiest meals you can make. Cabbage casserole can be served as a frugal meal and by changing the meat and other ingredients can take on a different taste and be served in subsequent weeks without burning the family out eating the same casserole repetitively.

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Cabbage casseroles are popular around Saint Patrick’s Day and are combined with corned beef in a variety of recipes. The famous holiday casserole can be prepared in a slow cooker, a Dutch oven, or on the stove top. Cabbage casserole is even more frugal if you grow your own cabbage. Continue reading for a cabbage casserole recipe and some variations on spicing up the vegetable. http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-101,corned_beef_cabbage,FF.html http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1612,157180-243201,00.html http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1927,154174-238202,00.html

• 1 medium cabbage, shredded
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/recipes/recipe13.php
• 2 medium apples, cored and sliced http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Cabbage-apple%20casserole
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Saute onion and celery in margarine until soft
3. Add ground beef, salt ,pepper, and rosemary. Cook until meat is no longer pink, stirring occasionally
4. When beef is completely browned, drain excess grease
5. Spread half the cabbage in a 2 quart dish. Cover with half the apples and all the meat mixture
6. Add the remaining cabbage and apple slices
7. Place in oven and bake for 1 hour

1. Mix the apples with cinnamon or nutmeg before adding to the dish. http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1946,137161-224202,00.html
2. Sprinkle casserole with Parmesan cheese when removing from the oven for a richer taste. http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1950,152189-232196,00.html
3. Leaves can be used whole, not shredded, using recipes for cabbage rolls but making layered casseroles instead.http://www.kraftrecipes.com/kf/recipes/easy-layered-cabbage-casserole-70231.aspx
4. Try ground pork with peppers, onions, and tomatoes in place of meat and vegetables named above. http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/45/Cabbage-And-Ground-Pork-Casser117125.shtml
5. A sweet and sour cabbage casserole uses ketchup, lemon juice, brown sugar and ginger ale for a sauce. http://www.foodreference.com/html/sw-sour-uns-cab-830.html
6. Use chicken breast and a cream of chicken soup for a lower fat version of cabbage casserole. To reduce the costs, make your own cream soup mix. http://www.recipezaar.com/Creamy-Chicken-Cabbage-Casserole-343471
7. By carefully choosing ingredients cabbage casserole can be eaten on a low carb or a diabetic diet. http://solitarydancer.wordpress.com/2006/05/04/cheesy-chicken-cabbage-casserole/