Chicken with Cabbage Recipe. Boneless chicken bites sautéed with garlic, onions, cabbage, and diced tomatoes.
Who doesn’t love a quick and easy weeknight meal? After a hard day of work, I know I do not want to come home and spend hours preparing a home-cooked meal.
That is what makes this chicken with cabbage recipe so fantastic. It has the comfort and taste of a home-cooked meal, and it is prepared in about 27 minutes.
In addition, this chicken with cabbage recipe is great for ahead-of-time meal preparation. Just double the recipe, and you will have a few more meals.
You could also stretch this chicken with cabbage recipe by using a larger cabbage. Keep the amount of chicken the same, but using more cabbage will allow more servings.
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How to Make this Chicken with Cabbage Recipe
Preparing the Chicken:
- Begin by cutting the boneless chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. In a large skillet, add in the olive oil and bring to a high heat.
- Next, add in the chicken and sauté on all sides until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
Preparing the Cabbage:
- Return the skillet to medium heat and add the garlic and onions, and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add in the cabbage, salt, and ground black pepper and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add the diced tomatoes, with liquid, and cook for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
Bringing the Chicken with Cabbage Recipe Together:
- Continuing of medium heat add in the cooked chicken and chicken broth.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, or until the cabbage is tender, making sure to mix occasionally.
How to Serve this Chicken with Cabbage Recipe:
- Serve the chicken with cabbage recipe as the main entre with a side of rice, quinoa, couscous, or roasted potatoes.
The Recipe
Chicken with Cabbage Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 boneless chicken breasts about 1 lb. cut into bite size pieces
- 1 small cabbage cored and chopped
- 1 can diced tomatoes 15-16 oz.
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- ¼ cup chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
Instructions
Preparing the Chicken:
- Begin by cutting the boneless chicken breasts into bite sized pieces. In a large skillet add in the olive oil and bring to a high heat.
- Next, add in the chicken and sauté on all sides until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
Preparing the Cabbage:
- Return the skillet to medium heat and add in the garlic and onions and sauté for 2 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add in the cabbage, salt, and ground black pepper and sauté for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
- Next, add the diced tomatoes, with liquid, and cook for 5 minutes, mixing occasionally.
Bringing the Recipe Together:
- Continuing of medium heat add in the cooked chicken and chicken broth.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, or until the cabbage is tender, making sure to mix occasionally.
To Serve:
- Serve the chicken with cabbage recipe as the main entre with a side of rice, quinoa, couscous, or roasted potatoes.
Invent Your Recipe
Nutrition
Invent Your Recipe
I enjoy boneless chicken breasts the most with this chicken with cabbage recipe, however, I have used boneless pork loin and London broil before as substitutes, and have been happy with the result.
You could even use shrimp, scallops, or calamari if you wanted to make this a seafood dish.
For the tomatoes, I prefer fresh, diced plum tomatoes; however, canned diced tomatoes are also inexpensive and easy to use.
I have also used sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, and roasted red peppers in this chicken and cabbage dish. I encourage you to try a variety of ingredients to pair with the chicken and cabbage.
For more flavor and nutritional diversity in this chicken with cabbage recipe, you could add one of several vegetables, including Swiss chard, kale (add some cooking time), escarole, eggplant, zucchini, green beans, and peas, to name a few.
Really, the list of vegetables is endless. Use what you have in the house, or try some new combinations of vegetables. The main thing is to have fun and enjoy.
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