An incredibly simple, healthy and delicious way to serve your chicken and veggies.
If you love easy delicious meals that come together in one pan – you are currently in the right spot. My entire family loved this dish and I loved making it. It’s gluten free and has the protein and veggies come together in one pan for easy clean up.

If you don’t have green cabbage, you can use red/purple cabbage but the end result of color will change. You can also use chicken breasts instead of thighs if that’s what you have.

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One Pan Chicken and Cabbage
Ingredients
- 1ยฝ lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- salt, onion powder, garlic powder + paprika
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1 medium onion,, diced
- 4 cloves garlic,, minced
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 1 medium head green cabbage,, sliced thin
- 2 medium carrots,, coarsely grated
- 1ยฝ cups low sodium chicken broth
- 2 tsp paprika
- salt and pepper, to taste
- garnish: fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cut your chicken into small pieces. Season them generously with salt, onion powder and garlic powder.
- In a large deep skillet, heat the oil. Once hot, add in the chicken and cook for 6 minutes – or until browned on both sides. Next add in the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds and then the tomato paste too.
- Next mix in the cabbage shreds for a minute or two until coated and slightly wilted down, then mix in the carrot shreds and then finally add in the broth and seasonings. Bring to a simmer and lower the heat to continue the simmer cook, stirring occasionaly, for about 10-15 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated. Top with parsley and enjoy!
This was the perfect recipe for using up some left over ingredients in my mother’s pantry and freezer. It’s nothing I would have put together on my own but it was surprisingly good. My carrots were frozen slices and I left them as is, which I think I preferred over shredded. People who say it’s bland may not be “generously” seasoning the chicken as instructed. That’s where a lot of the flavor comes from and I think it helps with thickening the sauce as well. Would make again.
2 of my favourite ingredients, Cabbage and Chicken.
Well done Stella and thanks for all delicious recipes.
Hi Gwen, I’m so glad you liked the recipe! Thanks for coming back to leave a review!
Excellent.i love cabbage and chicken. Cooking them together is awesome. Thank you
Hi Pauline, I’m so glad you liked it!