One Pan Chicken and Cabbage
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
- 1½ 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
- 1½ 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!
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 1115mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 5559IU | Vitamin C: 93mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 3mg
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Does it matter if you use Savoy as opposed to normal cabbage?
I find Savoy cabbage is finer in texture.
Would anything change as far as cooking is concerned?
Love your recipes!
This recipe was really, really good. I only used half of the cabbage–maybe I bought one that was too big? I struggled to get it all in the pot. I served it over egg noodles.
Hi Vern, I’m glad you liked the recipe…
Just know that the cabbage cooks down. It may seem like too much for the pan, but it always reduces in volume!
Love all your recipes, but have not tried this yet. Can you use chicken breasts cut up in small pieces? Does that affect cooking time?
HI Lisa and thank you!
Yes you can use chicken breast pieces here and it will come out great!
Tim varies with size of pieces…. but not by much~!
Enjoy!
I used ground turkey instead of chicken and this is a very tasty dish
Hi Alice, great idea! Thanks for trying it out!
This was very good. Remindeded me of something you might stuff a squash with. I did add about half cup of rice 2 teaspoons of sugar and dried sage to taste. It’s a keeper.
I have a question about the seasonings. It appears they are applied to the chicken. But the final step says to mix in the seasoning. Are you also putting the same seasonings in the simmering pot?
This was a big hit! May add some small cubed potatoes next time.
Hi Jamie, so glad you liked the dish! Thanks for the tip for the potatoes – love it!
Hi Stella, made this today. Does it freeze well? Efkaristw.
Hi Karen, yes you can freeze this – sorry for the late reply!
I never knew cabbage could taste so good!
HI Wayno, I know right!!! Thanks for trying it out!
Do you like serving this with anything else? (ie. rice, potatoes or sweet potatooes, zoodles, etc.)
It sounds delicious, and I have everything to make it!! I love all of the recipes I have tried of yours (which is A LOT!). Thank you for sharing!!
Hi Brooke, that’s so awesome! Glad the recipes are resonating with you!
You can serve this with rice or zoodles for sure! Maybe mashed potatoes..?
There are no measurements for the seasonings and instructions are a bit vague for when to add them.
Quick and easy to make. Absolutely delicious! This meal went down really well with the men in my household, despite their initial scepticism about the lack of carbs – perfectly substantial.
Hi Ange, I agree with you! This is definitely substantial even without the carb! Thank you for the kind rating too!
Delicious, makes great leftovers for lunch as well.
Hi Jacky, love it for leftovers too! Thanks for the kind rating!
Thank you for this recipe! As we seek more healthy alternatives, we thought this one had fantastic flavor and was easy to make. I would definitely make this again!
Hi Frances, glad you guys liked it! Thanks for trying
Hi how much seasoning of each of the following:salt, onion powder, garlic powder + paprika?
Hi Jess, if i had to guess amounts – 1/2-1 tsp of each. I have a rule of thumb – 1 tsp salt per 1 lb of meat
Delicious! I only started to enjoy cabbage a few years ago as Cole slaw. This is my first time eating a meal with cooked cabbage and I loved it. I also made it with cut chicken breasts and it came out delicious.
HI Angela, Sound awesome! I’m also new to the cabbage appreciation team lol
can you use chicken breast?
Hi STacey, absolutely yes!