Cabbage With Cheese Sauce By Freda Recipes

CREAMY CHEESY CABBAGE CASSEROLE WITH RITZ CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Rinse head of cabbage under cool water first. Chop the cabbage into 1-inch squares or strips. Discard the hard core and end piece. READ RECIPE NOTES (A & B) BELOW.
• Place cabbage and chopped onion into a large casserole dish (9 x 13). Pour half a stick of melted butter over the cabbage. Mix well.
• Mix the soup, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a bowl. A whisk works well for this.
• Pour into the casserole dish and mix well with the cabbage.
• Mix the crushed crackers and cheese and pour on top of the soup mixture.
• Drizzle the remaining 1/2 stick melted butter on top of the cracker and cheese mixture. Bake at 350F for 30-40 minutes or until the cracker topping is crispy browned.

CHEESY CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook cabbage 5-7 minutes in salted water, drain well.
• Combine soup, milk, cheese, salt and pepper in large bowl.
• Microwave til cheese melts and is creamy. Stir occasionally.
• Fold in cabbage.
• Pour into 1-1/2 quart casserole dish.
• Mix cracker crumbs and melted butter.
• Sprinkle evenly over top.
• Bake in 350º over for 30-40 minutes til bubbly.

CHEDDAR CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large kettle or Dutch oven, cook cabbage in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain well. Add 2 tablespoons butter; set aside., In a small saucepan, melt 6 tablespoons butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., In a greased 3-qt. or 13x9-in. baking dish, place half of the cabbage. Pour half of the sauce over cabbage. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with cheese. Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until cheese is melted.

CABBAGE WITH CHEESE SAUCE BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. First; Make the White Sauce. In the skillet used for the Bacon over "Med. Heat", Melt the Butter with bacon drippings NOTE:(use 1/4 C fat total, including bacon drippings) Stir in the Flour, Blend well to make a paste. Gradually pour in the milk Stirring constantly. Continue to cook and stir until sauce is thickened and smooth; add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside
• 2. 2nd: Cut cabbage into wedges and cook covered in a small amount of salted water, until tender about 10 min. (or cook brussel sprouts in salted water till tender.)
• 3. Add: over Med Heat, Cheese to the sauce mixtue, Heat until melted. Place drained cabbage or Brussel Sprouts in a serving bowl or platter; Cover with Cheese sauce, Then Sprinkle with crumbled bacon. Serves 4 ENJOY.

CREAMY CREAMED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, blend milk, flour, butter, salt and pepper. Stir constantly until a thick white sauce has formed.
• In a separate medium saucepan over boiling water, steam cabbage until tender but firm.
• In a small baking dish, alternate layers of sauce, cabbage and Romano cheese.
• Bake approximately 30 minutes, until sauce and cheese are bubbly.

CABBAGE WEDGES WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut cabbage into 8 wedges, leaving a bit of the core on each to help hold eachpiece together.
• Bring a pot of water to boil and steam cabbage wedges, covered, until crisp-tender, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• Drain and remove the core, then set wedges in a greased 9x13" casserole.
• For the sauce, in a medium pot, saute green pepper and onion in butter until tender.
• Add flour, salt and pepper, stirring quickly, and cook until it gets bubbly.
• Add milk slowly, whisking, then cook and stir until sauce thickens.
• Pour over cabbage.
• Bake, uncovered, at 375 F for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix together cheese,mayo, and chili sauce; ladle over the cabbage wedges and return to oven for 5 more minutes.

ROASTED CABBAGE WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• heat the oven to 375˚
• lay cabbage slice on baking sheets, drizzle with 2 TBSP olive oil, sprinkle on the teaspoon of salt, roast 30-40 minutes or until it's cooked and browned
• remove, cool slightly, and chop with kitchen scissors to bite-sized pieces, removing the core if you desire, set aside while making cheese sauce
• in a small sauce over medium heat melt the butter
• when it's melted add the flour and cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes
• slowly add the milk, whisking constantly
• cook for 2-3 minutes more, stirring constantly
• when the white sauce/bechamel sauce is thickened add the cheese
• stirring until all the cheese is melted
• remove from heat
• taste and add salt and pepper as desired
• lightly butter a 2 qt baking dish
• add the cabbage and 3/4 of the cheese sauce, toss together
• pour remaining sauce over the cabbage
• cover and bake at least 10-15 minutes but you can continue baking for at least another 20, it's very forgiving