Microwave Cabbage Soup Recipes

CHICKEN CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or a soup pot over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and cook until golden brown and no longer pink in the inside, about 10-12 minutes. Set aside on a chopping board and shred it with 2 forks.
• To the same pot add celery, carrots, green peppers, onions, and stir fry for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in shredded chicken, cabbage, marinara sauce, and chicken stock. Stir well and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.
• Add in frozen peas, garlic salt, garlic powder, and pepper, mix until well combined. Allow it to simmer for a few minutes more, just until peas are done.
• Garnish with fresh parsley, then pour into warm bowls and serve.

STEAMED CABBAGE RECIPE 2 WAYS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the sliced cabbage in a small microwave-safe casserole dish.
• Add 1/4 inch of water.
• Cover and microwave on high for 8 minutes. (If your microwave doesn't have a turntable, rotate the dish 1/4 turn halfway through cooking.)
• Drain the water from the dish.
• Add the butter and salt. Serve and enjoy.
• Fill a large pot with water and set a steam basket or metal colander on top of the pot. The water in the pot should be just below the basket.
• Bring the water to a boil, then add the sliced cabbage to the basket.
• Cover the basket with a lid and steam until the cabbage is tender and crisp. Most cabbage takes about 5 to 8 minutes. Some varieties like napa, bok choy, and savoy cabbage may only take 3 to 5 minutes. (If using a colander, be sure that you leave a little space so the steam can escape. Tilting the lid works quite well.)
• Remove the cabbage from the basket and add butter and salt.
• Serve and enjoy.

MICROWAVE CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• You will need a deep, heavy microwave safe cooking dish- such as a round Corningware casserole (no lid).
• Put butter in casserole and heat for 40 seconds on HIGH heat (or until melted).
• Add cabbage, onions, scallions, salt, pepper, and sugar.
• Cook on HIGH 4-6 minutes.
• Add the broth and cook on HIGH another 15 minutes.
• Add the warm milk (I remove the soup from the microwave and heat up the milk for 1 minute or so in a glass measure).
• Stir in the carrots and return to the microwave to heat on HIGH 3-4 minutes.
• Test for seasonings- add more salt, pepper, or sugar if needed to suit your tastes.
• You may need to adjust cooking times for your microwave- if cabbage is not tender enough yet, keep microwaving in 3-4 minute intervals on HIGH,stirring, until veggies are cooked to your liking.

HAM AND CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Spread out chopped ham on the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Set hash browns on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high power for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Potatoes should be thawed and feel slightly warm to the touch, but not be cooked. Set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onions until they are just starting to turn clear, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chopped cabbage and continue to cook, stirring often, until cabbage wilts down a little but is still crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in shredded raw carrots and microwaved hash browns, then add mixture to the baking dish.
• Wipe out the skillet and melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Combine all-purpose flour, salt, dry mustard, and white pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle flour and seasonings over the melted butter and stir, constantly, until flour and butter are well mixed and the mixture is bubbly, about 3 minutes. Allow to bubble for 1 minute, while stirring.
• Gradually pour in milk, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook, stirring, until the mixture boils and thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. If the mixture is too thick, stir in an additional 3 to 4 tablespoons milk. Remove from heat.
• Add half of the grated Cheddar cheese and stir until it is melted, then add the remaining half and repeat.
• Pour sauce over the casserole and top with crumbled bacon and cracker crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is bubbly and brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve warm.