Here’s a simple, hearty Chicken and Cabbage Casserole—comfort food style, but still fairly light and nutritious.
🍲 Chicken and Cabbage Casserole
🧾 Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded or cubed)
- 1 medium cabbage (chopped)
- 1 onion (sliced)
- 2–3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 cup carrots (optional, sliced or grated)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ cup milk or cooking cream (optional for creaminess)
- 1–2 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika or chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp dried oregano or thyme
- ½–1 cup shredded cheese (optional topping)
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Prep the base
- Heat oil in a pan
- Sauté onion + garlic until soft and fragrant
2. Cook the cabbage
- Add chopped cabbage (and carrots if using)
- Cook 5–8 minutes until slightly softened
3. Add chicken
- Stir in cooked chicken
- Add salt, pepper, paprika, herbs
4. Make it saucy
- Pour in chicken broth
- Add milk/cream if using
- Simmer 5 minutes so flavors combine
5. Bake it
- Transfer everything to a baking dish
- Top with cheese (optional but tasty)
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20–25 minutes until golden
💡 Tips
- For a lighter version: skip cheese and cream
- For more flavor: add a splash of soy sauce or lemon juice
- For low-carb diets: this dish is already very carb-light
- You can also cook it fully on the stovetop if you don’t want to bake
🥗 Why it works well
- High in protein (chicken)
- High in fiber (cabbage)
- Filling but relatively low calorie
- Easy one-pan style meal
If you want, I can also turn this into:
- 🔥 spicy desi-style version (with cumin, chili, garam masala)
- 🧀 cheesy creamy casserole (more comfort-food style)
- 🥗 weight-loss version under 400 calories per serving
