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Country Cabbage

Recipe Ingredients

1 medium cabbage
3 strips of lean bacon (optional)
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
Head of Cabbage 1/2 medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste


Recipe Directions

Fry the three strips of bacon in kettle until crisp and remove from kettle.

Cook coarsely chopped green pepper and onion in remaining bacon drippings over medium heat until almost tender. Remove outer leaves from cabbage and slice in half and remove core.

Chop cabbage into large pieces and add to green pepper and onion; mix. Add salt and pepper and cook until tender, but do not overcook. Add the crumbled bacon, if using, to the cabbage after it is cooked.

Note: If you prefer, you may cook the onion and pepper in a kettle that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and add cabbage, salt and pepper and cook until tender.

Recipe makes four servings.

Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 25
Protein: 1g
Carbohydrates: 4g
Fiber: 1g
Sodium: 63mg



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