Slow Cooker Green Cabbage (w/ Bacon)

white bowl filled with slow cooker cabbage with a striped napkin on a blue background

Slow Cooker Green Cabbage (w/ Bacon)

Yes, you can cook a whole head of cabbage in the slow cooker and it comes out silky, tender, and full of flavor! With just 5-ingredients including green cabbage and bacon, this easy slow cooker cabbage recipe is mostly hands-off, yet still full of flavor.

Course Side Dish

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword cabbage, Crockpot, Slow Cooker

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings

Calories 304

Author Robyn Conley Downs

Equipment

Ingredients

1 medium head cabbage, cored and sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup water
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled

to add at the end:

3 tablespoons butter

Instructions

To a 6-quart slow cooker, add the cabbage, salt, water, cider vinegar, and bacon (if using) stirring to combine.
Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours, or until the cabbage is very tender. If possible, quickly stir the cabbage once during the cook time. Otherwise, do not uncover during this time.
Turn the slow cooker off. Uncover and stir in the butter. Taste and add additional salt, vinegar, or butter if desired.

Notes

For more ingredients & substitutions, see blog post above.

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