Sauteed Cabbage and Peppers

Sauteed cabbage and peppers is an awesome side that’s full of flavor! This dish is comfort food at its finest!

When you want a delicious crowd pleaser, sauteed cabbage and peppers is an awesome choice. We combine cabbage, peppers, and onions with bacon and a few simple seasonings to create this hearty dish! It’s easy enough to serve for everyday meals and also perfect for holiday and special occasion meals. Enjoy!

Let’s talk about cabbage!

Almost every time I make a cabbage dish, I ask myself why I don’t make them more often. Cabbage is inexpensive, easy to work with, and enjoyed by my whole family! It’s also an awesome keto food choice. One cup of chopped green cabbage contains about 3 net grams of carbs. For comparison, one cup of chopped red cabbage contains about 5 net grams of carbs. One of my favorite things about cabbage is how easy it is to incorporate into dishes. You can use it raw, either chopped or shredded, to make delicious coleslaws or salads. For cooking, you can boil, braise, grill, roast, saute, or steam cabbage. Cabbage can be the star in all kinds of dishes, such as with this dish or to make dishes such as egg roll in a bowl. It can also be added to soups, stews, and casseroles.

What other ingredients go into our sauteed cabbage and peppers?

We start this dish by sauteing up some bacon. You can use either regular or thick sliced bacon. We then use our bacon grease to saute our bell peppers and onions. I used a red and yellow pepper because it’s what I had on hand, but you can use any color or color combination of peppers you’d like. For my onion, I used a yellow onion, but you can use a white or red onion if you’d prefer. I like to cook my peppers and onions just until they start to soften. Although most tamari is gluten free, you’ll want to read your nutritional labels to ensure yours is. For seasoning, we add garlic powder, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. I love the hint of smoky flavor from the smoked paprika, but you can use regular paprika if you’d like.

What are some ways I can serve sauteed cabbage and peppers?

You have some awesome low carb options for serving this dish. It’s a great side for most any lunch, brunch, or dinner meal. This dish pairs nicely with all kinds of meats including beef, chicken, pork, and seafood. You can serve it with burgers, brats, grilled chicken, keto sandwiches, or lettuce wraps. It also pairs nicely with roasts, steaks, and seafood mains. You can also serve it with pulled pork or with keto meatloaf. This dish is a fun side to serve with keto tacos or fajitas in place of the usual side of peppers and onions. If you’d like to make this dish into a main dish, you can toss in some cooked chicken or shrimp. Yum! If so, you can always add a side of keto biscuits, chaffles, or English muffins to complete your meal.

Here are some chicken mains that would pair perfectly with this dish!

Baked Keto Chicken Tenders

Everything Bagel Baked Chicken

Lemon Herb Baked Chicken Leg Quarters

Low Carb Dill Pickle Brined Chicken Drumsticks

Helpful Hints:

*You can use any color or color combination of bell peppers you’d like.

*This dish reheats well in the microwave or in a saucepan or skillet on the stovetop.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Large skillet
• Large stockpot
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

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