Tasty Southern Style Cabbage

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 62.3
  • Total Fat: 1.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.0 mg
  • Sodium: 95.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
  • Protein: 3.5 g

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Introduction

cabbage is steamed down and simmered with bacon for a nice meaty flavor. cabbage is steamed down and simmered with bacon for a nice meaty flavor.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 large head of cabbage
    5 slices of reduced fat center cut bacon
    2 teaspoons of granulated sugar
    .25 teaspoon black pepper
    .5 cup of water
    salt to taste

Directions

-chop and rinse the head of cabbage.
-in a large pot, cook the bacon until it is nice and crisp and remove from the pot. keep the bacon drippings in the pot.
-put the chopped cabbage in the pot with bacon drippings and pour in the water.
-chop bacon into bite sized pieces and put to the side.
-cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes.
-uncover the pot occasionally to turn and stir the cabbage making sure that all cabbage gets to the water in the bottom of the pot.
-add in sugar, black pepper, and as much salt as you desire to suit your taste.
-recover the pot and simmer for another 5 minutes
-add bacon pieces back into the cabbage just before serving.

makes about 8- 1/2 cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CJEANINE82.