GRANDMOTHER'S POLISH CABBAGE AND NOODLES

Grandmother's Polish Cabbage and Noodles image

This is a Polish recipe that my grandmother made, and it is easy and delicious. Add more butter if needed. Use ham or kielbasa.

Provided by Debbie

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Polish

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

¼ cup butter
1 head cabbage, cored and chopped
1 large onion, diced
1 (12 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
2 tablespoons water
1 ½ cups cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces
2 pinches white sugar, or to taste

Steps:

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir cabbage and onion until very tender, about 30 minutes.
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta until tender but still slightly firm, about 12 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
Stir water and cooked ham into cabbage mixture; heat through. Thoroughly mix in sugar.
Gently stir bow tie pasta into the ham and cabbage and heat through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 617.7 calories, Carbohydrate 82.3 g, Cholesterol 58.8 mg, Fat 23.1 g, Fiber 10.9 g, Protein 24.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 708.9 mg, Sugar 14.3 g