Grandmother's Polish Cabbage and Noodles

Tender cabbage, bow tie pasta, and ham combine in an easy, quick, and hearty meal with Polish origins. It's a great next-day dish to use up ham leftovers.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 618 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir cabbage and onion until very tender, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Stir water and cooked ham into cabbage mixture; heat through. Thoroughly mix in sugar.

Step 4

Gently stir bow tie pasta into the ham and cabbage and heat through.