Halushki ( Buttered Cabbage and Noodles)

              Halushki or buttered noodles and cabbage( or its vegan alternative) is one of those recipes that the sum of its parts definitely creates a dish that tastes better than each of its parts alone. 

Eastern European Ethnic Recipe

My mother used to make this comforting Eastern European ethnic recipe when I was a growing up. It was a simple recipe, but we all loved it. In addition, it was very economical to make, very easy, and good for you.

Haluski is made with fresh green cabbage which is a nutritionally a dense power food with immune building antioxidants and a high fiber content.. Mixed with gluten free brown rice noodles (I get mine at Trader Joe's for $1.99 bag - organic and sodium free)  , it is one tasty dish and inexpensive too! As the Cookie Princess says in her post,"  It may not be the prettiest thing to look at but boy is it tasty" 


  Vegan Alternative
Although it is traditionally made with butter, I found that coconut oil works just as well. In fact, I tried it both ways , and each  was a little different but equally good.

 The cabbage has a very mild flavor in this dish. And although the recipe may seem a little heavy on the fat, the recipe makes a large casserole that could feed 10-12 people as a side dish. Divide the fat by 12 and it's not too bad

Low carb alternative
I haven't tried it yet with zoodles ( zucchini noodles), but I be it would be delicious as well as low carb. 

Ingredients:
1 medium cabbage, cored ( see picture below) and chopped
1 package of Gluten Free Noodles ( I got mine at Trader Joe's)
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 stick of butter ( or 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil)
salt and pepper to taste and any other herbs you like to taste

Directions:
Cook the noodles in salted water, drain and set aside.
Core and chop the cabbage ( see pics)
Chop the onion
In a large skillet, saute the onion and butter ( or coconut oil)  and add the chopped cabbage. Cook down, stirring constantly,  for about 5 minutes until cabbage is tender. Add the noodles and mix well together. Saute for another 5 minutes and serve. I seasoned mine with 21 Salute salt free seasoning with 21 herbs ( from Trader Joe's) If you don't have it, just use cracked pepper and salt.
   

Cut cabbage in half

Cut out the hard core

                                                 

                     Place cabbage and onions in large skillet and saute in butter or coconut oil                  

Mix in the gluten free cooked noodles in the skillet with the cabbage and onions

Place in a serving dish , grate raw carrot on top to give it a little color, and serve!

                                                 
       An interesting side note: A friend from the Ukraine told me that in her country they call stuffed cabbage by the name" Halushki.". So, I was curious and asked her what they call this buttered noodle and cabbage dish.. She replied, we call it " buttered noodles and cabbage".. so there you have it.

My Notes: 
I hadn't made this recipe in years, in fact I had never even remembered the recipe until I saw the recipe on  Secrets From The Cookie Princess ; my Secret Recipe Club partner for the month of July.

 The Cookie Princess,  has an incredible blog whose recipes really intrigued me. I was tempted by her Baked Zucchini Fries, her  Individual Baked Oatmeal Cups, and Crispy Quinoa Bites , but,  I couldn't resist making her Haluski ( buttered noodles and cabbage recipe, which brought back such fond memories from my childhood- so this is the recipe I chose to make for this month's club.

Do you make this? What do you call it? Leave a comment!


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