Haluski
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This Haluski recipe features fried cabbage and noodles plus kielbasa and lots of butter. It’s one of my go-to recipes for those busy weeknights as it’s a savory, satisfying side dish or entree that can be prepared in under 30 minutes.
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Easy Fried Cabbage and Noodles Recipe
This Haluski recipe is a wonderfully quick and easy one. All I need is 7 ingredients and about 25 minutes. With egg noodles, cabbage, loads of butter, plus kielbasa, I find this dish is Polish comfort food at its finest!
I sometimes serve this fried cabbage and noodle dish as the main course, thanks to the kielbasa, or serve it up as a side dish with or without the meat. It’s great in a pinch when I need something quick and satisfying for dinner.
There are many versions of haluski and Polish haluski is generally just fried cabbage and noodles. Slovak haluski is made with homemade noodles or dumplings and there are different versions from Hungary, Ukraine, and Russia as well.
Traditionally, it’s served as a side dish to fish and chips during Lent (but without the kielbasa). I always make it with added sausage, though, or sometimes bacon, so the cabbage absorbs that great flavor and gives the dish some extra oomph!
Haluski
Ingredients
- 8 oz. uncooked no-yolk egg noodles, I use the ½-inch wide, but any size works
- 6 tbsp salted butter, divided
- 6 oz. kielbasa, cut into small 1" pieces
- 1 large onion, chopped (about 2 cups)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 head green cabbage, (about 2 lbs.), core removed and cut into 1½" bite-sized pieces
- 1 tsp mustard, (spicy brown or Dijon), optional
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the egg noodles al dente, according to package instructions. Drain well and set aside.
- In a deep nonstick skillet, warm 2 tbsp of the butter over medium-high heat. Once bubbly, add in the kielbasa and sauté for about 3 minutes until browned and crisp; transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- In the same pan with the rendered kielbasa fat, add onions, garlic, cabbage, and 2 more tbsp butter. Reduce heat to medium and sauté, stirring frequently, until cabbage is tender, about 8 minutes (depending on how tender you like the vegetable.)
- Add the cooked noodles and kielbasa to the cabbage mixture, tossing to combine and heat through. Stir in the remaining 2 tbsp butter, the mustard (f using), and season with the salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
Did you make this? Leave a rating below!How to Make Haluski Step by Step
Cook the egg noodles: Cook 8 oz. of egg noodles in salted water, al dente, drain, and set aside.
Sauté the kielbasa: Warm 2 tbsp of butter in a pan and then sauté 6 oz. of kielbasa until it is browned and crisp. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the kielbasa to a plate.
Sauté the cabbage: Add 2 more tbsp of butter into the pan and add 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1 head of cabbage. Sauté the cabbage until it reaches your desired level of tenderness, stirring frequently. I usually cook mine for about 8 minutes.
Combine the ingredients: Add the cooked egg noodles and kielbasa back to the pan and stir to fully combine.
Heat through and serve: Heat through while stirring in the remaining butter and 1 tsp mustard, then season with salt and pepper. Enjoy!
How to Store
Fried cabbage and noodles are best enjoyed the day they’re prepared, but they can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Reheat on the stovetop for the best results, but the microwave works too.
What to Serve with Fried Cabbage and Noodles
Haluski with kielbasa makes a quick and easy dinner on its own. If you want to add a side dish, I recommend going for something light to balance out the heaviness of the dish, like a side salad or some roasted broccoli.
Fried cabbage and noodles on their own without the kielbasa make a great side dish for a variety of mains like baked chicken breast or fried fish. I’ll sometimes prepare pork chops, or even meatloaf, to pair with the haluski.
Top with a mixture of seasoned toasted breadcrumbs and sugar and take it to the next level :)
Delicious. I added chopped green pepper.
Absolutely delicious! This will definitely become part of my rotation!
Wow. The addition of the mustard is amazing. I totally forgot the garlic and adjusted the proportions to fit what I had. That meant extra kielbasa and homemade egg noodles. It was amazing. Quite possibly the best haluski I’ve ever had – with apologies to my Eastern European friends. The crisped slices of kielbasa mixed in rather than served separately makes both the sausage and the haluski better.
Made this tonight and my husband loved it. Very quick, easy delicious dinner. Used a good quality kielbasa and unsalted butter so it wasn’t too salty.
I don’t eat it myself but I made it for the first time for my boyfriend, he loved it! Very easy to make as well as very easy to navigate through the website. Thank you!!
This is absolutely delicious and easy! Have to say that it took longer to get a crisp on the kielbasa and we like our cabbage without the crunchy texture, so that took an additional 10 – 15 minutes. A definite keeper!
So tasty…a keeper. For once I didn’t have kielbasa in my freezer so I substituted a diced up bbq chicken….this was delicious to me and my husband…