Grandmother's Polish Cabbage and Noodles
Description
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.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter
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1 head cabbage, cored and chopped
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1 large onion, diced
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1 (12 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
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2 tablespoons water
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1 1/2 cups cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces
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2 pinches white sugar, or to taste
Directions
1
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir cabbage and onion until very tender, about 30 minutes.
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.
3
Stir water and cooked ham into cabbage mixture; heat through. Thoroughly mix in sugar.
4
Gently stir bow tie pasta into the ham and cabbage and heat through.