Vegan Cabbage Casserole
This vegan cabbage casserole is the perfect dairy-free, a meatless casserole that is also cholesterol-free and tasty. Traditional cabbage is made with lots of mayonnaise, cream of chicken soup. It is high in fat and cholesterol.
Cabbage is definitely one of my favorite vegetables, I never get tired of it. I’m always trying to incorporate it into recipes like Vegan Cabbage Soup, Vegan Southern Fried Cabbage, and Jamaican Steamed Cabbage.
Vegan Cabbage Casserole
Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable that is easy to prepare, cheap and is readily available to purchase from the supermarket all year round. Cabbage casserole is especially popular here in the South, it is served a lot at large gatherings and potlucks.
I decided to give traditional cabbage casserole a healthy makeover using a homemade vegan cheese sauce recipe that tastes amazing.
What Are The Ingredients For Vegan Cabbage Casserole?
- Cabbage – green or white cabbage will do, remove the outer leaves.
- Oil for sauteing– substitute with water or vegetable broth.
- Onion, Garlic, Green Onion – seasonings that add extra flavor.
- Vegetable Broth – steam or pan-fry your cabbage until tender.
Vegan Cheese Sauce
- Raw Cashew – substitute with sunflower seeds if you are allergic to nuts.
- Water – or vegetable broth for making your vegan cheese sauce.
- Coconut Milk – Adds a creamy flavor but won’t be overpowering.
- Red Bell Pepper – gives a nice orange color plus some extra Vitamin A, C, potassium, folate.
- Nutritional Yeast Flakes – try my favorite brands Frontier Herb’s Brand or Sari Foods.
- Onion – you can substitute with 1 teaspoon onion powder.
- Garlic – you can substitute with 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder.
- Salt – I used Himalayan pink salt.
How To Make Cabbage Casserole?
- Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Spray or brush a 9×13 casserole pan with oil and set aside.
- Remove outer leaves and discard, shred cabbage, place in a colander, and rinse. Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add onion and saute until soft, add garlic, green onion, and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Stir in Cabbage and add Italian seasoning and about 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Add 1/4 cup water and cover saucepan, and cook until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes depending on the size of the cabbage. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, wash and drain cashews, and add to a high-speed blender. Add water, coconut milk, red bell pepper, nutritional yeast flakes, onion, garlic, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.
- Spoon the cabbage in the prepared casserole pan. Pour the sauce over it and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Other Amazing Vegan Cabbage Recipes To Prepare
- Curry Cabbage
- Roasted Cabbage Steaks
- Cabbage Dumplings in Gravy
- 20 Amazing Vegan Cabbage Recipes
- Vegan Cabbage And Sausage
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Vegan Cabbage Casserole
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 medium cabbage
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable broth for cooking
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 stalks green onions chopped
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- salt
For The Cashew Cheese Sauce
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons coconut milk
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tablespoon onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Spray or brush a 9×13 casserole pan with oil and set aside.
- Remove outer leaves and discard, shred cabbage, place in a colander, and rinse. Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add onion and saute until soft, add garlic, green onion and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Stir in Cabbage and add Italian seasoning and about 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Add 1/4 water/vegetable broth and cover saucepan, and cook until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes depending on the size of the cabbage. Remove from heat. (Make sure all the liquid has evaporated, you can remove the lid after 5 minutes).
- Meanwhile, wash and drain cashews, and add to a high-speed blender. Add water, coconut milk, red bell pepper, nutritional yeast flakes, onion, garlic, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.
- Spoon the cabbage in the prepared casserole pan. Pour the sauce over it and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
This cheeze sauce is bang on and I’ve tried a few. This recipe is shockingly DEEEELICIOUS! My man likes it too. Gracias!
Elizabeth, I’m so happy you and your partner enjoyed it, I really appreciate your feedback.
Can I use frozen cabbage. I have cabbage in the freezer that I quartered, blanched and froze
Yes of course! go ahead & use up that cabbage.
This is my second time making this delicious recipe. Because I try to minimize extra fat, I water sauté the veggies and leave out the coconut milk. I also cook it in a dutch oven from stovetop to inside the oven and it comes out great. I love this recipe – thank you!
Glad you love it. thank you for trying out my recipes.🥰
Thanks for this. I’ve adopted a whole-food plant based (WFPB) diet a little more than a year ago and have been experimenting with a number of WFPB recipes. Definitely going to add this one to me recipe book. Cabbage has become one of my go-to vegetables as a side dish. Along with spinach, I have some with almost every dinner meal. This recipe allows me to make it the main dish.
I did make this recipe. It looked a lot different than your picture of the finished product. Can you tell me what the orange looking ingredient is that is at the very top of the casserole?
Thanks
Thats vegan cheese. I added some sprinkled-on top to make it look as close to a casserole as i could. it is optional if you have a favorite vegan cheese brand but i personally would just leave it out. some sprinkled on top just made for a nicer photo don’t you think? 😊
Oh my gosh, this is completely delicious!! Thank you so much. I had been searching and searching for easy, but tasty recipes to use the abundance of cabbage I have!
Rache, We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for taking the time to let us know. It’s always great to hear when our recipes help people put their ingredients to good use. Cabbage can be a versatile and nutritious ingredient, and we’re glad we could provide a recipe that you found easy and delicious. We hope you continue to enjoy trying out new recipes and discovering new ways to enjoy your ingredients.
We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the recipe so much! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. It’s always great to know that our recipes are being put to good use and helping people with their culinary needs. We’re glad that you found this recipe to be both easy and tasty, and that it was able to help you put your abundance of cabbage to good use. Thank you for trying out our recipe, and we hope you’ll continue to enjoy more of our recipes in the future!
I just like the texture of this recipe ❤️❤️
Thank you
SO excited I found your website. This recipe is DELICIOUS! Looking forward to making so many of your recipes.
GS, thank you for your feedback. I’m so happy you found my website and found this recipe delicious!
Ooooh! We loved this casserole!!!
Thank you Pat for your feedback, I really appreciate it.