Pressure Cooker Cabbage and Noodles

Pressure cooker cabbage and noodles in your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Crockpot Express is great! Add a bit of bacon and it takes it to the next level. If you love Haluski but want it done faster this is it!

Ninja Foodi Cabbage and Noodles

It’s also on our list of favorite Ninja Foodi recipes. It works if you have a Crock Pot Express pot too. We added plenty of bacon too but of course if you want a vegetarian version you could skip that.

We love using this green head of vegetable with all the things. It is inexpensive and so versatile well beyond just eating it at St. Patricks Day for sure.

Instant Pot Cabbage and Noodles

This is essentially a Haluski recipe, made quick. You may or may not have heard of this name since it didn’t originate in the U.S. but is basically these main two ingredients. Adding meat is optional of course but gives the overall dish great flavors.

1. Pressure cooker
   1. if you have an Instant Pot I HIGHLY recommend you get a non stick pot as you see below
2. Flat wooden spatula
   1. helps you deglaze your pressure cooker after cooking your bacon
3. Small head of cabbage
4. Bacon or Kielbasa – optional I suppose but it’s a must for us
5. Chicken broth – or beef broth or even water
6. Extra wide egg noodles – style I prefer
7. Soy sauce
8. Garlic salt
9. Chili powder
10. Black pepper – optional

Instant Pot Haluski

You may have heard it called this. Most times it uses slices of kielbasa, cabbage and not always noodles.

Cabbage Side Dish

Like I said, we started by making pressure cooker fried cabbage and that inspired this recipe.

• I wanted to add noodles to make it a bit heartier and that hit the spot. I made this a few times so everything would be PERFECT before sharing it with all of you.

You must layer ingredients in this way in order for the egg noodles to become perfectly tender. If not, they won’t get enough hot liquid and steam around them to soften up.

Now that we have it perfected it’s a family favorite.

• Start with sauteeing the bacon with a little olive oil. Then deglaze your pot with a bit of your broth. Turn your pot off at this time so it doesn’t overheat.

Cabbage and Egg Noodles

Now chop the end off your head of cabbage. Discard this as well as the very top leaves, those are usually a bit wilted while sitting at the grocery store. (if you have a mulch pile outside throw them in there instead)

Then slice it and cut it into cubes like this.

• Now it’s time to add your extra wide egg noodles into your pot like you see here.
• Putting them in with the little bit of broth and bacon grease, then covered with cabbage, will soften and cook noodles perfectly.

Then your cabbage pieces go on top of that.

• Sprinkle your soy sauce and all your spices on top of that. You could add pepper to taste if you like. It isn’t my favorite spice but my Grandmother loved it. DO NOT STIR!

Then close your lid and you just need 3 minutes on high pressure to be perfect!

Pasta and Cabbage

Once the time is up make sure you IMMEDIATELY  do a quick release. If you wait even 1 more minute the cabbage will become much softer. I don’t like mine anywhere close to super wilted and mushy. 3 minutes is absolutely perfect I tell you.

Looking for other pressure cooker recipes?

• This Instant Pot stuffed cabbage casserole is amazing.
• Pressure cooker cabbage soup is a must make.
• Easy Instant Pot corned beef and cabbage is perfect for the holidays.

We have other simple cabbage recipes like Crockpot cabbage and sausage recipe for you to try.

You can print recipe here. Full nutrition information is listed below too. You could skip the soy sauce if you need to decrease the mg sodium in this cabbage recipe.