Cabbage Casserole Redo.....Southern Comfort Food

                       Cabbage Casserole Redo....Southern Comfort Food

     A co-worker of mine told me about making Cabbage Casserole for holiday meals and how much her family loves it. The thing is, it has Velveeta Cheese and butter in the original a big no-no for me and my healthier eating lifestyle. The recipes I found for the original has about 260 calories and about 18 grams of fat per serving. I made a redo of it at Christmas but it needed more flavor in it. When I started to make it I decided to give  it a kick and my weapon of choice was Franks Red Hot Sauce. It gives it the tang that was missing! It was a last minute idea to post the recipe so the pics aren't so great. After I dug into it and tasted I had to share. So here is my recipe, thank you Mrs. R for the idea!

1 medium head of cabbage cut in chunks

2 cups of fat free lower sodium chicken broth

1 cup water

1 can of Healthy Request Cream of mushroom or Cream of Celery soup-your choice

1 cup of 2% Sharp Cheddar cheese shredded

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

2 Tablespoons of Franks Red Hot Sauce

Pepper to taste

1 Cup of Panko bread crumbs

Place cabbage in large sauce pan and with chicken broth and water. Cook on medium heat until translucent and fork tender. Do not over cook.

Remove cabbage from pan leave about 1/2 cup of liquid in pan. Add 1 can of condensed soup and whisk together. Then add cheese and other spices and hot sauce, whisk. Return cabbage to cream mixture and gently stir till coated. 

Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Pour cabbage mixture into baking dish and top with Panko. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until top is golden brown and sauce is bubbly. Enjoy!

Makes 8 (1 1/2) cup servings 

113 calories 

4 grams of fat