Easy 20-minute chicken and cabbage skillet with ground chicken, coleslaw mix, carrots, and the most delicious peanut sauce.

It’s such a good weeknight meal to serve with 4-Ingredient Roasted Garlic Green Beans.

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Chicken and Cabbage Skillet

With easy to prepare instructions, simple ingredients, and the most delicious flavor, this chicken and cabbage skillet will become your favorite go-to meal. It’s insanely easy and quick to make, not to mention it’s ready in one pan! So less clean up.

Also, it’s easy to customize to suit your diet or to simply use up whatever veggies you have on hand. 

It serves delicious on its own topped with cilantro and hot chili sauce. Or you can pair it with a refreshing cucumber salad for a balanced meal.

What Ingredients Do I Need?

Ground chicken, coleslaw cabbage mix, carrots, green onions, and cilantro.

For the peanut sauce, you’ll need peanut butter, soy sauce, garlic, honey, ginger, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Also neutral oil for cooking. 

To serve the chicken and cabbage, we love cilantro, hot chili sauce, and lime juice as a topping. But you can also add a light drizzle of reserved peanut sauce and more green onions.

ingredients for chicken and cabbage with carrots

What Else Can I Add?

  • Bell peppers
  • Edamame
  • Kale
  • Red cabbage
  • Peanuts or cashews – as a topping 

Also, you can swap out a bag of coleslaw mix for a small head of cabbage and a carrot. 

How to Make Chicken with Cabbage and Carrots

Step 1: Make the Sauce – whisk together all the sauce ingredients and set aside.

peanut sauce in a bowl

Katya’s TIP: Save time on prep and make the peanut sauce up to 3 days in advance. Keep refrigerated until ready to use. 

Step 2: Cook the Chicken – in a large non-stick skillet, heat some of the oil, about 1 tablespoon, and add the ground chicken. Cook until no longer pink while breaking up with a spoon. Remove to a bowl. Drain juices from the pan and wipe clean.

ground chicken in skillet

Step 3: Cook the Coleslaw – add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the skillet and when hot, add the coleslaw mix and carrots. Cook until the cabbage is tender-crisp, about 3-4 minutes or so, while stirring constantly. 

cabbage and carrots in skillet

Step 4: Combine – add the chicken and sauce to the skillet. Season to taste, with salt and pepper. Cook until everything is heated through. Stir in green onions and cilantro.

Serve topped with more cilantro, hot chili sauce, and fresh lime juice.

chicken and cabbage in skillet

Leftovers: Leftover chicken with cabbage will keep refrigerated for up to 3-4 days in an airtight container. 

Side Dishes that Pair Well

This chicken and cabbage skillet pairs well with roasted vegetables or a fresh side salad. Here are a few options:

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Thai Chicken and Cabbage Skillet

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  • Author: Katya
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 20 min
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: Stir-fry
  • Cuisine: Thai
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Description

Easy 20-minute chicken and cabbage skillet with ground chicken, coleslaw mix, carrots, and the most delicious peanut sauce.

Ingredients

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  • 3 Tbsp. neutral oil, such as avocado oil, divided
  • 1 lb. ground chicken
  • 16 oz. coleslaw cabbage mix
  • 2 medium carrots, grated
  • 2–3 green onions, sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, plus more for serving
  • Kosher salt and fresh black pepper
  • Hot chili sauce, for serving

Sauce

  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce (use tamari for gluten free)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp. honey
  • 1 Tbsp. freshly grated ginger
  • 1 Tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
  2. In a large non-stick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. When hot, add ground chicken and cook until no longer pink, breaking up the meat with a spoon. Transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Drain juices from pan and wipe clean.
  3. Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. When hot, add coleslaw mix and carrots and cook until tender-crisp, stirring constantly, about 3-4 minutes. If veggies begin to burn, reduce the heat. The goal here is to get the cabbage tender-crisp.
  4. Add chicken and sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for few minutes until heated through.
  5. Stir in green onions and cilantro. Serve topped with more cilantro and hot chili sauce. I also like to add a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 309
  • Sugar: 12.1 g
  • Sodium: 415.1 mg
  • Fat: 19.6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 19.1 g
  • Protein: 17.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 64.2 mg

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