Thai Chicken with Cabbage Skillet
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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- What Else Can I Add to Chicken with Cabbage?
- Tips for Making this Chicken Cabbage Recipe
- Side Dishes that Pair Well with Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry
- How to Store Chicken and Cabbage
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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 for Thai Cabbage Chicken?
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.
How to Make this Chicken and Cabbage Recipe
Step 1: Make the Sauce – whisk together all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
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.
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.
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.
Leftovers: Leftover chicken with cabbage will keep refrigerated for up to 3-4 days in an airtight container.
What Else Can I Add to Chicken with Cabbage?
- 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.
Tips for Making this Chicken Cabbage Recipe
- Stir the cabbage and carrots constantly to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the skillet or burning.
- Season generously, making sure to add enough salt to bring out the flavors of the dish.
- If using a whole cabbage instead of a coleslaw mix, slice it in half through its core. Then, place the cut-side down on a cutting board, and slice the pieces as thinly as possible around the core.
- Reduce the heat if needed to prevent the skillet from becoming too hot and burning the cabbage.
- Cook the cabbage in batches if needed, allowing enough room to spread it out in an even layer in the skillet.
Side Dishes that Pair Well with Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry
This chicken and cabbage skillet pairs well with roasted vegetables or a fresh side salad. Here are a few options:
How to Store Chicken and Cabbage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. I don’t recommend freezing this recipe as it will become mushy and wilted once thawed!
Reheat your chicken and cabbage in the microwave for 1-2 minutes. Or, warm it in a skillet over low heat on the stove, stirring frequently.
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PrintThai Chicken and Cabbage Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: Thai
Description
Easy 20-minute chicken and cabbage skillet with ground chicken, coleslaw mix, carrots, and the most delicious peanut sauce.
Ingredients
- 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
- Whisk together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add chicken and sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for few minutes until heated through.
- 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
Delicious! Couldn’t find ground chicken so made it with ground turkey. This was easy and quick. It will definitely be a go to meal from now on.
I just made this and it is absolutely delicious! I topped with sriracha and even more delicious. Thank you!!!
Really yummy! Thanks for posting 🙂
Is a serving 1 cup?
Approximately yes , probably a little more like 1 1/4
This recipe is sooooo delicious. Added red pepper, onion and jalepeno to the skillet. Used almond butter and coconut aminos in the sauce and in turn omitted the honey. I will be making this again and again!
Thank you Emily! I’m so happy to hear that.
This was just a blissful meal! Easy to pref ahead and throw together. But best of all are the flavors! My husband said he LOVED it! I cut the peanut butter in half (only because I’m trying to keep the fat content down. I added red pepper and extra yellow onion (chopped). Everything else was exactly as the recipe states. I also served it with quinoa, again for healthier reasons. Many thanks for the recipe!
Just made this for lunch and it was yummy! I used half the peanut butter, but followed otherwise. Will DEFINITELY make this again!
Just made this recipe and it’s a hit with my family!! I added red peppers and spinach and served it with rice. So tasty! I love the peanut sauce and I love how easy it is. Next time I’ll add some peanuts on top for a little crunch. Thank you for sharing this recipe :))))
Can the cilantro be replaced with something else. My husband and sons are not fans of cilantro….
Hi Renee: Yes, you can use fresh basil instead.
I use flat leaf parsely.
Added noodles and a little Sriracha and it was delish!!
This is my new Thai go to! Hubby raved about this dish!
Thank you!
So delicious! Next time I’m going to double the sauce and add some rice noodles!
This recipe is delicious! I’ve made it several times now ????. Once I doubled it and didn’t have enough ground chicken so i added a pound of ground hot sausage. The little bit of heat just made it even better!
Love that! I bet hot sausage was so good in it. Thanks for the feedback Lynn. So glad you’re enjoying the recipe.
I’m trying to figure out what hot chili sauce you mean. It’s not in the pictures. Is it Siracha or chili garlic sauce?
It’s simply Sriracha or any other hot sauce.
Can you say amazing…. Thank you so very much for sharing this wonderful recipe.
This ones a keeper. ????
Thank you!
This was delish thanks!
I was ‘gifted’ a whole head of cabbage from my mom’s garden and had no idea what to do with it. ???? This was delicious as a quick lunch! Loved the sauce!
Thank you for feedback! So happy to hear you loved the salad.
Just made this for dinner today and it was AMAZING. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
I made this tonight and it was tasty, my toddler ate it too which is a real win. I think next time I’ll saite the cabbage for only 1-2 minutes as mine got soft, and add some bell pepper and peanuts for crunch. Thanks for your blog!
Thank you! So happy to hear you enjoyed it.
Love how it packs both protein and veggies. Plus, it’s really delicious. Thank you!
Thank you!
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