Got a head of cabbage and don't know what else interesting to cook with it? Tired of soups, don't feel like making stuffed cabbage, and zrazy take too long. It's time to treat yourself and your loved ones to something new. Here are 20 recipes for cabbage pie baked in the oven – take your pick!
1. Cabbage Pie with Ready-Made Puff Pastry
It's best to get two packs at once – it's easier to calculate the proportions that way.
You will need:
For the dough: 2 packs of puff pastry.
For the filling: 1 cabbage, 7 eggs, 130 g butter, 3 tbsp salt.
Preparation: Finely chop the cabbage, sprinkle with salt, mash well with your hands, and let it sit. Hard-boil 6 eggs, chop them finely, and mix with the cabbage. Finally, add the melted butter.
Roll out the thawed pastry to fit your baking sheet. Lay down one sheet, then the filling, and then the second sheet. Pinch the edges well, brush the pie with egg, and sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Cabbage and Herb Pie
One of the simplest and quickest pie recipes in our selection.
You will need:
For the dough: 1 cup flour, 7.5 tbsp sour cream, 2 tbsp mayonnaise, 4 eggs, 5 tbsp butter, 2 tsp baking powder, 3 tsp sugar.
For the filling: 600 g cabbage, 1 onion, a bunch of parsley and dill, spices.
Preparation: Boil 2 eggs and dice them, chop the herbs, and thinly shred the cabbage. Sauté the cabbage with chopped onion for about 20 minutes over medium heat in 2 tbsp butter. Add the herbs, boiled eggs, 1 tsp sugar, spices, and let cool.
Mix flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder separately. Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, eggs, and butter separately. Combine them, knead the dough, pour half into a mold, spread the filling, and pour the remaining half. Bake the pie in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
3. Cabbage Pie with Soured Kefir
Soured milk will also work, but you might need a little more flour.
You will need:
For the dough: 450 ml kefir, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup flour, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 1 egg.
For the filling: 200 g cabbage, spices.
Preparation: Mix kefir with oil, egg, sugar, salt, slaked soda, and sifted flour. Briefly sauté the finely shredded cabbage with spices. Pour half of the dough into a mold, spread the filling, and pour the second half. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
4. Cabbage and Leek Pie
Young cabbage is best for this recipe!
You will need:
For the dough: 280 g flour, 130 g butter, 200 ml cream, 40 g Parmesan.
For the filling: 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 500 g cabbage, 2 leek stalks, 40 g Parmesan, 2 eggs, 1 yolk, spices.
Preparation: Chop the butter and mix with flour until crumbly, add half of the Parmesan and cream, knead the dough, and refrigerate for half an hour, covered with cling film. Sauté the chopped leek in vegetable oil and braise it with shredded cabbage for 20 minutes.
Roll out the dough, place it in a mold, form edges, sprinkle with dry peas on parchment paper, and bake for 15 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. Remove the peas and bake the base for another 5 minutes, then spread the filling and pour over the mixture of eggs, sour cream, and cheese. Bake for another 40 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius.
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5. Sauerkraut and Fish Pie
For a quick and delicious pie, use canned fish.
You will need:
For the dough: 250 g butter, 4 cups flour, 1 cup water, 1 tbsp dry yeast, 1 tsp sugar.
For the filling: 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 500 g sauerkraut, 1 can canned fish, 1 onion.
Preparation: Dissolve yeast in water with sugar, and cut the butter into the flour until crumbly. Combine the ingredients, knead the dough, and refrigerate for half an hour, covered with cling film.
Sauté the onion with cabbage until half-cooked and mix with the canned fish, drained of liquid beforehand. Take the larger portion of dough and roll it onto a baking sheet, spread the filling, and cover with a thinner portion. Pinch the edges and bake for half an hour at 200 degrees Celsius.
6. Cabbage and Green Onion Pie
You'll need ready-made puff pastry again – this time, yeast-based!
You will need:
For the dough: 1 package of dough.
For the filling: 200 g cabbage, half a bunch of green onions, 4 eggs, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Roll out the dough into two identical sheets, 2 mm thick, and let it rest. Prepare the filling from cabbage sautéed over medium heat, boiled eggs, and chopped green onions with spices. Lay down a layer of dough, the filling, a second layer of dough, pinch the edges, and bake for 25 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
7. Pour-Over Cabbage Pie
A convenient pie recipe because you don't need to spread the filling separately.
You will need:
For the dough: 2 eggs, 50 g butter, 500 ml kefir, 3 cups flour, 3/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 tsp baking soda, salt.
For the filling: 2 tbsp mayonnaise, 100 g cheese, 3 eggs, 1 head of cabbage, spices.
Preparation: Boil and chop 3 eggs, shred and lightly parboil or braise the cabbage, then mix. Mix 2 eggs with salt, oil, and kefir, add flour with baking soda and spices, and knead the dough. Mix the filling with cheese and mayonnaise and combine with the dough. Pour into a mold and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
8. Cabbage and Carrot Pie
A very hearty cabbage pie that can serve as a complete lunch or dinner.
You will need:
For the dough: 1 cup water, 3 cups flour, 3 tbsp semolina, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp dry yeast.
For the filling: half a head of cabbage, 1 yolk, 1 carrot, vegetable oil.
Preparation: Knead dough from water, flour, semolina, 2 tbsp oil, sugar, salt, and yeast, and let it rest for half an hour. Sauté shredded cabbage, chopped onion, and grated carrot until half-cooked, then cool.
Roll out the dough into two circles, place one in a mold, spread the filling on top, and cover with the second part of the dough. Let it stand in a warm place for half an hour, brush with yolk, and bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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9. Cabbage and Ham Pie
Make it thinner – and you'll get a great snack for school, work, or on the go.
You will need:
For the dough: 470 g flour, 6 g dry yeast, 250 ml milk, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 egg, 50 g butter, 1 tsp salt.
For the filling: 700 g cabbage, 350 g ham, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 2 tbsp ketchup, 4 tbsp water, 1 clove garlic, spices.
Preparation: Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm milk, melt butter, mix it with egg, salt, and the liquid part. Slowly add flour, knead the dough, and leave it in a warm place for an hour.
Sauté the ham and separately braise the chopped vegetables in ketchup with water and garlic, then combine the filling. Divide the dough into different parts, and roll the larger one into a mold. Form edges, spread the filling, cover with a dough lattice, and bake the pie for 40 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
10. Cabbage and Pickled Mushroom Pie
The unusual combination of fresh cabbage with pickled champignons gives the pie an original flavor.
You will need:
For the dough: 500 g flour, 200 ml milk, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp sugar, 30 g fresh yeast, 1 tsp vegetable oil, a pinch of sugar.
For the filling: 600 g cabbage, 250 g pickled mushrooms, 1 onion, 3 tbsp butter, spices.
Preparation: Dissolve yeast with sugar in half a glass of water and let it sit for half an hour. Shred the cabbage, finely chop the onion, and sauté them in butter with spices, then add the rinsed mushrooms at the end.
Mix warm milk with eggs, butter, and salt, pour in the yeast, and slowly incorporate the flour. Form the dough into a ball and leave it in a warm place for 1.5 hours, kneading periodically. Roll out the dough into two circles, place one in a mold, spread the filling on top, and cover with the second part of the dough. Bake for 35 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
11. Cabbage and Smoked Sausage Pie
You can use fresh or sauerkraut, or both at once!
You will need:
For the dough: 400 g flour, 100 g butter, 3 yolks, 0.5 cup milk, 1 packet yeast, 1 egg, salt, sugar.
For the filling: 250 g fresh cabbage, 500 g sauerkraut, 300 g hunting sausages, 2 onions, 3 boiled eggs, 2 tbsp flour, 2 tbsp oil.
Preparation: Dissolve yeast in warm water, mix with half of the flour, and let it sit for an hour. Then add yolks, salt, sugar, warm milk, butter, and the remaining flour. Refrigerate the dough for 1.5 hours in a warm place, kneading periodically.
Thinly shred the cabbage, finely chop the onion, chop the eggs and sausages. Sauté the sausages with onion and cabbage, mix with eggs. Roll out the dough into two 5 mm thick circles, place one on a baking sheet, spread the filling on top, and cover with the second part of the dough. Pinch the edges, make several punctures, and bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
12. Cabbage and Bean Pie
A healthy, nutritious, and unusual quick pie recipe.
You will need:
For the dough: 1 package of puff pastry.
For the filling: 1 can canned beans, 400 g cabbage, 300 g iceberg lettuce, 150 g spinach, 100 g cream cheese, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Roll out the dough, divide it into two parts, and place one in a mold, then spread the canned beans on top. Sauté the cabbage, lettuce, and spinach in a pan, season, cool, and spread over the beans. Crumble cream cheese on top, sprinkle with herbs, and cover with the second layer of dough. Bake the pie for half an hour in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius.
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13. Simple Cabbage Pie
The easiest recipe with homemade dough!
You will need:
For the dough: 300 g flour, 120 g butter, 80 g sour cream, 1 egg, 1 yolk, 5 g baking powder, 1 tsp sugar, salt.
For the filling: 500 g cabbage, 3 boiled eggs.
Preparation: Sauté the cabbage until half-cooked and mix with chopped eggs and spices. Combine sifted flour with baking powder and rub with butter until crumbly. Whisk the egg with sour cream, add to the dough, mix, and refrigerate for half an hour.
Roll out the larger portion of dough into a mold, spread the filling, and make a dough lattice on top. Brush the pie with the remaining yolk, whisked with a spoon of water, and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
14. Cabbage and Roe Pie
Choose any roe to your taste: zander, bream, pike, or even capelin.
You will need:
For the dough: 600 g flour, 10 g yeast, 50 g sugar, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tsp salt.
For the filling: 1 kg cabbage, 400 g roe, spices.
Preparation: Pour a glass of warm water over the yeast, add sugar, salt, 60 g flour, and let it sit in a warm place for half an hour. After that, mix in the remaining flour, oil, and let the dough rest for another 2 hours.
Sauté the shredded cabbage in a pan until soft and mix with the roe. Lay down half of the dough, the filling, the second half of the dough, make several holes on top, and bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
15. Cabbage Pie with Lavash
An excellent recipe if you want something original but don't want to bother with dough.
You will need:
For the dough: 2 or 3 lavash breads.
For the filling: 600 g minced meat, 2 onions, 700 g cabbage, spices, 20 g butter.
Preparation: Separately sauté the minced meat with onion and the cabbage until cooked through in a small amount of oil with spices. Grease a mold with butter, cut the lavash into strips, and lay them overlapping across the entire mold.
Place half of the minced meat, press it down, and cover with lavash trimmings. Similarly, spread the cabbage, and then the second layer of minced meat. Cover the pie with the ends of the lavash and bake for 25 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
16. Cabbage and Zucchini Pie
A very light and aromatic cabbage pie recipe on sour cream dough.
You will need:
For the dough: 5 eggs, 100 g sour cream, 100 g flour, 50 ml vegetable oil, 2 tsp baking powder, 2 tbsp cornstarch, salt, pepper.
For the filling: 400 g cabbage, 1 zucchini, herbs, spices, 200 g cheese.
Preparation: Grate the zucchini, shred the cabbage, salt both bowls, and let them sit for 15 minutes. Mix flour, starch, pepper, and baking powder, and whisk the eggs with sour cream and vegetable oil. Combine both mixtures gradually and let the dough rest.
Squeeze out liquid from the zucchini, mix with cabbage and chopped herbs. Pour a little dough into a mold, sprinkle with grated cheese, and spread the filling, but do not pack it down. Pour the remaining dough, sprinkle with cheese, and bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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17. Sauerkraut and Minced Meat Pie
Sauerkraut also pairs wonderfully with meat.
You will need:
For the dough: 2 cups kefir, 1.5 cups flour, 3 eggs, 200 g butter, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp sugar, a pinch of baking soda, salt, and citric acid.
For the filling: 400 g sauerkraut, 500 g minced meat, 2 onions, 2 tbsp tomato paste, spices.
Preparation: Sauté the minced meat with onion and spices, then remove and cool. Lightly sauté the cabbage separately with tomato paste and a pinch of sugar if desired. Whisk kefir with eggs, salt, sugar, baking soda, and citric acid, add melted butter, and slowly incorporate flour with baking powder.
Pour half of the dough into a mold, spread the minced meat, and then the cabbage in tomato. Add a little greens and spices to taste, pour the second part of the dough, and bake in the oven for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
18. Cabbage and Chicken Pie
Thanks to the semolina and sour cream dough, this recipe turns out quite diet-friendly, despite the mayonnaise!
You will need:
For the dough: 100 g sour cream, 60 g light mayonnaise, 2 eggs, 80 g semolina, 50 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, a pinch of salt.
For the filling: 350 g cabbage, 200 g chicken fillet, spices, 200 g sour cream, 1 egg, 1 tsp mustard, 30 g flour.
Preparation: Mix eggs, semolina, sour cream, and mayonnaise, and let it sit for an hour for the semolina to swell. Boil the fillet and finely dice it, and similarly chop the cabbage. Sauté the cabbage until half-cooked, season, and mix with the fillet.
Separately mix sour cream, egg, mayonnaise, and mustard for the filling, add flour and spices. Add flour with baking powder to the semolina dough, mix, and pour onto the bottom of the mold. Spread a layer of filling, pour the sour cream topping, and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
19. Cabbage and Lentil Pie
This is a pancake pie, for when you want originality and variety.
You will need:
For the dough: 200 g flour, 500 ml milk, 40 g vegetable oil, 1 tbsp sugar, 0.5 tsp salt, 0.5 tsp baking soda.
For the filling: 200 g lentils, 300 g cabbage, 120 g carrots, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Prepare pancake batter from all ingredients and fry pancakes, browned on one side. Save a little batter for brushing. Boil lentils according to instructions, separately sauté shredded cabbage and grated carrots with spices. Mix carrots with lentils and herbs.
Line a mold with pancakes, browned side up, place a pancake on the bottom and spread the cabbage filling. Then – another pancake, lentils, and continue to alternate layers. Fold in the edges, place the remaining pancakes on top, brush with batter, and bake for 25 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
20. Chicken Cabbage Pie
A pie recipe for those who follow a healthy diet and don't eat dough.
You will need:
For the dough: 600 g chicken fillet, 1 head garlic, spices.
For the filling: 300 g cabbage, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 100 g cheese, basil.
Preparation: Blend chicken with garlic and spices until as smooth as possible. Sauté shredded cabbage with grated carrots and onion. Place the larger portion of minced meat into a mold, forming a basket, spread the filling, and cover with the remaining minced meat. Sprinkle with basil and cheese and bake for 25 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.