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Skillet Beef with Cabbage, Apple and Kale

Savory browned beef tossed with tender-crisp cabbage, sweet-tart apple and smoky paprika for a cozy fall skillet supper.

Skillet Beef with Cabbage, Apple and Kale

Ingredients

  • 1 lb450 gGround beef, 90% lean
  • 1⅛ tsp5 gOlive oil
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionthinly sliced
  • 2 cloves6 gGarlicminced
  • 5¾ cups shredded400 gGreen cabbagethinly shredded
  • 1¼ cups chopped150 gApplethinly sliced
  • 4¾ cups chopped100 gKalestems removed, chopped
  • 1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1 tsp1 gDried thyme
  • 1 tbsp15 gApple cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and onion and cook, breaking up the meat, until browned and cooked to 160°F (71°C), about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in the garlic, paprika and thyme and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  3. Add the cabbage and apple with half the salt and toss for 4 minutes, until the cabbage wilts and starts to brown at the edges.
  4. Add the kale and cook 2 minutes more, until just tender.
  5. Stir in the cider vinegar, remaining salt and the black pepper, then serve hot.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 19, 2026.

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