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Cannellini Beans and Cabbage with Pancetta and Parmesan
The combination of creamy white beans, silky cabbage, crisp pancetta and salty Parmesan cheese is a winning one. If you wish to make this vegetarian, omit the pancetta and increase the olive oil to 2 tablespoons. Serve alongside roasted pork, chicken or sausages.
4 to 6
Servings
30 minutes
Ingredients
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4
ounces pancetta, chopped
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1
tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to serve
Reviews
June 19, 2026
Rita V
Absolutely fantastic! The complex flavors were magnificent. This would easily serve 6 as a side.
December 1, 2025
Who knew
I made this dish because I had a head of cabbage in my fridge. It was excellent for a cold winter night. It is filling, but simple. It reminds me of a pasta less savory pasta dish.
January 11, 2024
Fabulous easy and nourishing
A nice way to elevate some classic ingredients. Heaty and filling.
October 24, 2023
Delicious!
Even the toddler loved it! Needed to use farm box cabbage in the late summer and found this recipe. Will become a family staple.
May 26, 2023
So Very Tasty
I found this dish to be very good. My husband said it was as savory as a good Cacio e Pepe. The only comment I have is that by the time the cabbage was cooked I found that the beans became overly cooked- not sure if that was the intent of the recipe but I think next time I would add them later on. I put this in I would definitely make again- we couldn't stop eating it.
Hi Chris -
This recipe is from our new book, Cookish. Cookish recipes use fresh combinations of flavors and textures to create simple, streamlined and boldly flavored food fast so these are inherently shorter and more streamlined than our usual recipes. For these recipes we are trying to encourage the use of visual clues for doneness, rather than times, to promote a more relaxed (and fun!) cooking environment. This is a very quick recipe so the cabbage shouldn't take much more than 5-10 minutes to become tender. Take a bite to check for doneness to your liking!
Best,
The Milk Street Team
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This was tasty, however there was too much Parmesan for our taste. Next time we will cut it back a bit.