Lazanki: Polish Pasta with Cabbage and Mushrooms

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Chicken is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

smoked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: regular sausage

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while regular sausage is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine is often less expensive.

Cut green cabbage into fine shreds.

Julienne the onion into about one-inch strips.

Slice chicken of the woods mushrooms into bite-sized pieces.

Cook bacon until all the fat has rendered out.

Cook mushrooms in a separate pan until they get good color.

Cook pasta in room temperature water to prevent sticking.

Add onion to the cooked bacon and caramelize.

Add par blanched cabbage to the onion and bacon mixture, seasoning with salt.

Mix in the cooked mushrooms and plenty of black pepper.

Toss everything together and fry for a minute in an open pan.

Add fresh dill at the end before serving.

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