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Dirty cabbage: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on ground beef, red bell pepper and onion. Some add jalapeno peppers or turkey bacon.

Start with Kayden Echols’s versionSee all 3 side by side

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 22 October 2026.

High Protein Dirty Cabbage Skillet by Kayden Echols, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Kayden Echols’s. A hearty, smoky skillet packed with seasoned ground beef, tender cabbage, and colorful peppers. This high‑protein, low‑carb dish delivers plenty of flavor while keeping calories in check, making it perfect for a satisfying dinner that supports fat‑loss goals.

High Protein Dirty Cabbage Skillet from Kayden Echols’s Instagram video

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High Protein Dirty Cabbage Skillet

Recipe from Kayden Echols, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 40 min
  • Serves 4
  • 13 ingredients
  • Pan-fried

The only one of the 3 with chicken bone broth.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbground beef
  • 1green cabbage
  • 1green bell pepper
  • 1red bell pepper
  • 2 tbspyellow onion
  • 3garlic
  • 2 tbsptomato paste
  • 2 tspWorcestershire sauce
  • 1 cupchicken bone broth
  • 2 tspsmoked paprika
  • 1/2 tspsalt
  • 1/2 tspblack pepper
  • 1olive oil

How it goes

  1. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium‑high heat, adding half of the smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper; cook until fully browned, breaking it up with a spoon.

  2. Add the diced onion and minced garlic to the skillet and sauté for 2–3 minutes until softened and fragrant.

  3. Stir in the tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce, cooking for about 1 minute to develop flavor.

  4. Add the chopped cabbage, chicken bone broth, and the remaining smoked paprika, salt, and pepper; cover the skillet and simmer for 12–15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  5. Uncover the skillet, add the diced green and red bell peppers, and continue cooking for another 5–7 minutes until all vegetables are tender.

  6. Divide the mixture into four equal portions and drizzle each serving with 1 teaspoon of olive oil.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 dirty cabbage recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Kayden Echols’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
High Protein Dirty Cabbage SkilletKayden Echols · make this one first40 min413Pan-fried, Simmeredchicken bone broth
Dirty Cabbage with Ground BeefArash Hashemi25 min413Steamedjalapeno peppers, taco seasoning, cayenne pepper and bone broth
Diabetic‑Friendly Dirty CabbageBenji Xavier35 min516Pan-fried, Simmeredturkey bacon, paprika, italian seasoning and onion powder

What they share.

  • All 3use ground beef.
  • All 3use red bell pepper.
  • All 3use onion.
  • All 3use garlic.
  • 2 of 3use green cabbage. Benji Xavier’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use green bell pepper. Arash Hashemi’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Kayden Echols and Benji Xavier pan-fry or sear; Arash Hashemi doesn't. Kayden Echols and Benji Xavier simmer, poach or braise; Arash Hashemi doesn't. Only Arash Hashemi steams.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Kayden Echols is the only one to use chicken bone broth. Arash Hashemi is the only one to use jalapeno peppers, taco seasoning, cayenne pepper and bone broth. Benji Xavier is the only one to use turkey bacon, paprika, italian seasoning and onion powder.

  • Time and list length

    Arash Hashemi takes the least time (25 min); Kayden Echols the most (40 min).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 22 October 2026.

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