Is it cheaper to cook casserole in oven or slow cooker?

Yep, the slow cooker is simply cheaper to run . You can do slow cooking in a conventional oven, but to make it economical you would need to fill the oven up (i.e. bulk cooking for the freezer). I've got a great cookbook by Sheila Atterbury about slow cooking which suggests doing just that!

How long does a slow cooker take compared to oven?

One to 1.5 hours on high or four to six hours on low in a slow cooker equals 15 to 30 minutes in the oven . Two to four hours on high or six to eight hours on low equals 35 to 45 minutes in the oven. Four to six hours on high or eight to 10 hours on low equals 50 minutes to three hours in the oven.

Can I cook in oven instead of slow cooker?

Oven cooking is often faster than slow cooking . As a general rule, a dish that takes 6–8 hours on a slow cooker's low setting might only need 2–3 hours in the oven at 325°F. Always check for doneness earlier than the original recipe suggests, especially if you're converting for the first time.

Is it cheaper to slow cook in oven or slow cooker?

Slow cookers typically cost less to run than an oven . They won't necessarily save you money compared with using an induction hob, or even a gas hob. Making exact comparisons is difficult, because there can be lots of variables, such as the type of hob and how you use it.

Cabbage Casserole Recipe Oven or Slow Cooker (2024)

Slow Cooker

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This slow cooker cabbage casserole is one of the easiest recipes you could ever make. Four or five ingredients, and you can leave one or two of them out if you want. Totally up to you.

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Todays recipe can be made in the Crock Pot as shown or in the oven. By using spaghetti sauce in place of tomatoes and tomato sauce, you save a little money and also cut out the need for additional seasonings, but you can add those in as well if you like.

This recipe is versatile and dependable and you can easily make it in the oven as well.

Ingredients To Cabbage Casserole For Crockpot or Oven You’ll Need:

Cooked Ground Beef*
Onion
Cabbage (well it is Cabbage casseroleafter all) 🙂
Spaghetti Sauce
Water or Beef Broth

Use whatever spaghetti sauce you grab first.

Should I Use Fresh or Dehydrated Ground Beef?

You can use fresh ground beef that you’ve cooked or even dehydrated ground beef if you have that (here is my video on how to do it). If you use fresh, cook it first. If you use freeze dried, just add some water to it and let it sit for 3-5 minutes before using. If you are using dehydrated, cover it with hot water and let it sit for ten minutes (or so).

Taste Testing Your Casserole’s Sauce Is Always a Good Thing

How well seasoned your casserole is going to be depends on how well seasoned your sauce is. Once it is done cooking you can have a taste and then add more herbs or spices if you like. Or add them at the start if you prefer.

How To Make Cabbage Casserole

Mama called while I was doing this and said “Now if your chopping onions, make them real small, not like you normally do…”

I like big slices of onion in my dishes because I like onion, so I slice mine big. Mama likes the taste of onion but not the experience of biting into a whole hunk of it, so she chops hers really tiny. Mama, I tried. This is as small as I can get and I made it that small just because of you.

I had initially pictured large slices but at __ years of age, I still mind my Mama.

Chop up cabbage

Making in Oven?

Now right here you can saute the onions in a tablespoon of butter and boil the cabbage til its tender if you like or you can just add the beef broth or water to the pan. If you add the liquid later it just takes a little more time to cook to get the cabbage tender, that’s all. Then layer in as described below. See the recipe card below for Oven temperature and time.

But in the Crockpot…

In Oven:

if you boiled the cabbage ahead of time you can cook at 350 for 30 mins. But if you like the extra flavor like I do then I add the beef broth in right before cooking. Which means I cook it for about 1 hour, stirring halfway through. Some times I add rice in there too. That adds another can of beef broth (14 oz) and taste about a half hour longer to get the rice fluffy. But you can also cook the rice separate and serve the casserole on top of the rice. You do you!

Stir well before serving.

Now you can eat this on it’s own or serve it over rice or while riding a donkey backwards and playing a banjo. Totally up to you.

Cabbage Casserole Crock Pot or Oven

Cabbage Casserole in the oven or slow cooker is one of the easiest casseroles you could ever make. Four ingredients, & you can leave one or two of them out if you want.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cabbage

Servings: 4

Calories: 352kcal

Ingredients

1/2 head cabbage chopped
1 lb ground beef cooked and drained
1 onion chopped
1 jar spaghetti sauce of your choice
1 cup water or 1 can of beef broth
Additional seasonings: salt pepper, herbs, garlic powder, etc to taste (I didn't add any additional)

Instructions

In 4-6 quart slow cooker, place 1/2 of cabbage. Top with 1/2 of onions, 1/2 of beef, and 1/2 of spaghetti sauce. Repeat once more. Pour water around the sides into the slow cooker (To keep from disturbing the spaghetti sauce)
Cover and place on low 7-8 hours or high, 3-4 hours.
Serve on it's own or over rice.

NOTE: How well seasoned your casserole is going to be depends on how well seasoned your sauce is. Once it is done cooking you can have a taste and then add more herbs or spices if you like. Or add them at the start if you prefer.

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Notes

Oven directions:

Same ingredients as above

Chop 1/2 of cabbage and 1/2 onion, layer them both in your 9x13 pan, layer in 1/2 of beef, and 1/2 of spaghetti sauce. Repeat layers once more. Pour water (or beef broth) around the sides (To keep from disturbing the spaghetti sauce).

Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 45 mins to hour, stirring half way.

Serve over rice (low carb option is our cauliflower rice here)

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal

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