This is pretty good - not as fast as the real, traditional receipe - but a fast and cheap version you can make in about 30 mins or so. It will cost you about $10 and will feed you for at least 8 meals. I got this off of the foodnetwork site - from the southern lady that cooks with all the butter. This receipe probably isn't all that bad for you since it is mostly cabbage - and it makes so many servings!


Easy Corn Beef and Cabbage:

Ingredients:

1 head white cabbage - chopped
4 slices of bacon
4 table spoons unsalted butter
1 can of Corn Beef
1/4 cup of water

Optional (but I like these and it makes the dish taste better IMO):
about 12 baby potatoes - cut in half (you can usually find a small bag of these at the store)
1 bag of baby carrots
1 onion - chopped

Steps:

1) Boil a pot of salted water, add carrots and potatoes - cook for about 15 mins or until they are done (when it is easy to slide your fork into potatoes). Drain and set aside until the end.
2)Cook bacon in the bottom of a large cooking pot (the deeper the better - until the cabbage cooks down it will take up a lot of space).
3) Remove bacon, set aside for later
4) Add butter to bacon drippings
5) Add chopped onion - cook for about 10 mins on med-low heat
6) Add cabbage and water, cover pot with lid - cook the cabbage until limp (its better if slightly crisp), about 20 mins on med heat.
7) Add in corn beef, crushed bacon, and the cooked potatoes and carrots. add salt and pepper to taste.
8) Heat for an additional 5-10 mins.

That's it! Pretty easy to make, makes a ton - and tastes pretty good. What else could you want???