Baked Cabbage Soup

An easy way to make every day ingredients into an elegant meal. I got the orginal recipe from an Italian cooking magazine but have changed out both the cheese and meat depending on what I have. I've listed what I've used below.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon bacon fat
• 4  cups  chopped cabbage
• 2  slices  toasted  whole wheat bread
• 1  cup  julienned ham or 1  cup bacon or 1  cup prosciutto
• 8  ounces fontina or 8  ounces gruyere or 8  ounces swiss cheese or 8  ounces provolone cheese
• 1  quart  chicken stock or 1  quart  vegetable stock

Directions

1. In a pot, saute chopped cabbage, and cook until wilted.
2. Line the bottom of a deep, ovenproof pot with toasted wheat bread. Top with the cooked cabbage mixture.
3. Add the julienned meat of your choice and a layer of your cheese of choice.
4. Add chicken or vegetable stock, cover, and place in a 350 oven for 1 hour. Remove the lid during the last 20 minutesofbaking so the top can brown.