What Is Rutabaga (swede) and How Can I Use It?
Rutabaga (swede) is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 24 recipes to get you started.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup, cubes (170g)Food group
Rutabaga (swede) is a member of the Vegetables and Vegetable Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does rutabaga (swede) weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup, cubes | 170 grams |
| 1 cup, mashed | 240 grams |
Related
Vegetables and Vegetable Products
| In Chinese: | 大头菜（瑞典人） | |
| British (UK) term: | Swede | |
| en français: | rutabaga (navet) | |
| en español: | nabo (nabo) |
Recipes using rutabaga (swede)
There are 24 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Easy Crockpot Beef Stew with Root Vegetables & Peas
Easy Crockpot Beef Stew with Root Vegetables and Peas recipe
Lemon-Paprika Tilapia with Potato Rutabaga Mash
Lemon-paprika tilapia with potato rutabaga mash pairs paprika-dusted fish with a buttery Yukon-rutabaga mash, finished with a wine-shallot cream sauce laced with lemon peel.
Paneer Bake
Vegetarian paneer bake with root vegetables slow-cooked in stock until tender and rich. Cubed paneer, rutabaga, carrots, parsnips, and mushrooms braise together in a hands-off casserole that fills the kitchen with savory warmth.
Roasted Root Vegetables With Chermoula
Moroccan-style roasted root vegetables with a chermoula oil of garlic, paprika, and cumin. Russet and sweet potato, turnip, rutabaga, carrot, and butternut squash roasted into crisp-edged, spice-slicked fall flavor.
Traditional Scotch Broth
Traditional Scottish Scotch broth with mutton, pearl barley, split peas, leeks, cabbage, and root vegetables simmered low and slow into a hearty soup.
Alsatian Gratin of Roots (Lacto)
I wanted to share a recipe which I have been making this winter for my family. It is a good cold weather dish. It makes enough for a crowd my family (2 adults and 3 teens) only eat about half. This can be made ahead and chilled until ready to use.
Winter Vegetable Stew/Pie
A hearty belly-warming satisfying vegetable stew that's lovely and thick suitable for a savory vegetable pie filling.
Baked Lentil & Vegetable Stew
Hearty oven-baked lentil stew loaded with Brussels sprouts, rutabaga, carrots, and fresh ginger. A cozy, plant-based one-dish meal with serious comfort-food warmth.
Bacon Cawl with Three Sauces
Traditional Welsh bacon cawl: slow-simmered collar bacon with root vegetables, leeks, and parsley, served with mustard egg sauce, spiced tomato ketchup, and parsley chive sauce.
French Country Soup
French country soup with beef shank, cabbage, turnips, rutabaga, green beans, and elbow macaroni in a tomato broth seasoned with cloves. A hearty pot-au-feu style meal that simmers for hours.
Roasted & Spiced Root Vegetables
Roasted spiced root vegetables toss chunks of potato, sweet potato, turnip, rutabaga, carrot, and butternut squash in a garlicky paprika-cumin oil, then roast until caramelized. A warming winter side dish.
Burgundy Beef Stew
A deeply flavored beef stew braised in Burgundy wine and rich stock with carrots, potatoes, rutabaga, mushrooms, and caramelized tomato paste. Thickened with a dark roux for velvety body.
Garden Vegetarian Chowder
Garden vegetarian chowder with potatoes, rutabaga, zucchini, corn, and carrots in a creamy evaporated milk broth. Hearty, no-cream soup ready in 35 minutes.
Alphabet Soup
Vegetable-packed alphabet soup with barley, tomatoes, and peas in a chicken-beef broth. Wholesome, colorful, and satisfying without any meat.
Rutabaga Puree
Rutabaga puree with sweet potato, a pinch of cayenne, and nutmeg. A creamy, low-fat side dish that rivals mashed potatoes without the guilt.
Roasted RutaBagas & Carrots
Oven-roasted rutabagas and carrots with fresh rosemary turn sweet and caramelized at the edges. Simple prep, big flavor for busy weeknight dinners.
Mulligan Stew with Blueberry Dumplings
Nothing beats a tasty stew and savory dumplings that warm you up during the winter season.
Old-Fashioned Pot Roast with Herb Dumplings
A succulent old-fashioned pot roast that is served with savory dumplings everyone in your family will love!
Nate's Mulligan Stew with Blueberry Dumplings
Nate's mulligan stew: browned chicken simmered with rutabaga, potato, carrots, peas, and parsnips, topped with unexpected buttermilk dumplings studded with wild blueberries. Frontier comfort food.
Roasted Rutabgas & Carrots
Roasting is one of the best cooking methods for optimizing root vegetables' flavor. Unlike boiling, where water dilutes some of the vegetable's flavor, roasting intensifies it.
Barley-Root Vegetable Chowder
This is a very healthy soup, with several kinds of vegetables and seasonings, nutritious and tasty.
Upper Michigan Pasties
Authentic Upper Michigan pasties filled with ground beef, potatoes, rutabaga, onion, and carrot in a tender, chewy suet crust. Cornish-style meat pies from the UP, just like the miners made.
German Cabbage Soup
Hearty German cabbage soup with bacon, potatoes, rutabaga, and carrots simmered low in chicken broth. Finished with grated Parmesan for a savory, warming bowl.
Senegal Stew with Millet
West African peanut stew with sweet potatoes, rutabaga, chickpeas, cabbage, and curry spices served over millet. A hearty, vegan one-pot meal inspired by Senegalese cooking.
