Cook Grow Preserve

Cabbage Rolls

Serves: 4

Prep: 15

Bake Time: 50

Base Ingredients

  • 10 – 15 large le/li>aves of cabbage or a head of cabbage
  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 lb ground beef, turkey, or sausage
  • 1 can condensed tomato soup
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp garlic
  • 1 egg
  • Various seasoning – see below
Italian Variety
  • Use Italian sausage for filling
  • Add 1/2 – 1 cup ricotta, and some parmesean to filling
  • Season with Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper
  • 1 – 1 1/2 cups mozerella for cheese layer
Mexican Variety
  • Use ground beef or turkey for filling
  • Season with chili powder, cumin
  • Add chopped fresh or dried chilis to filling
  • 1 – 1 1/2 cups cheddar or pepper jack cheese layer

  1. Cook rice and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Bring a large pot with a few inches of water to a boil. Add cabbage leaves, cover, and cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Drain cabbage and set aside
  4. Cook choice of ground meat and add in onion, and garlic.
  5. Season with choice of seasoning and add 1/2 of the tomato sauce and 1/2 tomato soup.
  6. Add the egg and any other ingredients based on variety selection.
  7. Combine the tomato soup and sauce and pour half in a casserole dish
  8. Remove or thin any thick stem on cabbage leaves. Lay the cabbage leaf flat and add ¼ to ⅓ cup filling to the center of the leaf. Fold in the sides and roll the cabbage up. Place seam side down in the pan.
  9. Continue filling the casserole dish with cabbage rolls, cover with foil, and bake for 45 minutes.
  10. Remove foil and add cheese layer (if desired); and set oven to broil. Broil for 5 minutes.