Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Time

8 Hours

Serves

10

Serving Size

1

Complexity

Easy

Calories

250

Carbs

12

INGREDIENTS

 

  • 1 medium-sized cabbage
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 3 c. cooked rice
  • ⅔ c. dried minced onion (or 2 medium onions, chopped finely)
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 14oz cans tomato sauce
  • 6 oz. tomato paste
  • 2 14oz. diced tomatoes with juice
  • ¼ tsp. oregano
  • 1/4 c Worcestershire

DIRECTIONS

 

  1. Wash and core the cabbage. Cut into quarters and pull apart roughly into chunks about 4 leaves thick
  2. In a large bowl, mix the ground meat with the rice, 1/4c Worcestershire,  ½ teaspoon salt, and half the onions
  3. Mix gently; feel free to use your hands
  4. In a 4-cup or larger glass measuring cup, measure the tomato sauce and mix with the tomato paste, diced tomatoes, ½ tsp. salt, ½ teaspoon oregano, and the remaining onion and garlic
  5. In the bottom of a 5-quart or larger slow cooker (greasing it is optional), pour a thin layer of sauce
  6. Layer half the cabbage, half the meat, and half the sauce, then repeat
  7. This pretty well filled my slow cooker, but if you have a large crock, you could use a larger cabbage. It looks like a lot but when it cooks down it practically seems to disappear.
  8. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
  9. Serve hot with optional toppings: sour cream, shredded cheese, sliced green onion