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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Try your hand at homemade cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and ground beef.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 178 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
German
Ingredients
- 1 large green cabbage
Cabbage Roll Filling
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper chopped
- 1/4 cup rice
- 1/4 cup crackers crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 egg
Cabbage Roll Sauce
- 4 ounces tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Cabbage Leaf Preparation
- Clean the head of a cabbage. Gently pull off about 12 to 15 of the largest leaves of cabbage.
- Drop the cabbage leaves into a large pot of boiling salted water.
- Cook the cabbage for 3 minutes to blanch it. Blanching it will make it tender and pliable.
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Filling Preparation
- Combine tomato sauce with water in a small bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground beef, onion, green pepper, rice, crackers, salt, pepper, egg, and 1/4 of the tomato sauce.
Cabbage Rolls Preparation
- Spoon the filling mixture into the blanched cabbage leaves, roll the leaves up, and place them in a deep baking pan.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the rolls.
- Sprinkle sugar on top.
- Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
Notes
- Cabbage rolls taste even better when you reheat them on the second day!
- Sauce Variations - add any or all of these ingredients for extra flavor:
- 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
Nutrition Information
Calories
178kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
243mg
(10%)
Potassium
350mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
190IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
40.6mg
(45%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1.6mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 178
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 178kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 243mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 350mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 190IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 40.6mg | 45% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.