Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Casserole
These easy unstuffed cabbage rolls recipe layers rice, ground beef, cabbage and tomato sauce in a casserole, and then bakes it to savory perfection in oven.
Servings 8 servings
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cups onions chopped, about 1 medium onion
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ cup uncooked converted rice like Minute Rice
- 2 ½ cups pasta sauce or tomato sauce, 1 can (spicy, or your favorite flavor)
- 3 Tablespoons vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 8-9 cups cabbage shredded, about ½ large head of cabbage
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Add beef, onion, and garlic to a medium skillet. Cook until browned, breaking up meat with meat chopper or a wooden spoon, about 5-6 minutes. Add rice, stir, and set aside.
- In a large measuring cup or medium bowl, combine pasta sauce, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper.
- Layer bottom of baking dish with ⅓ of the cabbage. Spoon ½ of the rice mixture on top and drizzle with ⅓ of the tomato sauce mixture. Layer ⅓ of the cabbage, remaining ½ of the rice mixture and drizzle with ⅓ of tomato sauce mixture. Layer remaining ⅓ of the cabbage and ⅓ of the tomato sauce mixture. See notes for laye details.
- Cover and bake for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, continue to bake uncovered for 15-30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender, rice is cooked, and casserole is bubbling.
- Gently stir and serve.
Notes
Layers:
⅓ cabbage
½ rice mixture
⅓ tomato sauce mixture (about 1 ¼ cup)
⅓ cabbage
½ rice mixture
⅓ tomato sauce mixture
⅓ cabbage
⅓ tomato sauce mixture
Nutrition Information
Calories: 182, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 15g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 621mg, Potassium: 658mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 403IU, Vitamin C: 35mg, Calcium: 63mg, Iron: 3mg
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Nutrition information does not include optional ingredients or garnish and is an estimate. It may change based on actual ingredients and cooking methods used.