Cabbage roll casserole aka lazy man's cabbage rolls. Delicious comfort food made with cabbage, ground beef or pork, rice and tomato sauce.
Prep Time: 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 2 hourshours
Total Time: 2 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 1/2poundsground beef
1onionminced
4garlic cloves minced
1tspsalt
1/2tspblack pepper
1/2tsppaprika
1/4tspdry thyme
1/2large cabbagecut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 1/2cupsuncooked rice
2cupscrushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
3cupswater or beef broth
Instructions
Brown the beef in a skillet. Drain the grease and stir in the onions, garlic and spices. Cook on medium/low heat until the onions soften and become transparent.
Remove from heat.
Stir in the remaining ingredients and dump into a large casserole dish or deep 13x9 lasagna pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake in a 350F preheated oven for 90 minutes. Halfway through the cooking time, take the casserole out of the oven and give it a stir.
Notes
If you prefer to have the cabbage soft and the rice very tender, similar to cabbage rolls, add another 1/4 cup of water after the 90 minutes and cook for another 30 minutes.