Layered Cabbage - Unroll Casserole
From jo_jo_ba 13 years ago
- 2 1/2 hours to make
- Serves 8
You can use any type of ground, lean meat, crumbled tofu or even lentils in this hearty, sliceable version of cabbage rolls. Cabbage leaves separate layers of the tomatoey meat and rice mixture and the whole thing is baked like lasagne!
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw converted rice shopping list
- 1 cup water shopping list
- ½ cup raw brown Minute Rice shopping list
- 1 tbsp tomato paste shopping list
- ¼ cup tomato or V8 juice shopping list
- ½ tbsp garlic powder shopping list
- ½ tbsp onion powder shopping list
- 1 tsp brown sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp oregano shopping list
- ½ tsp black pepper shopping list
- ½ tsp dried basil shopping list
- ½ tbsp dried parsley shopping list
- 1 tsp salt shopping list
- 4 ½ cups crushed tomatoes shopping list
- 10 large cabbage leaves shopping list
- ½ tbsp olive oil shopping list
- ¾ lb extra-lean ground beef shopping list
- ½ onion, grated shopping list
- 1 carrot, finely grated shopping list
- 1 stalk celery, diced shopping list
How to make it
- Combine converted rice and water in a saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook 10 minutes. Rice will still be firm. Drain and transfer to a bowl.
- Stir in raw Minute rice, tomato paste, tomato juice, seasonings and 3 ½ cups of crushed tomatoes. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, place cabbage leaves in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand 10 minutes, then drain and blot dry.
- In a large pan, heat olive oil and brown beef and onion.
- Stir in carrot and celery, and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add to the bowl with the rice mixture, stir in well.
- Preheat oven to 375ºF and grease a deep casserole dish.
- Pour half of the remaining crushed tomatoes into the bottom of the casserole dish.
- Top with two cabbage leaves, then ¼ of the rice mixture. Repeat layering 3 times, finishing with the last two cabbage leaves.
- Top with the last of the crushed tomatoes.
- Cover and bake 1 hour.
- Remove lid and bake a further 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
wondered about the sugar...used veggie crumbles and it is absolutely divine!
ingeorgiaforgood
in Paulding County loved it
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Good flavor.
11/23/13
pointsevenout
in Athens loved it
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A very nice recipe! I liked all the dried herbs in this...added a small review in the IMI group ------> Layered Cabbage Unroll Casserole<...more
mommyluvs2cook
in Santa Fe loved it
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