Cabbage Lasagna
From lacrenshaw 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 10
An altered stuffed cabbage recipe that saves so much time and energy and tastes as good as the original! Sometime I don't even make the topping, simply layer all the cabbage leaves.
Ingredients
- FOR CASSEROLE: shopping list
- 3 pounds green cabbage shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 teaspoons salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried basil shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper shopping list
- 1/3 cup uncooked rice shopping list
- 8 ounces tomato sauce shopping list
- FOR TOPPING: shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 cups milk shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- In large kettle, bring to boil enough water to cover the cabbage.
- Stick a cooking fork into the cabbage core and lower the head into the water.
- Loosen and remove about 20 leaves from the cabbage and drain well.
- Chop remaining cabbage coarsely to make 3 to 4 cups.
- Heat a large skillet of Dutch oven.
- Add ground beef and onion to pan.
- Cook slowly, stirring often, until meat begins to brown.
- Stir in chopped cabbage, salt, oregano, basil, rice, pepper and tomato sauce.
- Cover and simmer, stirring often, for about 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Trim the thick ribs from the cabbage leaves.
- Arrange half the leaves, overlapping slightly, in the bottom of a 13x9x2 pan.
- Spoon meat mixture on top.
- Top with remaining cabbage leaves, overlapping as before.
- Melt butter in small pan.
- Stir in flour and salt.
- Beat with a whisk until smooth.
- Gradually stir in milk.
- Bring to a boil, whicking constantly, until sauce thickens and boils for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat eggs in a bowl with wire whisk.
- Gradually beat in hot cream sauce.
- Pour evenly over casserole.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 45 minutes OR until top is set.
- Brown under broiler, if desired.
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
Wow, this is like cabbage rolls without the hassle! A must make for me! I love cabbage and this one sounds so easy and good!
juels
in Clayton loved it
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Yeah - I agree with juels. Sounds great!!
jett2whit
in Union City loved it
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Beautiful recipe, and obviously a HEALTHY one with all that lovely cabbage! I wish I could rate this a TEN, but alas, we're only allowed to give FIVE!
:+D
chefelaine
in Muskoka loved it
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