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Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage Rolls are a traditional Polish dish made of tender cabbage leaves stuffed with a savory filling made of ground pork and ground beef and topped off with a tangy homemade tomato sauce! This recipe truly brings comfort food to a whole new level.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

  • 1 head cabbage
  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 1/2 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup cooked white rice
  • 1/2 large onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley, plus more for serving

Tomato Sauce

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 15 ounces tomato sauce
  • 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp light brown sugar
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Boil Cabbage:

  • Fill a large pot with water. Bring to a boil and add in cabbage. Cook for 5-6 minutes. Drain and allow to cool.

Make Tomato Sauce:

  • Heat olive oil in a medium sauce pan. Add in onions and cook for 3-4 minutes. Toss in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
    Stir in the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning and sugar. Allow the sauce to simmer while you make the filling.
    Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Make Filling

  • In a large bowl combine pork, beef, rice, onion, garlic, Worcestershire, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley, set aside.

Stuff Cabbage

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Remove 10-12 leaves from the head of the cabbage. Remove the hard inner rib in the center of each cabbage leaf. To do this I cut a slit down both sides in the shape of a v.
  • Add about 1/3 cup of the meat filling into each cabbage leaf. Fold over both sides of the cabbage leaf and roll up starting at the end the cabbage was cut. Repeat with the remaining cabbage leaves.
  • Pour half of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole. Place cabbage rolls on top and pour the remaining tomato sauce on top.
  • Bake for 80-90 minutes or until golden brown on the outside. If the top is getting too brown cover with foil.
    Serve immediately with a sprinkle of fresh parsley and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 597kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 29gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 1574mgPotassium: 1812mgFiber: 13gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 1304IUVitamin C: 119mgCalcium: 245mgIron: 7mg