Description
These Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are a classic comfort food dish featuring tender cabbage leaves filled with a savory mixture of ground beef, pork, rice, and aromatic seasonings, all baked in a rich tomato sauce until perfectly cooked. A satisfying and hearty meal that’s sure to please the whole family.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 large head green cabbage
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ lb ground pork
- 1 cup cooked white rice
For Filling:
- 1 small onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
For Sauce:
- 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Prepare Cabbage: Boil a large pot of water. Remove cabbage core, boil cabbage and peel off leaves.
- Make Filling: Mix together beef, pork, rice, onion, garlic, egg, salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Fill and Roll: Place filling on cabbage leaves, roll up tightly.
- Prepare Sauce: Combine tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, and water.
- Assemble and Bake: Layer sauce, place rolls, pour remaining sauce, bake covered at 350°F for 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Rest and Serve: Let the rolls rest before serving.
Notes
- For a shortcut, use bagged coleslaw mix and layer it lasagna-style with filling and sauce.
- Rolls can also be made ahead and frozen before baking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Eastern European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 rolls
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg
