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Cabbage Rolls Casserole Delicious Easy and Quick Recipe

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Enjoy this hearty Cabbage Rolls Casserole that combines Lazy Golumpki Casserole No Rolling and Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls Casserole flavors with ease. It features ground beef, rice, and a flavorful tomato sauce for a quick and comforting meal.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 cups onion chopped about 1 medium onion
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • ¾ cup uncooked converted rice like Minute Rice
  • 2 ½ cups tomato pasta sauce or 1 large can tomato sauce spicy or your favorite flavor
  • 3 Tablespoons vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 89 cups cabbage shredded about ½ large head of cabbage

Instructions

  1. Set your oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×13 inch baking dish by greasing it.
  2. In a skillet, cook the ground beef, chopped onion, and minced garlic until the meat is browned and broken up, about 5 to 6 minutes.
  3. Mix in the uncooked rice and set this mixture aside.
  4. Combine the tomato pasta sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl or measuring cup.
  5. Start by layering one-third of the shredded cabbage in the baking dish. Add half of the beef and rice mixture on top, then drizzle with one-third of the tomato sauce mixture.
  6. Repeat by layering another third of cabbage, the remaining half of the rice mixture, and another one-third of the tomato sauce.
  7. Finish with the last third of cabbage and remaining tomato sauce.
  8. Cover the dish and bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake for an additional 15 to 30 minutes until the cabbage is tender and the casserole bubbles.
  9. Stir gently before serving.

Notes

  • Layer in this order: ⅓ cabbage, ½ rice mixture, ⅓ tomato sauce mixture (about 1 ¼ cup), ⅓ cabbage, ½ rice mixture, ⅓ tomato sauce mixture, ⅓ cabbage, ⅓ tomato sauce mixture
  • Tightly cover leftovers and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months

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