Description
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
Scale
- 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
- 8–9 cups cabbage shredded about ½ large head of cabbage
Instructions
- Set your oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×13 inch baking dish by greasing it.
- 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.
- Mix in the uncooked rice and set this mixture aside.
- Combine the tomato pasta sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl or measuring cup.
- 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.
- Repeat by layering another third of cabbage, the remaining half of the rice mixture, and another one-third of the tomato sauce.
- Finish with the last third of cabbage and remaining tomato sauce.
- 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.
- 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
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Polish
Nutrition
- Calories: 182
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 590mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3g + 1g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 35mg