Go Back

Stuffed cabbage rolls

In this recipe, you will love how the meat, cabbage, and tomato sauce form the best possible flavor for a comforting meal that everyone will love in your family.

Ingredients
  

For the Tomato Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup onion yellow finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers
  • 28- ounce can fire roasted tomatoes do not drain
  • 15- ounce can of tomato sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

For the Cabbage Rolls:

  • 2 pounds ground beef 80/20
  • 1 ½ cups cooked white rice
  • ½ cup onion yellow finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley minced
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 head cabbage
  • cooking spray

Instructions
 

  • First, warm the olive oil over medium heat and cook the diced onion until softened.
  • Add in the minced garlic and toss with the onion together.
  • Add the fire-roasted tomatoes tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste the rest of the seasonings.
  • Stir to combine and cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the brown sugar and red wine vinegar and mix until combined.
  • Bring the whole mixture to a simmer and cook the sauce for about 15 minutes.
  • In another large pot filled ¾ of the way full, bring water to a boil and cook the cabbage for a few minutes.
  • Peel the cabbage leaves so you can make the cabbage rolls.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir the ground beef, rice, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, seasonings, parsley, and egg.
  • Use your hands to combine the whole mixture.
  • Lay each cabbage leaf on a cutting board or a flat surface and take a portion of the meat mixture to stuff the cabbage. Then roll tightly into a roll and seal the edges so the filling won’t escape from the sides.
  • Repeat the same thing with the rest of the cabbage leaves and
  • Repeat with remaining meat and cabbage leaves until all the meat mixture is used.
  • Preheat your oven to 350 F or 180 C degrees.
  • Grease a 9x13 inch casserole pan with cooking spray and place ½ of the fire-roasted tomato sauce at the bottom of the baking dish.
  • Place the cabbage rolls, seam side down, in the dish and top with the remaining sauce.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 90 minutes or until the cabbage is tender.
  • Serve and enjoy.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!