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Cabbage and Meatball Casserole or Lazy Man's Cabbage Rolls

Here's how you make Cabbage and Meatball Casserole or Lazy Man's Cabbage Rolls
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 6h
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 1/2 pound cabbage head (1 small head)
  • 80 grams rice (3/4 cup dry instant rice)
  • 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 envelope (40 gram) dry onion soup mix
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 can (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 3 cups tomato juice
  • Pepper to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place cabbage in a large pot and cover with water, bring to a boil over medium-high heat and continue boiling for 1 hour.

  • Step 2: Remove cabbage from pot, allow it to cool, remove and discard the heart; chop up the cabbage leaves.

  • Step 3: Place half the chopped cabbage in the crock.

  • Step 4: Mix the rice, bell pepper, bread crumbs, egg, onion soup mix and garlic powder with the ground beef; shape into 12 meatballs and place on top of cabbage.

  • Step 5: Pour the diced tomatoes over the meatballs and add pepper to taste.

  • Step 6: Cover with the remaining cabbage and pour in the tomato juice.

  • Step 7: Cover and cook on high for 5 to 6 hours or on low for 8 to 9 hours.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Crock-Pot

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