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Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Polish stuffed cabbage rolls is a meaty, delicious dinner that is ultra hearty and healthy too! Low fat and gluten free.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: polish
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 459kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 head of cabbage
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 carrot peeled small diced
  • 1 celery stalk small diced
  • 1 medium onion small diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • Tomato Sauce
  • 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar

Instructions

  • Core your cabbage head.
  • Bring a large stockpot of water up to boil, and add cabbage.
  • Cook for 5-7 minutes, until the leaves begin to peel off easily. They should be half cooked at this point.
  • Remove full cabbage from pot and let cool.
  • Once cool enough to handle, carefully remove 1 leaf at a time. You will need about 12-16 leaves, depending on their size.
  • Combine all sauce ingredients in a bowl.
  • Stir until well combined.
  • In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for the filling.
  • Stir together until well combined.
  • Take 3-4 tablespoons of the sauce mixture and add it to your filling mixture to give it some moisture.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Take half the remaining sauce mixture and coat the bottom of a 9 ½ x 13 glass dish.
  • Take a baseball sized amount of filling and form so it is slightly elongated.
  • Place the filling near the stem side of the leaf. Fold in sides of leaf, and then roll leaf with filling toward the outer part of the leaf.
  • Snugly tuck the cabbage roll into the sauce covered glass pan.
  • Continue until all filling is used up.
  • Pour the remaining tomato sauce on top and cover dish with aluminum foil.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 1 ½ to 2 hours, until everything is cooked through and the cabbage is soft.
  • Let cool and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 941mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g