Description
Cabbage Roll Casserole brings comfort straight from your grandma’s kitchen to your dinner table. Hearty layers of ground beef, rice, and tender cabbage create a satisfying meal your family will devour in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 1 pounds ground beef
Main Ingredients:
- ½ head cabbage (chopped)
- 1 cup rice (uncooked)
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 onion (sliced)
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon shredded cheese (for each serving)
Instructions
- Warm your oven to a precise 350°F, preparing a comfortable cooking environment.
- Cook 1 cup of uncooked rice according to standard package instructions until perfectly fluffy.
- Slice half to one whole head of cabbage into thin, uniform strips.
- Grab a large skillet and brown 1 pound of ground beef with half a sliced onion over medium-high heat.
- Transfer the browned meat and sautéed onions into a spacious mixing bowl.
- Combine the cooked beef mixture with chopped cabbage, 1 can of tomato sauce, remaining onion, cooked rice, and season generously with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Spread the hearty mixture into a 9-inch baking dish, then pour 2 cups of chicken stock evenly across the surface.
- Slide the dish into the preheated 350°F oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the casserole and give it a thorough stir, checking liquid levels.
- If the mixture seems dry, add another 1 cup of chicken stock.
- Return the casserole to the oven and continue baking for an additional 30-40 minutes.
- Just before serving, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese over each portion.
Notes
- Chop cabbage into uniform strips to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the casserole.
- Use lean ground beef to reduce excess grease, which can make the dish heavy and less appetizing.
- If avoiding gluten, replace regular rice with cauliflower rice for a low-carb alternative that keeps the same hearty feel.
- For vegetarian version, swap ground beef with lentils or plant-based crumbles and use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 338 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg