If you love stuffed cabbage rolls, then you will love this. It is exactly the same taste in half of the time.
One of my favorite dinners growing up was Cabbage Rolls. Often my Mom did not work when I was growing up and she had a lot of time to cook dinner, she would make these wonderful cabbage rolls. Tender cabbages stuffed with a seasoned hamburger and rice mixture, and these were covered with a slightly sweet tomato sauce. I work so its really hard for me to come home and prepare a dish like this, and eat the meal that evening. This casserole has all of the flavor of the cabbage rolls without all of the work.
Cabbage Roll Casserole
Cabbage Roll Casserole – cabbage rolls can take time to make, why sacrifice that flavor?
Love the flavor of cabbage rolls? You can enjoy that delicious flavor with cabbage roll casserole.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 29 ounces tomato sauce
- 3.5 pounds chopped cabbage
- 1 cup uncooked white rice - not instant
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 28 ounces beef broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil over medium high heat until redness is gone. Drain off fat. In a large mixing bowl combine the onion, tomato sauce, cabbage, rice and salt. Add the drained meat into the mixing bowl and mix all together. Pour mixture into a 9x13 baking dish. Pour broth over meat mixture and bake in the preheated oven, covered, for one hour. Stir, replace cover and bake for another 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Cabbage Roll Casserole – cabbage rolls can take time to make, why sacrifice that flavor?
Amount Per Serving
Calories 461 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 80mg 27%
Sodium 1311mg 55%
Potassium 1093mg 31%
Total Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Dietary Fiber 7g 28%
Sugars 11g
Protein 26g 52%
Vitamin A 12.8%
Vitamin C 98.6%
Calcium 13%
Iron 25.4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 461 kcal
Mitchell Kay says
My favorite food from a child…now a senior. I make it like my mother and her friends did. Instead of the broth use Heinz tomato juice (do not substitue for another brand. And the meat make 65 percent beef and 35 percent pork.I wrap it in cabbage leaves when the leaves are big enough. Other wise I make it like you did almost. Try it? When I prepare it it can be all mixed together and cooked in the oven.
Alla says
Stephanie I never get disappointed anytime I visit your site. Thank you for amazing recipes!
Laura @ porch&table says
It’s such an easy recipe and has the delicious comfort-food feed of cabbage rolls. It’s officially my go-to cabbage recipe. thanks for sharing!
Stephanie says
This is a very tasty casserole that is easy to make. I love how inexpensive cabbage is.
stephaniemanley says
I am glad you enjoyed this recipe. I think it is a great way to get that similar flavor of cabbage rolls without so much work.
Debbie Ann Cumbow says
Looks very easy to make for those of us who love cabbage rolls but hate the prep time! Can’t wait to try it out!
Anonymous says
Is the rice ‘instant’ or reg long grain? Thank you. This looks so yummy!
Stephanie says
I prepared this with regular long grain rice. No instant rice needed.
Stephanie Manley says
I used regular long grain rice.
Lpcleaning says
I love this recipe and have made it twice now with my own revisions. I use V-8 juice with beef broth added and also use garlic, salt and pepper. We eat it with parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top. So delicious!! Thank you!!
Stephanie Manley says
I bet it is fabulous with V-8 juice. I know when I make chili with that it is even better.
JUDYANT says
MADE A POLISH THEME DINNER PARTY, THIS WENT OVER JUST GREAT. AND SO EASY. WAS JUST DELICIOUS. RECOMMEND FOR A CROWD. WILL MAKE AGAINL
stephaniemanley says
Well I think that is a real compliment when it goes well at a dinner party.
Kevin says
Love anything with cabbage and ground beef. This was great! I also tried the recipe substituting sweet Italian sausage (removed from casing) for the ground beef. Tried it a third time adding little red potatoes with the ground beef. All were tasty.
stephaniemanley says
I never thought about swapping out the sausage for the ground beef. That would be a great way to do it. I could also see how slipping in a few potatoes would be a great way to serve up this dish. I love your suggestions.
Glenna says
Sounds delicious, I can not wait to try it.
blue skies says
THAT sounds like rubbish!!!!!!!!!
Slop for the hawgs…………Now a REAL cabbage roll is delectable, with SEASONINGS…………
Stephanie says
Hmmm, your comment makes me chuckle, your complaining about a recipe you have never tasted.
Fran says
OMG! I came here to look up the meat grinder post for the post I’m editing today and saw this! My post is about Asian Stuffed Cabbage Bundles! How funny is that?
This casserole looks great! I’m going to have to try that next time.
stephaniemanley says
I will have to check out your Asian stuffed cabbage bundles, those sound amazing.
Aimee says
This recipe is a fabulous idea. I can’t believe how easy!!! My family loves stuffed cabbage but it is so time consuming that I only make it for special occasions. Now I can make it any night of the week! I also think that it would make a wonderful and unusual covered dish, thanks a bunch!
stephaniemanley says
Yes, I love cabbage rolls too, but you have to steam cabbage, make the filling, then bake them, this is so much easier than the other way.
Gail Crawford says
Fixed for supper last night, my family and I loved it, So easy to make.
Pomozki says
Yes Tina. Look up the term ‘Copy & Paste’ and you’ll know what Mitch is describing. Oh heck, I might as well tell you here. To highlight text, press down the left mouse button and drag the cursor over the text you want to copy. Then press the right mouse button and click on Copy. Then open your favorite word program and right click again. Click on Paste and that’s it! Ready to save or print immediately. Good luck.
Stephanie says
There is a print screen button you may want to use, it looks like a printer. This produces the photo and recipe text only.
Brian says
I used to make a skillet casserole very similar to this by adding the cabbage and other ingredients to the browned beef. Tomato paste was used instead of tomato sauce. Very tasty and off the stove top.
Brenfda says
“Drain off fat In a large mixing bowl combine the onion, tomato sauce, cabbage, rice and salt. Add meat and mix all together. ” Does this mean that you are mixing the onion, tomato sauce etc in with the fat in the mixing bowl?
Stephanie says
I have made modification for clarity. There is not need to drain the meat fat into the mixing bowl. Please drain the meat fat, and do with it whatever you normally do. If the recipe is still not clear, please let me know.
Bianca says
Love this recipe btw
tina says
I love your recipie site,is there any way to save recipies on your site?
Stephanie says
I don’t currently have a way to save recipes. Hopefully one day!
Mitch G says
Save recipes..here is how I do it: Hilite recipe.. than, right click on it…select “copy” than open your word program and “paste” it to a blank document…name it and your done!!!