One-Pot Cabbage Rolls

One-Pot Cabbage Rolls served with cottage cheese.

This is a real easy dish. It's much easier than boiling cabbage and rolling meat inside. Besides remember my propane oven doesn't cook well and the toaster oven makes it so hot inside. I try to make most of my meals one-pot recipes. You can substitute tomato sauce, sugar, oregano, garlic, and Italian seasonings for marinara sauce and pork instead of beef.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 chopped onion

1 clove garlic grated

1 # ground meat (80/20)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon paprika

(left over rice or additional veggies optional)

1 15oz can tomato sauce

1/2 teaspoon cane sugar

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2 head of cabbage

Brown onion in olive oil and cook for 3 minutes then add garlic cook one more minute. Add meat, salt, pepper, paprika, and optional rice and veggies. Remove from pan when brown. Drain grease. 

Add to pan: tomato sauce, sugar, oregano, and Italian seasoning. Add salt and pepper if desired. If you want it a bit heat add chili flakes or mild chili without seeds. Cook for 15 minutes.

Add meat mixture and mix. Top with cabbage and cook till cabbage is done.

Makes 4 servings.