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Ingredients

1 medium head cabbage
¾ pound lean ground beef
½ cup chopped onion
1 can (14 ½ ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
½ cup water
⅓ cup instant brown rice
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon sugar
½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 8 large leaves for rolls. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Set aside.

  2. In a large nonstick skillet, cook the ground beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomatoes and water; bring to a boil. Stir in rice; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

  3. Place about ⅓ cup beef mixture on each reserved cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling

  4. In a bowl, combine the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, basil, thyme and sugar. Spread half on the bottom of an 11-by-7-by-2-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Top with cabbage rolls and remaining tomato sauce mixture. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5–10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

Recipe Courtesy Of

Taste of Home

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