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cheesy cabbage roll casserole

Recipe by
Barbara Pace
The Villages, FL

Our Curious Cuisiners club members were challenged to make a new recipe using cabbage for our monthly meeting. I found a recipe and tweaked it to make it my own. This is the result.

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For cheesy cabbage roll casserole

  • 2 1/2 lb
    ground chuck
  • 1 lg
    onion, chopped
  • 3 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 2 can
    tomato sauce, 15 0zs. each, divided
  • 1 can
    tomatoe sauce, 8 ozs.
  • 1-1/2 tsp
    dried thyme
  • 3/4 tsp
    dill weed
  • 3/4 tsp
    rubbed sage
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper
  • 1/4 tsp
    cayenne pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    balsamic vinegar, optional
  • 2 c
    rice, cooked
  • 4 slice
    bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 2 bag
    angel hair slaw
  • 1 c
    mozzarella, shredded
  • coarsely ground pepper, optional

How To Make cheesy cabbage roll casserole

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook rice. Grease a 9" x 13" baking dish.
  • 2
    In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat, crumbling beef until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic & cook for 1 minute. Drain.
  • 3
    Stir in one 15 oz. can & the 8 oz. can of tomato sauce. Add the seasonings. Add vinegar, if using. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat & simmer covered for 5 minutes.
  • 4
    Add rice and bacon. Remove from heat.
  • 5
    Layer a third of the cabbage in the baking dish. Top with half of the meat mixture. Repeat layer & top with cabbage. Pour remaining 15 oz. can of tomato sauce over cabbage.
  • 6
    Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover & with cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with coarsely ground pepper, if using.

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