grandma's cabbage rolls my way

How To Make grandma's cabbage rolls my way

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  Place the cabbage leaves in a large bowl. Add enough boiling water to cover the cabbage. Let stand for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 375^. Spray a 3 or 4 cup casserole baking dish with no-stick spray,set aside.
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  In a large non-stick skillet brown and scramble meat and onions. Add parsnips, carrots and celery; cook 4 minutes , stirring every once in awhile. Remove from heat and stir in the tomato paste, rice, dressing, 3 cups of the tomato sauce and 3/4 cup of the cheese.
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  Drain and pat dry the cabbage leaves and cut out the hard vein from each leaf. Pour 1/2 cup of the remaining tomato sauce into the casserole dish. Cover with layers of 1 cabbage leaf and 2 cups rice mixture; repeat layers 3 times. Top with remaining cabbage leaf,remaining sauce and cheese; Cover with foil. Bake 1 hour covered, uncover and bake 10 minutes more. Let stand at least 5 minutes before serving with sour cream on the side.
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  Note: if you don't want to use the cabbage leaves you can use the shredded in a bag and just layer it instead of the leaves...I like using this often..
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