easy southwest cabbage roll casserole

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Dallas, TX
Updated on Jan 28, 2014

This is a great twist on regular cabbage rolls... and it's easier to fix for your family than cabbage rolls. If you don't care for chorizo - you can just add a little more ground beef and spice it up the way you like.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 4 to 6

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 6 ounces chorizo, fresh
  • 1/2 medium onion, finely diced
  • 1 - poblano or hatch pepper, diced
  • 1 large can tomato sauce 15 oz
  • 1 large can diced tomatoes 14.5 oz
  • 1/2 large green cabbage, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 3 tablespoons taco seasoning mix, i used tones from sam's

How To Make easy southwest cabbage roll casserole

  • Step 1
    In a large pan cook ground beef and chorizo until browned. Add onion and bell pepper and cook until softened. Add taco seasoning and can diced tomatoes with juice stirring until combined. Turn off heat and stir in cooked rice
  • Step 2
    In a large bowl Mix tomato sauce cumin and paprika until well combined.
  • Step 3
    In a deep dish pie pan or other deep baking pan pour half of the sauce. Top with half of the cabbage.
  • Step 4
    On top of cabbage layer meat and rice mixture.
  • Step 5
    Top with cabbage and pour remaining sauce on top.
  • Step 6
    Bake at 350 degrees - covered until cabbage is tender about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and top with cheddar. Allow to rest until cheese is melted before serving.
  • Step 7
    This is great with a little sour cream and a cornbread muffin on the side (:

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Category: Beef
Category: Casseroles
Keyword: #rice
Keyword: #onions
Keyword: #Tomato
Keyword: #PEPPERS
Keyword: #southwest
Ingredient: Beef
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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