Here’s a hearty Crockpot Cabbage Roll Casserole—all the flavors of traditional cabbage rolls without the rolling! 🥬🍖🍚
🥘 Ingredients (serves 4–6)
- 1 lb (450g) ground beef or turkey
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 small head cabbage, chopped or shredded
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tsp paprika or Italian seasoning (optional)
- 1 cup shredded cheese (optional, for topping)
🥄 Instructions
- Prepare the meat mixture
- In a skillet, brown the ground meat with onion and garlic until cooked through. Drain excess fat.
- Layer in the crockpot
- Spread half the chopped cabbage in the bottom.
- Add half of the meat mixture on top.
- Sprinkle half the cooked rice.
- Repeat layers with remaining cabbage, meat, and rice.
- Add sauces & seasoning
- Pour tomato sauce and diced tomatoes evenly over the layers.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Cook
- Cover and cook on low for 6–8 hours or high for 3–4 hours until cabbage is tender.
- Optional cheesy topping
- About 15 minutes before serving, sprinkle shredded cheese on top and cover until melted.
- Serve hot
- Spoon onto plates and enjoy a cozy, flavorful meal.
💡 Tips
- For extra flavor, add a splash of vinegar or a pinch of sugar to the tomato sauce.
- Leftovers taste even better the next day as flavors meld together.
- You can swap ground beef for ground turkey or chicken for a lighter version.
If you want, I can give you a “dump-and-go” version where you just toss everything in the crockpot—no layering required—for an even simpler weeknight dinner 😄
Do you want me to do that?
