Stuffed cabbage and tomatoes

Stuffed cabbage and tomatoes
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 253.8
  • Total Fat: 13.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 65.0 mg
  • Sodium: 230.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 13.5 g

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Introduction

Easy one pot meal. Great with a side of whole wheat pasta Easy one pot meal. Great with a side of whole wheat pasta
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    Onions, raw, 3 medium (2-1/2" dia), chopped
    Olive Oil, 5 1tsp
    Ground Pork, 16 oz
    Ground beef, 24 oz
    *Brown Rice, long grain, 3 cups DRY(ingredient list reflects 6 cups cooked for proper nutritional values)
    Egg, fresh, 3 large
    Tomato Fresh - Plum - 62 g (11 calories), 800 gram
    Cabbage, fresh, 1 head, large (about 7" dia)
    Pepper, black, 1 tsp
    Canned diced tomato, no salt added, 1.75 cup
    French's Worchestershire Sauce, 6 tsp
    Tomato Sauce, 3 cup
    Water, tap, 3 cup
    Basil, 25 leaves, chopped
    Parsley, 15 sprigs, chopped

Directions

Core head of cabbage, steam in a pot, set aside to cool
Once cabbage is cool enough to handle, separate leave and cut the thick spine off so that they are easier to roll

Core tomatoes
Slice off top of tomato to create a cap for stuffed tomato
Gut the insides of the tomatoes, save the shell and the insides of the tomatoes
Chop the insides of the tomatoes and set aside

Heat pan and add olive oil
Add chopped onions to pan, saute until translucent, cool slightly

In a large bowl, combine ground pork, ground beef, dry rice, chopped basil, chopped parsley, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, eggs, and sauteed onions (slightly cooled so eggs don't cook)

Stuff cabbage leaves and plum tomatoes with meat mixture.
Make balls out of any leftover meat

Layer in crock pot
Add the insides of the plum tomatoes, can of diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and water to crock pot (may add more or less water to cover stuffed cabbage).
Cook on high for 5 hours in crock pot
Serve and enjoy

TIPS:

You can make stuffed peppers with the exact same recipe just don't make the cabbage

You can add chopped sauteed veggies to cut back on meat

Traditionally made with meatloaf mix (Veal, pork, & beef) but this was not available at the butcher

Can be made with ground turkey for even leaner option

If you have a grapefruit spoon, it makes gutting the tomatoes much easier

You can secure the caps on the tomatoes (or peppers if substituted) with toothpicks if necessary

If you have room in the crock pot, you can quarter another head of cabbage for more veggies

For a super time saver, don't stuff cabbage leaves. Just make balls of meat and add cabbage that is cut into quarters or eighths--you won't have to steam the head in the prep stage just cut it into chunks.

This recipe makes a lot. Feel free to half it



Serving Size: Makes 20 to 24 stuffed cabbage leaves and/or plum tomatoes

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SWEETSOUNDS11.