❤️ Why You’ll Love Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
Holiday-Friendly: This recipe is totally great for every day and also for a holiday dish. Serve it as a side, bring it to a potluck, or serve it as the main course, it’s so good Healthy: This stuffed cabbage rolls recipe is full of wholesome, simple ingredients, making it protein-packed and healthy Quick Prep: Prep these cabbage rolls in only 20 minutes
🍲 Ingredients
Cabbage: Cabbage helps raise levels of beta-carotene, lutein, and other heart-healthy antioxidants. It also can help ease inflammation and help prevent heart disease. It’s so easy to add to stir fry, soups, stews, salads, or delicious cabbage rolls like this. Ground Beef: Beef is a high-quality protein full of vitamins and minerals. It can help improve muscle growth and even exercise performance. Another benefit is it’s a great source of iron. If you’re not into red meat, you could totally swap this for whatever ground meat you prefer.
👩🍳 How to Make Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
🪄 Tips and Tricks
Don’t Over Stuff: You want to make sure your cabbage rolls will not fall apart or any of your stuffing will fall through any gaps. On the other hand, don’t wrap them too tightly as the rice will expand as it cooks, and if you wrap them too tight, they are at risk of falling apart as they cook. Prepare Your Cabbage: Boil the entire head of cabbage, if you’re using a green cabbage with a firm and compact head, remove the core and stem. As you remove the leaves after boiling, if you find that the leaves in the center aren’t soft enough, continue to boil again until they are.
🗒 Substitutions
Meat: You can substitute the ground beef for any ground meat – ground lamb, turkey, chicken, pork, or a mix Cabbage: You can use red cabbage if that’s all you can find Veggies: Feel free to cater this recipe the way you like. You can add carrots and celery in with the onion, or any other veggie you prefer
🗒 Best served with
Simple Homemade Greek Salad Panzanella Salad Fluffy Greek Pita Bread
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Fridge: Put leftover cabbage rolls in an airtight container when they have cooled, and eat within 3-4 days. Freezer: Cook the rolls according to the recipe and allow them to cool. Leave the sauce off the rolls you want to freeze. Put the rolls in an airtight container and keep them for up to 3 months in the freezer. When you’re ready to eat, let them thaw, and cook in the oven until heated through. It’s best you make the lemon sauce fresh before you serve them vs. freezing it.
🤔 Common Questions
