When the new year rolls in, there are two foods that I must have and that is stuffed cabbage rolls and black eyed peas. Since I was young, I would eat black-eyed peas for good luck and as an adult I started eating stuffed cabbage because it is so good! This year I decided to change my routine and instead of making stuffed cabbage rolls, I decided to make Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls.
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls are much more simple to make than Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. They use the same ingredients and have less steps. For this dish you need: head of cabbage, 1 1/2 cups of uncooked rice, 1 can of tomato sauce, 1 can of diced tomatoes, 1 pound ground beef or turkey, 1/2 an onion, and oil.
The steps for Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls is simple. The first step is to cook the beef with the chopped up onion. While the beef is cooking, prepare the rice according to package directions. As the rice is cooking, you will heat the oil in a deep pot and then add the chopped up cabbage and cook until translucent. After the beef, rice, and cabbage have finished cooking, you will add them to a large pot and stir. You will then add the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, stir and simmer for 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 head of cabbage
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 pound ground hamburger meat or turkey
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups of uncooked rice
- 1 can of tomato sauce
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Chop cabbage
- Prepare rice according to directions on box
- Prepare ground beef with onions
- Heat oil into deep pot and then add chopped cabbage
- Cook cabbage until cabbage is translucent and not crunchy
- Once cooked, add beef, rice, and cabbage into one pot
- Add can of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes
- Stir & season to taste
- Simmer for 10 minutes
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls are so delicious. I made this dish on New Year’s Day and my entire family enjoyed it. I was so impressed with how my girls cleaned their plates.
Do you have any foods that you love to eat when the new year arrives?
These look wonderful. I grew up with cabbage rolls, but my husband didn’t care for them. I’d eat these EVERY DAY!!
Have you ever added sauerkraut to them? It adds a little tang to it – no one will ever know!!! 😉