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ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

Start with the cabbage, removing the core and preparing the leaves.

Chop the onion and carrot, then sauté them until softened.

Combine the ground meat with the sautéed onion and carrot, adding rice, dill, salt, and pepper.

Take a cabbage leaf, place a spoonful of the filling at the base, fold the sides over, and roll tightly.

Repeat with the remaining leaves and filling, placing the rolls seam-side down in a pot.

Layer smoked bacon and bay leaves between the rolls for flavor.

Add enough water to cover the rolls and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat and simmer until the rice and meat are cooked through.

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