BUILD A HEALTHY MEAL: Diabetes-Friendly Stuffed Cabbage Roll

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes can be a cost-effective base for sauce.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Quinoa is a healthier grain option, while bulgur is often cheaper.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Add cabbage to a pot and fill with water until fully covered.

Blanch the cabbage until soft, then lift it in a strainer by the stem and set aside to cool.

Remove any damaged leaves and set aside 12 good leaves.

Cut out hard stems from the leaves to make rolling easier.

In a large mixing bowl, combine lean ground turkey, cooked brown rice, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, no salt creole seasoning, and 1 egg; mix well.

Place about 1/3 cup of the filling into the center of each cabbage leaf, tuck in the sides, and roll like a burrito.

Place the rolls in a baking dish.

Stir together diced tomatoes, a little sugar, and low sodium tomato soup to make the sauce.

Pour the sauce over the cabbage rolls.

Bake the cabbage rolls in the oven for one hour.

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