SoulfulT How To Make Cabbage Rolls

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Lean turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Quinoa is more nutritious, while bulgur is budget-friendly.

Use uncooked rice instead of cooked rice for the filling.

Mix 1.36 pounds of ground beef with chopped onion and seasonings like pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and season salt.

Add 1/2 cup of uncooked rice to the meat mixture, adjusting if necessary.

Wash hands after handling the meat mixture.

Remove the outer leaves of a small cabbage and set aside.

Cut around the top of the cabbage with a sharp knife to help peel the leaves off easily later.

Blanch the cabbage in boiling water for about 3 to 4 minutes to soften the leaves.

Let the cabbage sit in the boiling water for about 3 minutes, then drain and cool for about 20 minutes.

Peel off the softened cabbage leaves carefully after cooling.

Prepare a baking dish by lining the bottom with marinara sauce and adding 2 tablespoons of brown sugar to it.

Take a cabbage leaf, place a spoonful of the meat mixture on it, and roll it up tightly, tucking in the sides.

Place the rolled cabbage leaves seam-side down in the baking dish.

Cover the rolls with more marinara sauce and bake in the oven at 350°F for about 1 hour.

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