Mock Crock Pot Cabbage Rolls

Chicagoland Chef du Jour's Note:

This is a delicious and easy way to serve "Cabbage Rolls" without the hassle.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb lean ground beef, browned and drained
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 5 cups coleslaw mix, shredded or 5 cups cabbage, chopped
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 dash red chili pepper (to taste)
• 14 ounces diced tomatoes, plain or 14 ounces Rotel Tomatoes
• 8 ounces canned tomato sauce
• 2 -3 cups white rice, at serving

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef until no longer pink, drain.
2. Add diced onions; cook until tender.
3. Place in the crock pot.
4. Add other ingredients, except rice, and combine well.
5. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
6. Notes:.
7. * I prefer to serve over rice.
8. * Crock pot or stove top works; adjust cooking time accordingly.

Reviews

[jrusk]

I've never had a cabbage roll so I can't compare but we really enjoyed this. I used rotel but I've only seen them in 10oz cans so I used one can and diced 3 fresh tomatoes to make up the difference. I had 16oz tomato sauce so dumped it all in. I did add more Italian seasoning but next time I'd add 1 tbls and more chili pepper but that's just pers. pref. Instead of water I used 1 cup ck broth knowing that I would cook this on low for 6 hours and that it would switch to "keep warm" mode for 4 more hours until I got home. This along with the additional tomato sauce kept my dinner very moist. I had some leftovers for lunch and will freeze the other servings. Served over white rice. Thanks for a great crockpot recipe!

[deinemuse]

This was very good. I cut the recipe in half, which was not hard to do at all for 2 people. It was way easy and there was leftovers. I added the instant brown rice at the last 30 minutes. Also, added garlic powder and used del monte diced tomatoes with chiles.

[Merlot]

So many times, I crave cabbage rolls but don't want to spend the time on making them. Well....this is the answer. These taste exactly like cabbage rolls without all the fuss. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks for sharing, Chicagoland Chef duJour. We loved it!!!