Easy Sweet and Sour Beef and Cabbage

I found this on one of those recipe cards at the grocery store. It's a little different than most of the cabbage casserole recipes I've seen posted, so I thought I'd share it. *Note: Be sure to core the cabbage well or it will be tough.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup  sliced celery
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped green pepper
• 2  tablespoons quick-cooking oats
• 2  tablespoons  snipped parsley
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1  head cabbage

• SAUCE

• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
• 3  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  dash pepper

Directions

1. In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, celery, and green pepper till meat is browned; drain off fat.
2. Sprinkle meat mixture with rolled oats, parsley, the 3/4 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, and the 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
3. Core cabbage; cut into six wedges.
4. Place atop meat.
5. In bowl combine tomato sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, the 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the dash of pepper; mix well.
6. Pour over cabbage and meat.
7. Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes or till cabbage is tender.
8. Serve at once.