Savory Cabbage Roll Hotdish

This is a great dish to cook on the stovetop quickly or slowly in a crockpot. I love serving this dish with homemade biscuits. An excellent dish to serve on a cold day. This also makes outstanding leftovers the next day.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef (or ground turkey)
• 1  medium onion, chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup  instant rice, raw
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms or 8  ounces fresh mushrooms
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons sugar
• 1  teaspoon ground oregano
• 2  teaspoons  italian seasoning
• 3  cups cabbage, cubed
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1⁄4 cup beef broth or 1⁄4 cup cooking wine

Directions

1. Brown ground beef, onion and garlic together in a skillet.
2. In a large dutch oven combine all ingredients, including hamburger mixture.
3. Cook on medium for approximately 20 minutes until mixture simmers, then reduce heat to low and cook for an additional 30-40 minutes stirring occasionally.
4. For the crock pot:
5. Brown ground beef, onion and garlic together in a skillet.
6. Grease a 6-quart crock pot and combine all ingredients in crock pot, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.