Susan's Best Cabbage Rolls

This is my own special recipe for cabbage rolls. Everyone loves them. The secret is the vegetables. They give great flavour. Try them you'll love them!!!

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 lb  ground veal
• 1⁄2 lb ground pork
• 1 1⁄2 cups cooked rice (cooked halfway)
• 1  medium carrot, grated
• 1  medium onion, finely chopped
• 1  stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1  head cabbage
•  salt
•  pepper
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce

Directions

1. Cook rice until half done (this keeps the rice from turning mushy as the cabbage rolls cook.
2. Boil whole cabbage 15 minutes and separate leaves; cut out hard stems.
3. Combine meat, rice, vegetables, salt and pepper.
4. Stuff and roll cabbage leaves.
5. Place in baking dish.
6. Cover with tomato sauce and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
7. Good served with French or Italian bread.