Crock Pot Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 8 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 large cabbage leaves
• 1 lb lean ground beef (or use ground turkey or lamb)
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup cooked rice (or use uncooked rice)
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves

Recipe

• 1 wash cabbage leaves. boil 4 cups water. turn off heat. soak leaves in water for 5 minutes. remove, drain and cool.
• 2 cook ground beef with chopped garlic and onions until browned and then mix with cooked rice, salt, pepper and thyme.
• 3 place 2 tablespoons meat mixture on each leaf and roll firmly. stack in a crockpot or slow cooker.
• 4 combine tomato paste and water and pour over stuffed cabbage rolls.
• 5 cover and cook on low setting for 8 - 10 hours.