Halupki Casserole (stuffed Cabbage Casserole)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs ground beef (ground round or sirloin are best)
• 1 cup rice
• 1 bell pepper (red or green)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 onion
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 28 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar (or to taste)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons black pepper
• 4 cups cabbage

Recipe

• 1 chop garlic, pepper, and onion.
• 2 in a large bowl add melted butter, 1 t garlic salt, and 1 t black pepper to the chopped vegetables.
• 3 add uncooked rice and raw ground beef and mix really well.
• 4 in a medium bowl mix tomato sauce, brown sugar, 1 t garlic salt, 1 t black pepper, and water. adjust season to your taste. we like it a little sweeter so i usually use about 1 1/2 c brown sugar.
• 5 in a 9" x 13" pan spread half of the sliced cabbage, enough to cover the bottom.
• 6 loosely cover the cabbage with the meat mixture. don't press the meat down just lay it on top of the cabbage.
• 7 cover meat with remaining sliced cabbage and pour sauce over the top.
• 8 cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for about 2 hours or cabbage is soft.