Spicy Stuffed Cabbage Rolls In Mushroom Gravy Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium head of cabbage
• 1/3 cup water
• 8 ounces dirty rice mix (zatarain's new orleans style dirty rice mix)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 12 ounces chicken broth (or 2 chicken bouillon cubes, in 12 oz. water)
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut cabbage head in half.
• 2 in a glass bowl add 1/3c water and cabbage halfs.
• 3 cover with paper towel and heat in microwave oven for 3-5 minutes. til tender.
• 4 remove cabbage and drain water. let cool.
• 5 in a medium saucepan add 2 1/2c. water and oil and bring to a boil. reduce heat.
• 6 add zatarain's new orleans style dirty rice mix and simmer 25 minutes.
• 7 while rice is cooking, brown italian sausage in a frying pan and drain grease.
• 8 when rice is fully cooked (no existing water).
• 9 add cooked sausage and mix together.
• 10 stuff meat mixture in cool cabbage leaves.
• 11 place in a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish.
• 12 set aside.
• 13 preheat oven to 350'.
• 14 in a medium saucepan add margarine, melt and add chopped onion and saute 2 minutes.
• 15 add chopped mushrooms and saute another 2 minutes.
• 16 add flour and stir well.
• 17 add chicken broth,salt and black pepper and whipping cream and stir until thicken on medium heat. remove from heat.
• 18 pour over stuffed cabbage rolls and place in oven for 10 minutes.