Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 cabbage leaves
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup cooked rice
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 finely chopped garlic clove
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 cover cabbage leaves with boiling water.
• 2 let stand for 10 minutes, until leaves are limp.
• 3 drain.
• 4 mix ground beef, rice, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, and mushrooms.
• 5 place about 1/3 cup beef mixture at stem end of each leaf.
• 6 roll leaf around beef mixture, tucking in sides.
• 7 place cabbage rolls in ungreased baking pan.
• 8 mix remaining tomato sauce, sugar, and lemon juice and pour mixture over cabbage rolls.
• 9 bake in 350°f oven until beef is cooked, about 45 minutes.
• 10 using liquid from baking pan, pour into saucepan, mix with cornstarch and water.
• 11 heat to boiling, cook and stir until begins to thicken. 1-2 minutes.
• 12 pour over cabbage rolls to serve.
• 13 faster alternative: layer bottom of casserole dish with shredded cabbage, spread meat mixture over top, sprinkle with bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. delicious!