'unstuffed' cabbage with a kick

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 head cabbage, cut into 1-inch squares

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir ground turkey in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. transfer cooked turkey to a bowl.
• heat olive oil in the skillet over medium heat; saute onion in hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. add garlic to onion; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• pour diced tomatoes and tomato sauce over the onion mixture; season with italian seasoning, basil, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer tomato mixture until the tomatoes are softened, about 10 minutes.
• stir cabbage into the tomato mixture; continue cooking until cabbage is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• stir ground turkey into the mixture; cook to reheat the turkey, 1 to 2 minutes.