Alright Loyal Bacon Subjects! Who’s UP for a recipe??
OK – this one takes a little work when it comes to prep with all the ingredients but MAKING it – actually putting it together – really is not a big deal. My Mom loves cabbage but making cabbage rolls is more of a chore than layering – leave it to her to take the easy way but know what? It IS easy that way so here’s the EASY recipe for CABBAGE ROLL CASSEROLE!
Cabbage Roll Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce, divided
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled (or more if you like!!!!!)
- 1 medium head cabbage (2 pounds), shredded
- 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- Coarsely ground pepper, optional
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat, crumbling beef, until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in 1 can tomato sauce and next 6 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Stir in rice and bacon; remove from heat.
- Layer a third of the cabbage in a greased 13×9-in. baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture. Repeat layers; top with remaining cabbage. Pour remaining tomato sauce over top.
- Cover and bake 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle with coarsely ground pepper.
THIS MAKES GREAT – and I mean GREAT LEFTOVERS!!
Yep – YUMMY IN THE TUMMY!
Happy Saturday Bacon Lovers and other Lovers…………………..(tee hee)
That sounds very tasty. I always have a lot of minced (ground) beef in the freezer and looking for new ideas of how to cook it. We call ketchup tomato sauce. I am assuming your tomato sauce is more of a cook in sauce with added ingredients?
I get my veg delivered from a company that gets all local produce. Last week I got the biggest cabbage! We have had it with 4 meals and I still have half left.
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Well, the eggplant on a baking sheet is a winner. And we LOVE aubergine (in French, I’m a French kitty) and we used fresh mozzarella di bufala and the result is magnificent. I get mozz and mama and papa get the rest, haha.
Love from Loulou
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Hi Jackie – yes we have tins of tomato sauce which is strictly that – no tomatoes in, also tins of mixture of tomatoes and sauce. Ketchup is a whole different experience! I love cabbage – sounds like you got a GIGANTIC cabbage from your last food delivery! Enjoy!
Hugs, Pam
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We do a similar dish in the crock pot and just serve it over rice, it is good and makes a lot for a big family.
Did you know that the Saturday before US Labor Day is International Bacon Day?
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Yes but every day is Bacon Day here in my house!
Hugs, Teddy
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I think I would love that, but hubby isn’t a cabbage fan!
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I could eat that till I bust!
Katie
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Oh I know what you mean – it’s so yummy and like spaghetti or lasagna it’s even BETTER second time around!!!!
Hugs, Teddy
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This is another great recipe! I can’t wait to get settled and get some of these recipes on the table and in our tummies! Good Morning!
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I bet you will be so happy to cook in that NEW kitchen!!!!!
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King Teddy of Baconia I say:
Winner winner lets have it for dinner
happy Saturday
Hugs Cecilia
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We have – and it’s SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tasty!
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THat looks similar to stuffed cabbage, but even better with bacon and cheese 🙂 Thanks for the recipe. XO
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I know you make stuffed cabbage but this is – well – close to the same but not! 🙂 🙂 Love the layers.
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Yum! The Dad says he’s gonna make that one this fall, gotta be good!
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That sounds interesting! I hope you’re enjoying the weekend!
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Oh boy…this is a keeper for sure!
The Florida Furkids
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YUMMMAROOOOOOOOOOO (as Raz would say) !
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Sounds really good. New to me. Another nice day then rain and storms and then the cold. 40’s at night. Brrr. Hope you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend.
Sue
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That looks delicious, especially with the cheese.
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It’s really tasty – REALLY
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I believe it. 🙂
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Furabuluss reecipe Teddy an Miss Pam!! So much easier than tryin to make rollss… 😉 An there iss bacon….mmmmm……..Bacon!
**purrss** BellaDharma
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Rolls are difficult for me for some reason but this is EASY PEASY – right up my alley!
Hugs, Pam
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Can you believe I’ve never cooked with cabbage? I think I’ll try it once. 🥬
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It is easy to do – cabbage is “flexible” !!
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Teddy, this would be great comfort food for a cold winter day. Mom says it sounds super yummy. She is storing this recipe, as she knows she’ll be making it. Thanks. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, angel Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
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It is a cold weather kind of meal for sure………we’ll make it again and again ourselves!
Hugs, Teddy
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Mom says layers works for her – it will taste just the same in the end:) And she loves cabbage anyway you fix it.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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This is a wonderful way to enjoy cabbage – I’m a cabbage-nut too!
Hugs, Pam
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That looks like one filling dish!
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Oh! Oh! Oh!
We make a similar dish in our house! We LOVE it! We use sour cabbage (I get it in the Fruit and Veggie department at the grocery store). If you like Saurkraut, you should try it with sour cabbage! I like making regular Holubtsi (Ukrainian word for cabbage rolls) with sour cabbage too!
When it gets cooler I will try your recipe!
Ciao
Barb
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Thanks for the info on sour cabbage – not familiar with it around here! Enjoy – it’s very tasty
Hugs, Pam
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Now that sounds like a stick to your ribs meal!
Wonder what to sub in for the rice, which we don’t use…maybe wild rice? Or cauliflower ‘rice’. but I think that would be too moist then.
Maybe it would be good without any rice at all!
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Probably would be fine without rice……!
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