Description
Quick and easy slow cooker unstuffed cabbage rolls with ground beef and rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium green cabbage, chopped into 1–2 inch pieces (about 6–8 cups)
- 1 green bell pepper, diced (optional)
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes (with juices)
- 1 cup beef broth (or water)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (or 1 tablespoon, to taste)
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 cup cooked rice (white or brown), stirred in at the end (or 1/2 cup uncooked rice + add 1 extra cup broth and cook longer)
- Chopped parsley, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Brown the beef in a skillet over medium-high heat with onion until browned. Drain excess grease. Stir in garlic for 30 seconds.
- Layer the slow cooker: Add half the chopped cabbage. Top with browned beef mixture, then remaining cabbage.
- Mix the sauce: Whisk crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beef broth, Worcestershire, brown sugar, paprika, oregano, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Pour over everything.
- Cook: Cover and cook on LOW 6–7 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours, until cabbage is tender.
- Add rice: Stir in cooked rice during the last 10–15 minutes to heat through. (If using uncooked rice: add it at the start with 1 extra cup broth and cook on LOW 7–8 hours, stirring once if possible.)
- Serve: Taste and adjust seasoning. Spoon into bowls and top with parsley.
Notes
- Adjust brown sugar and red pepper flakes to taste.
- Use cooked rice for quicker prep or uncooked rice for a hands-off approach.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 70mg