Hearty Beef Cabbage Pockets Recipes

HEARTY CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart (7 X 11-inch) baking dish.
• In a large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onion, salt and pepper. Cook until the beef is browned, about 5 minutes, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.
• Add the garlic, paprika, thyme, and cayenne and cook for 30 seconds, stirring.
• Add the drained tomatoes and the chopped cabbage. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the cabbage is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat off and stir in one cup of the shredded cheese.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, until the casserole is bubbly and the cheese is browned, 20-30 minutes.
• Let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving.

HEARTY BEEF & CABBAGE POCKETS

Steps:

• Let dough stand at room temperature 30-40 minutes or until softened. In a Dutch oven, cook beef, sausage and onion over medium heat 12-15 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. Stir in carrots, chiles, mustard, salt and pepper. Add cabbage in batches; cook and stir until tender., On a lightly floured surface, press or roll each dinner roll into a 5-in. circle. Top with a heaping 1/3 cup filling; bring edges of dough up over filling and pinch to seal., Place on baking sheets coated with cooking spray, seam side down. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°., Whisk egg whites and water; brush over tops. Sprinkle with caraway seeds. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Freeze option: Freeze baked and cooled pockets in an airtight container. To use, reheat pockets on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray in a preheated 350° oven 30-35 minutes or until heated through; cover loosely with foil if needed to prevent overbrowning.

SAUCY BEEF & CABBAGE SUPPER

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook and crumble beef with onion and garlic over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Stir in cabbage, carrots, 2 tablespoons oil and seasonings; cook and stir until vegetables are slightly softened, 7-11 minutes., Stir in ketchup, vinegar and remaining oil. Cook, uncovered, 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

EASY CABBAGE POCKETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir onion into ground beef and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add cabbage and reduce heat to low; cook and stir until cabbage has wilted slightly, about 5 minutes more. Pour mixture into colander to strain excess liquid and cool slightly.
• Spray a work surface with cooking spray. Flatten rolls into disc shape with a rolling pin; spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of beef and cabbage filling onto each disc. Fold discs in half around filling, pressing edges together to seal. Gently place in muffin cups, spray tops with cooking spray, and poke with toothpick to allow venting.
• Cook cabbage pockets in preheated oven until dough is browned, 25 to 45 minutes.