Mock Crock Pot Cabbage Rolls Recipes

CABBAGE ROLL CASSEROLE (CROCK POT VERSION)

Steps:

• Brown beef or pork, onion, garlic and seasonings over medium heat until no pink remains. Drain.
• Add 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 cup water and ½ can of tomato soup and diced tomatoes to the beef.
• Stir in rice, and mix well until heated through. Remove from heat.
• Chop cabbage into 4 wedges and remove core. Chop into chunks (mine were about ¾"x1 ½").
• Layer ½ of the meat mixture and ½ of the cabbage in the slow cooker. Repeat layers. Place half the meat and then half the cabbage in cooker.
• Combine the remaining tomato soup, remaining tomato sauce and ⅓ cup water. Pour over top of cabbage.
• Cook on low 4-6 hours or just until rice is cooked. Once done, turn slow cooker off, sprinkle cheese on top and let sit 10 minutes to set and melt cheese.

MOCK CROCK POT CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef until no longer pink, drain.
• Add diced onions; cook until tender.
• Place in the crock pot.
• Add other ingredients, except rice, and combine well.
• Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• Notes:.
• * I prefer to serve over rice.
• * Crock pot or stove top works; adjust cooking time accordingly.

UNSTUFFED CABBAGE ROLL

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and onion in the hot Dutch oven until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, garlic, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover Dutch oven, reduce heat, and simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.

SLOW-COOKED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; drain well. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce, rice, green pepper, cracker crumbs, egg and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Place about 1/3 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling. Secure with toothpicks if desired., Place cabbage rolls in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Pour V8 juice over rolls. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until filling reaches 160°. Just before serving, sprinkle with salt and cheese if desired.