Lazy Man's Cabbage Rolls

We are usually pretty busy on the weekends and often times I don't have enough time or patience to make a good weekend meal. This is the biggest hurdle facing me as I try to make the last few recipes from my cooking group, as they all take a bit longer to prepare and cook. My friend Amber (check out her real estate blog) posted this recipe and it's perfect for the cold dreary weather we're experiencing, it's also a good hearty meal to eat while watching college football. Which is what we've done all day,well minus a nap or two!

Lazy Man's Cabbage Rolls

1 1/2 lbs ground meat
1/2 chopped onion
1 lg. can tomato sauce
1 head of cabbage, chopped
1 c. uncooked brown rice
1 tsp. salt
2 - 14 oz. cans beef broth
pepper, to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350. Brown meat over medium heat. Drain off the fat.

2. In a 5 qt. (11x15") baking dish combine onion, tomato sauce, cabbage, rice, salt & pepper; add meat.

3. Pour broth over the mixture and bake covered for 1 hour.

4. Stir, replace cover, and bake an additional 30 minutes.


Yield: A lot! Probably 10-12 servings.

Thoughts: Amber said she generally uses a combination of ground beef & pork, I just used ground beef. I also cooked the onion along with the ground beef and only used half a head of cabbage. I followed Amber's suggestion for topping each individual serving with mozzarella cheese, though just about any type of cheese would be good! Someone in our group said she served the dish along with mashed potatoes and I thought that would be really good. Especially served over garlic mashed potatoes!