Sliced cabbage, sausage, ground beef, and tomato sauce are just a few of these delicious blends of ingredients in this super easy cabbage roll casserole.
You can even make it all vegetarian and omit the meat if you prefer, or use a healthy choice like ground chicken or turkey.
We have several substitution suggestions below and tips but if you prefer to scroll to the recipe, it's printed at the bottom of the page.
Easy Step-by-Step to Make Italian Cabbage Roll Casserole
- brown the meats
- add the sauce and rice
- layer with shredded cabbage, sauce, cheese, cover with foil
- pour into a casserole
- bake for 1 hour
Ingredients You Will Need for Italian Cabbage Roll Casserole
- shredded cabbage
- shredded e mozzarella or provolone
- grated parmesan/romano cheese
- tomato sauce
- minced garlic
- freshly torn basil
- dried herbs
- salt, and pepper to taste
- granulated garlic powder
- olive oil
Tips and Additional Substitutions
- use any kind of sauce taco for a Mexican style with cheddar cheese
- add chunky salsa and sharp cheddar
- tomato soup can be substituted for sauce
- add ground turkey or chicken instead of beef and sausage
- omit the meat for vegetarian style
- brown rice, quinoa, or wild rice can be used for long-grain rice
- add chopped tomatoes or diced eggplant for less carb and omit the rice
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Yield: 8
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 10 M
All in one pan easy meal, easier than stuffing cabbage and less messy. This casserole is full of all those flavors and topped with cheesy goodness!
Ingredients
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1/2 pound loose Italian sweet sausage
- 1 diced bell pepper
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon each of oregano, parsley, and garlic powder
- 1-3/4 cups tomato sauce (or substitute tomato soup, V8 juice, taco sauce, or salsa)
- 1 -3/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup long grain rice, uncooked
- 4 cups shredded cabbage using a knife or mandoline
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese (use sharp cheddar if you use a salsa or taco sauce)
- Garnish: Parmesan blended with Pecorino Romano Cheese and 4 torn fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Prepare a 13 x 9 baking pan with parchment paper or grease it with olive oil
- Add the peppers, onion, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper to a Dutch oven pot.
- Stir in the beef and sausage meats.
- Saute stirring until meats are no longer pink.
- Add the tomato sauce and water then simmer to a boil and add the rice.
- Simmer this for around 25 minutes.
- Grease a deep casserole dish.
- Place half the tomato mixture in the pan, add 1/2 the cabbage top with half the mozzarella, and repeat ending with mozzarella on top.
- Cover with oil spray foil and bake for 1 hour.
- Serve with Italian Parmesan Romano blend cheese and red pepper flakes.
Notes
Tips and Additional Substitutions
- use any kind of sauce taco for a Mexican style with cheddar cheese
- add chunky salsa and sharp cheddar
- tomato soup can be substituted for sauce
- add ground turkey or chicken instead of beef and sausage
- omit the meat for vegetarian style
- brown rice, quinoa, or wild rice can be used for long-grain rice
- add chopped tomatoes or diced eggplant for less carb and omit rice
Nutrition Facts
Calories
391.88Fat (grams)
26.36Sat. Fat (grams)
11.21Carbs (grams)
14.81Fiber (grams)
1.75Net carbs
13.06Sugar (grams)
2.99Protein (grams)
23.16Sodium (milligrams)
544.38Cholesterol (grams)
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wow ,sound like traditional recipe from romania"sarmale",with turkish origines.we roll ,and not use toothpicks.a real delight!
ReplyDeleteLove cabbage rolls. I've only tried to make them once but now I want to make them again :)
ReplyDeletehaven't made these in a year of so and I think then I used cajun seasonings and sausage - I think I like yours much better....thanks
ReplyDeleteThese bring back memories from my childhood... They sound & look delicious!
ReplyDeleteLove these cabbage rolls! And with the Italian flair too!
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ReplyDeleteyum! I made a similar cabbage roll dish the other day (followed Martha Stewarts recipe - sort of). Forgot how delicious these are!
ReplyDelete@Alison, how wonderful to hear that you also make them similar, what did you use to hold them together?
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@ Drick oooo sounds delish with cajun sausage...thanks
@ Andrea thanks :)
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@tasty eats at home oh I will have to look hers up bet they were great!
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I haven't made cabbage rolls in a very long time. Thanks for the reminder about how delicious they are.
ReplyDeleteThe kids would love to hep me make these cabbage rolls. Perfect for a tasty family meal!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great recipe to feed a crowd...I can remember these at every holiday, Sunday, Baptism or Funeral spread from when I was a kid.
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ReplyDeleteIt looks very delicious!
ReplyDeleteI just had cabbage rolls last night. It was at a dinner party in a Polish restaurant (I'm just about to review it on my blog) and they served up traditional authentic cabbage rolls that were delicious. It had a tangy orangish sauce that I couldn't identify, but I know it was at least tomato based. Your recipe sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteYour recipe is very colourful and tempting enough.
ReplyDeletefor some reason I am falling in love with cabbage this fall. Your dish is calling me to try it out. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would die for this now. I am big fan of cabbage rolls and this one has just the ingredients I love. It would be great with a bowl of homemade yogurt. YUM YUM!
ReplyDeleteThis one I do have to make it ...I really do...what a combo and both the flavours and the textures are heavenly and lots lots of garlic...please come and cook for me :) kisses xxx
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