Main dishes

Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole

photo by:kraft

The prep may be easy, but there's nothing else lazy about this cheesy, multilayered cabbage and ground beef casserole. Hard-working, hearty flavors deliver big on taste.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

1 hr 40 min

servings

total:

8 servings, about 1-1/4 cups each

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What You Need

large savoy cabbage leaves

lb. lean ground beef

onion, chopped

parsnip, shredded

carrot, shredded

stalk celery, thinly sliced

Tbsp. tomato paste

cup instant white rice, uncooked

1/4

cup KRAFT Tuscan House Italian Dressing

qt. (4 cups) tomato sauce, divided

cup KRAFT Shredded Three Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA, divided

It's for dipping and dunking and mixing-upping. And yes, for salad too.

Make It

PLACE cabbage leaves in large bowl. Add enough boiling water to completely cover cabbage. Let stand 10 min.

MEANWHILE, brown meat with onions in large nonstick skillet. Add parsnips, carrots and celery; cook 3 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in tomato paste, rice, dressing, 3 cups tomato sauce and 3/4 cup cheese.

HEAT oven to 375ºF. Drain cabbage; pat dry. Carefully remove vein from center of each leaf. Pour 1/2 cup of the remaining tomato sauce into 3-qt. round casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with layers of 1 cabbage leaf and 2 cups rice mixture; repeat layers 3 times. Top with remaining cabbage leaf, remaining sauce and cheese; cover.

BAKE 1 hour 10 min., uncovering after 1 hour. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using ground pork.

Substitute

Prepare using KRAFT Pizza Shredded Mozzarella & Cheddar Cheeses.

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diagirl

posted:6/8/2011

Next time I'll take the time to make cabbage rolls. To many ingredients, just call it a casserole , not cabbage roll.

Babsygal

posted:5/9/2011

It was great and will defintely make it again and again. My friends really liked it also. COOK.....

a cook

posted:5/4/2011

This doesn't sound at all like a cabbage roll casserole. All you need is browned ground beef, chopped onion, white rice (instant or regular), and shredded cabbage. Layer all of it and cover with tomato juice and bake. Season with pepper and salt. There you have it.

Lizam74

posted:5/4/2011

I made this for supper last night. It doesn't taste anything like cabbage rolls, but is still really good. My cabbage was a pain as I left it as whole leaves. Next time I will shred the cabbage before I put it down as a layer to make it easier to scoop.

a cook