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One Pot Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

April 1, 2015

One Pot Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls are a take on the traditional stuffed cabbages, but so much easier! You will love this easy, healthy dinner recipe, made in only one pan. The perfect healthy comfort food dinner!


Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

One Pot Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls are definitely winner winner, easy dinner! Sometimes I pin a recipe or see one on Facebook and it takes me months (or sometimes forever) to make it. When I saw these unstuffed cabbage rolls though, I promptly bought the ingredients and made it two days later. I don’t know what the hurry was, but as soon as I saw it, I immediately wanted to make it.

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

I’m so glad that I jumped right on this recipe though because it was so good. My husband has been on the fence about cabbage and this recipe finally brought him over to my side. The side that believes cabbage is delicious, and crunchy but soft, and just perfect in so many ways. I tweaked this recipe though so it was more reminiscent of the cabbage rolls that my Mom makes. Her’s are my favorite and are stuffed with lots of rice, a little meat, and then cooked in a seasoned tomato sauce. I know that many other cultures make theirs differently, and while I have been coming around to those that are more meat heavy, I am still partial to my Mom’s recipe.

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

These unstuffed cabbage rolls taste almost like hers, but take so much less time. This took about 45 minutes, and 30 minutes of those were cooking time. You basically dump it all in a pot and let the tomato sauce do it’s magic by softening up the cabbage. When cooking anything like this, I absolutely swear by my cast iron enamel pans. I have had this one for years and it still looks brand new. It cooks soups, stews, and sauces so evenly and really helps prevent burning!

We all really enjoyed these and I will be continuing to make it well into the summer months! Looking for another easy dinner casserole recipe? Try my favorite chicken tortilla skillet bake!

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

If you are a fan of Stuffed Cabbages, or Pigs in a Blanket, or Halupki (whatever you want to call it!) then you will love this no fuss and no roll recipe!

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
5 from 2 votes
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Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small cabbage chopped
  • 2 cans 14.5 ounces each low sodium diced tomatoes
  • 1 can 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1 cup of precooked brown rice the steam in bags work great for this
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1-2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef and onion and cook, stirring, until ground beef is no longer pink and onion is tender.
  2. Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.
  3. Add the chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken stock, pepper, garlic powder, and salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15- 20 or until cabbage is tender. Add the precooked rice and stir well. Recover pot and cook for another 10 minutes. Add more seasoning if desired.

Recipe adapted from HERE

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
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Posted by Amanda @ Old House to New Home 55 Comments
Filed Under: Beef

Comments

  1. Justine Y says

    April 6, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    I love cabbage and this sounds so good! Thanks for sharing! Pinned! 🙂

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      April 6, 2015 at 5:37 pm

      Thank you for pinning!! If you like cabbage, then you will love this!!

      Reply
  2. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    April 7, 2015 at 8:50 am

    I have never had cabbage other than with a boiled dinner. I have to try this.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      April 7, 2015 at 9:39 am

      It is really flavorful this way!

      Reply
  3. marie says

    April 7, 2015 at 9:00 am

    I’m not a huge fan of cabbage, but this may be good for my boyfriend 🙂

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      April 7, 2015 at 9:39 am

      My husband isn’t the biggest fan but loved this! You may like it!

      Reply
  4. Carol Cassara says

    April 7, 2015 at 9:58 am

    I bookmarked this to make it when my renovation is over!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      April 7, 2015 at 12:27 pm

      I hope you like it!!

      Reply
  5. how to make a girl like you says

    May 1, 2015 at 9:49 am

    I’m a huge fan of cabbage, this is good for me.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      May 1, 2015 at 2:20 pm

      I am a big fan too! I hope you try it!

      Reply
  6. Sandra Lindell says

    November 18, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    I am making this recipe today. Often make stuffed cabbage and am very anxious to taste this!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      November 18, 2015 at 8:51 pm

      I hope you like it! We love it and it has gotten rave reviews!!

      Reply
  7. Jeniffer says

    December 16, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    I don’t see where you use the chicken broth? What am I missing?

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      December 16, 2015 at 7:49 pm

      Oops, my mistake! I added the chicken broth when I added all the initial ingredients. Or you could add it throughout cooking to thin it out some!

      Reply
  8. Jeniffer says

    December 16, 2015 at 7:55 pm

    I thought so! Just making sure! It turned out really good! My twin 6 year olds gave it a thumbs up!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      December 16, 2015 at 8:02 pm

      Thank you so much for coming back and letting me know!!! I’m so glad your kiddos loved it!

      Reply
  9. Rachel says

    January 5, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    This was awesome! I just made it tonight for my family, everyone liked it and went for seconds. Also, if you add some hot sauce to it, it’s even better! Thank you for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      January 5, 2016 at 8:55 pm

      I am so glad you all loved it!! And thank you so much for coming back and letting me know, nothing means more to me than feedback on my recipes! The hot sauce is a great idea! We are big fans in our house so I will definitely try that next time!

      Reply
  10. Linda Woodmansee says

    January 6, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Would ground turkey work?

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      January 7, 2016 at 12:02 pm

      Yes definitely!

      Reply
  11. Rachael says

    January 11, 2016 at 12:18 pm

    How many people does this recipe serve?

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      January 11, 2016 at 4:24 pm

      You would get at least six bowls of this. It fed my family of three plus we had leftovers for two days of lunch.

      Reply
  12. Kristine says

    January 18, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    Really looking forward to trying this……in fact I’m making it tonight. Can you tell me if we can freeze this dish? I seem to be the only one that likes cabbage rolls in my house hold and I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat it all.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      January 19, 2016 at 11:30 am

      Hi Kristine! I have never tried freezing this, but I have frozen stuffed cabbage and they froze well, so I would imagine they would be fine! If you do it, please let me know!

      Reply
      • Rachel says

        January 31, 2016 at 3:05 pm

        I had made this last month and froze half in individual containers and they are perfectly delicious!! I love this recipe!

        Reply
        • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

          January 31, 2016 at 8:21 pm

          I have never frozen this so thank you so much for letting me know!! I’m glad you loved it.

          Reply
  13. Donna says

    January 29, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    I cooked it tonight and its delishes. Thanks for shating

    Reply
  14. Terry B says

    June 8, 2016 at 8:30 pm

    Made this for dinner tonight– DELICIOUS!! Hubby and I both loved it!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      June 9, 2016 at 7:55 am

      I’m so glad you liked it!! It is one of my favorite dinners1

      Reply
  15. eliza says

    September 24, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    My mom made this for us growing up. We know this as lazy man’s cabbage rolls. Now matter what the name is this is really good and very simple to make..

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      September 25, 2016 at 8:53 am

      Lazy man’s cabbage rolls is a perfect name for it too!

      Reply
  16. Traci says

    November 29, 2016 at 6:45 pm

    Eating this now and it’s SO GOOD! Topped it with shredded extra sharp cheddar. Can’t wait to see how much better it is tomorrow!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      November 29, 2016 at 8:31 pm

      I am so glad you like it Traci!! Adding cheese is a great idea!

      Reply
  17. Krystal Wight Armstrong says

    December 6, 2016 at 5:23 pm

    How much do you think this would suffer if I don’t have broth, but added water or something instead?
    I also have several 24oz jars of tomato sauce but no diced tomatoes, anything to be done there, or do I need to go grab some tomatoes? : )
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      December 6, 2016 at 5:37 pm

      I think you would do okay without the broth. You will need to add more salt to compensate for the lack of flavor. I also think you are fine with the tomato sauce, it just won’t have any tomato chunks in it!

      Reply
  18. Danette says

    January 5, 2017 at 5:11 pm

    I used ground turkey and hot sauce as others have suggested. I had frozen some puréed peppers and onions and tomato sauce from the summer and threw those in instead of the tomato sauce and onion. My tomato sauce was thin so I didn’t need the broth. Guess what’s for dinner tonight and tomorrow? Thank you for the recipe and the comments. Delicious.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      January 5, 2017 at 8:09 pm

      I’m so glad you liked it Danette!

      Reply
      • Naomi says

        April 8, 2017 at 4:32 pm

        I’ve made this several times and we live it.I add a can of rotel diced tomatoes with chiles to give it a little kick.

        Reply
        • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

          April 8, 2017 at 7:19 pm

          I love that idea to add the rotel and chiles! I’m so glad you like this recipe!

          Reply
        • Paulette Palir Nichols says

          September 26, 2019 at 11:32 am

          Do you substitute one can of the diced tomatoes for the Rotel?

          Reply
          • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

            September 27, 2019 at 9:55 am

            That would be fine!

  19. Pam says

    February 8, 2018 at 12:00 am

    This looks absolutely delicious. My problem is I don’t usually use onions – so my question is, what color onion do I use? I know my Mom uses a lot of purple onions but I don’t know the difference in the flavors. Thank you for your help.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      February 8, 2018 at 8:21 am

      Hi Pam! I used just a regular white or yellow onion! Purple onion has a much stronger flavor and would be a little too strong for this dish. I hope you like it!

      Reply
  20. Fran says

    February 28, 2018 at 9:02 pm

    So how many points is this?

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      March 2, 2018 at 12:22 pm

      Hi Fran. I’m not sure what you mean? Weight Watchers Points? This isn’t a Weight Watchers recipe so I’m not sure but it is definitely a healthy dinner so you could adapt it!

      Reply
  21. Karen says

    September 3, 2018 at 7:52 pm

    5 stars
    Made this tonight, delicious!! …its a keeper…

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      September 3, 2018 at 10:08 pm

      I’m so glad you liked it Karen!

      Reply
  22. Candace says

    October 2, 2018 at 12:03 pm

    Hello! I will be making this soon. I was wondering can you make it in a crockpot?

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      October 2, 2018 at 7:38 pm

      Hi Candance, I am thinking you could but I have never tried it. I would cook your meat first and then cook on low for about 4-6 hours.

      Reply
  23. Sue says

    July 19, 2020 at 3:38 pm

    I am making this today. I am cooking all the ingredients outside on my gas grill’s side burner. I LOVE food but hate for my house to smell like it so when I can I cook something that has tomatoes and spices in it that you have to simmer I cook it outside. I didn’t have any precooked rice so just used regular rice and added it with some extra liquid to the meat tomatoe mixture and when almost done I added the cabbage and cooked it longer. I will tell you how I liked it once it is done and I can taste it. I’m excited to try it.

    Reply
  24. Mary says

    January 5, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent as is! Freezes well. Great healthy, easy, quick lunch.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      January 10, 2021 at 9:09 am

      It freezes so well!! I’m so glad you liked it!

      Reply

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