Cabbage Rolls

CABBAGE ROLLS. Yes, I'm a grandma... but they're great and low-carb!

YOU NEED:

1 medium cabbage 

FILLING 

1 lb ground beef 

2 teaspoons chopped onions 

1 teaspoon salt

 1 beaten egg 

1/2 cup milk 

1/2 cup cooked rice 

2 cloves minced garlic

ground black pepper

herbs such as parsley or basil

SAUCE 

1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes

 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 

Salt, Pepper, to taste

Garlic to taste

mushrooms, onions, basil, red bell peppers optional

DIRECTIONS:

 1 Peel cabbage leaves, boil for 5 minutes until pliable. Drain and cool a little.

2 Combine ingredients for filling. 

3 Place some of this mixture (about 1 1/2 tbsps) on each cabbage leaf & fold "envelope" fashion. 

4 Lay flap side down in a paper-coated pan. 

 5 Combine sauce ingredients,  pour over cabbage rolls. 

7 Bake at 350 degrees F for about an hour. 

DRESS IT UP?

CHEESY MEXICAN CABBAGE ROLLS: with salsa instead of tomato sauce, and pimento or monterey jack cheese, and sour cream.

SPICY CABBAGE ROLLS: add hot sauce to the tomato sauce, and peppers to the meat.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CABBAGE ROLLS: use italian sausage instead of ground beef.

CREAM SAUCE: make a delicious cream sauce [also goes with cream of mushroom soup, plain and simple] instead of tomato sauce

GREEK CABBAGE ROLLS: add feta to the mix. top with a lemony, peppery, garlicky cream sauce.

* NOTE:

you can use beef, chicken, pork, turkey, a mix of all, or just extra veggies, doesn't matter.

ALSO.... it's about as versatile as pasta! be creative. 

AND LASTLY... i don't have a picture yet because this is new; what I'm making tonight. BUT: CAPRESE CABBAGE ROLLS: topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, and fresh basil.