Best 8 Best Ever Lazy Cabbage Rolls Recipes

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In the realm of culinary delights, the Lazy Cabbage Rolls stand out as an exquisite fusion of flavors and textures. These delectable treats are a symphony of tender cabbage leaves enveloping a savory filling of ground beef, rice, vegetables, and aromatic herbs. The harmonious blend of spices, the tangy tomato sauce, and the comforting warmth of melted cheese create a dish that tantalizes the taste buds and captivates the senses. This article presents a collection of Lazy Cabbage Roll recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic dish. Whether you prefer the simplicity of a traditional recipe or the excitement of innovative flavor combinations, you're sure to find a recipe that suits your palate. Prepare to embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving more of these delectable Lazy Cabbage Rolls.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

LAZY CABBAGE ROLLS



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This lazy cabbage rolls recipe gives you the same great flavors of stuffed cabbage with much less effort. Lazy cabbage rolls are so juicy and comforting.

Provided by Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com

Categories     Medium

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 cups cooked white rice (from 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice, cooled to room temp)
1/2 medium cabbage (sliced into 1/4" wide strips (7 cups sliced))
1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground turkey
1 large onion (divided (1/2 grated and 1/2 finely diced))
2 large eggs
Original Mrs. Dash (or any salt-free all-purpose seasoning)
Salt and black pepper
2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley or dill
1 Tbsp Olive oil
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 large carrot (julienned or grated)
2 cups store-bought marinara or homemade
3 cups hot water

Steps:

  • Oil a 9x13 casserole dish, preheat oven to 425˚F.
  • Slice cabbage into 1/4" thin slices. Place in a heat proof bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit 10 min to soften. Drain and squeeze out excess water with your hands.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, ground pork, drained cabbage and 4 cups cooked rice. Grate 1/2 large onion into meat mixture. Add 2 eggs, 1 tsp Mrs Dash, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 2 tsp salt, and 2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley. Mix well. Form into potato-shaped patties with your hands (each should be about 1/2 cup of the meat mixture). Arrange in oiled casserole.
  • For the sauce, finely dice remaining 1/2 large onion. Heat a large pot over medium/high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil and 3 Tbsp butter. Add diced onion and sauté 5 minutes, stirring occassionally or until softened. Add julienned carrot and cook another 3 minutes or until softened. Add 2 cups marinara and 3 cups hot water and bring to a boil. Add 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp Mrs Dash, or season to taste.
  • Pour sauce over patties until they are nearly covered. Cover with foil and bake on medium rack at 425˚F for 40 min. To serve, plate the lazy stuffed cabbage and spoon the extra juice over the top. Serve with sour cream (my favorite) or plain Greek yogurt.

BEST EVER CABBAGE ROLLS



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Make and share this Best Ever Cabbage Rolls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Noshing With The No

Categories     Meat

Time 2h30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 large cabbage
1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef
1 lb lean pork
1 1/2 cups cooked rice
4 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
1 large onion, diced
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup hot water
680 ml tomato sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice

Steps:

  • Core cabbage and place in a large pot. Fill hole with vinegar and salt. Fill pot with water to top of cabbage but not flowing into the core. Bring to a boil, turn stove off and leave overnight. The next morning your cabbage is cooled and ready to work with, perfect!
  • Combine ground beef, pork, cooked rice, 2 tablespoons sugar, 4 tablespoons onion, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon paprika.
  • Grab an appropriate sized handful of meat for the size of cabbage leaf and place at the core end of the leaf, roll, tucking sides of the leaf inches.
  • Place on a platter seam side down.
  • Continue with remaining leaves.
  • Saute diced onion in the canola oil with salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon paprika, until translucent.
  • Place in the bottom of a large roasting pan.
  • Add hot water and stir to combine.
  • Place cabbage rolls on top of the onion mixture, arranging smaller ones on the second layer.
  • Mix tomato sauce with the brown sugar and lemon juice; pour over the cabbage rolls.
  • Cover and bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

LAZY CABBAGE ROLL CASSEROLE



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Make and share this Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole recipe from Food.com.

Provided by luveyduvey21

Categories     Oven

Time 1h15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 lb lean ground beef (i just use regular)
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups shredded cabbage

Steps:

  • Put 1/2 of the shredded cabbage in greased casserole dish.
  • brown hamburger and onion, pour off grease.
  • Add rice,soup,water, and seasonings to hamburger mixture.
  • Put 1/2 mixture on top of cabbage in casserole dish.
  • Repeat with remaining cabbage and beef mixture.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, top with cheese and bake for another 25-30 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED CABBAGE ROLLS



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It was an abundance of dill in my garden that led me to try this. My family liked the taste so much that, from then on, I made my old-fashioned cabbage rolls recipe with dill. This is how to make easy cabbage rolls. - Florence Krantz, Bismarck, North Dakota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h55m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 medium head cabbage (3 pounds)
1/2 pound uncooked ground beef
1/2 pound uncooked ground pork
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce, divided
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon snipped fresh dill or dill weed
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Steps:

  • Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls. In a small bowl, combine the beef, pork, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, onion, rice, parsley, salt, dill and cayenne; mix well., Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture on a cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides. Beginning from the cut end, roll up. Repeat., Slice the remaining cabbage; place in a Dutch oven. Arrange the cabbage rolls seam side down over sliced cabbage. Combine the tomatoes, sugar and remaining tomato sauce; pour over the rolls. Cover and bake at 350° until cabbage rolls are tender, 1-1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 694mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 18g protein.

LAZY MAN'S CABBAGE ROLL



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We LOVE cabbage rolls, sadly, I don't always have the time to make them the way Grandma always made them. This is the next best thing to them without all the work of making individual cabbage rolls.

Provided by Elcowgirl

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 1h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 lb hamburger
1/2 lb pork
1/3 cup rice, uncooked
cabbage
onion
10 ounces tomato soup
10 ounces water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Chop cabbage into large pieces.
  • Put one layer into greased baking dish.
  • You can use just hamburger if you prefer. Brown meat and onion.
  • Add salt and pepper if desired.
  • Mix rice into meat.
  • Put meat mixture on top of cabbage layer.
  • Mix the soup and water together and then pour on the top.
  • Bake at 350F for at least 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.4, Fat 12.4, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 86.8, Sodium 463.5, Carbohydrate 22.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 5.8, Protein 30.5

LAZY CABBAGE ROLLS



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Make and share this Lazy Cabbage Rolls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Kareybear

Categories     Pork

Time 1h5m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 head large cabbage (chopped or shredded)
1/2 lb bacon
1 lb lean ground beef
6 cups cooked long-grain white rice
1 small onion
salt & pepper
3 (10 3/4 ounce) cans campbell's tomato soup
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Steps:

  • Turn oven on to 375°F to preheat.
  • Cook rice according to package directions.
  • When cooked place in very large bowl; set aside.
  • Chop bacon and fry in pan until crispy.
  • Add bacon and its fat to the large bowl of rice.
  • Cook chopped onion, in same pan bacon was fried in, until translucent.
  • Add to large bowl of rice.
  • Fry ground beef in same pan.
  • Add to large bowl of rice and other ingredients.
  • Add as much salt and pepper to liking. **I like lots of pepper.
  • I usually shake enough pepper on top of the mixture until it's well covered.
  • Stir until well mixed.
  • In a 9x13 pan baking or roasting pan place the rice mixture.
  • Pack down, not to tightly.
  • Next, place chopped or shredded cabbage on to mixture.
  • In the large bowl used for the rice mixture pour the tomato soup and its equivalent of water.
  • Now add the brown sugar.
  • Stir until blended.
  • Pour soup over rice mixture and cabbage.
  • Cover pan with tin foil.
  • Place in oven until cabbage is tender.
  • Approximately 45 minutes (depends on heat strength of oven).

CLASSIC CABBAGE ROLLS



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I've always enjoyed cabbage rolls but didn't make them since most methods were too complicated. This recipe is fairly simple and results in the best cabbage rolls. My husband, Sid, requests them often. They're terrific to share at gatherings with our children and grandchildren. -Beverly Zehner, McMinnville, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 2h

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 medium head cabbage
1-1/2 cups chopped onion, divided
1 tablespoon butter
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) Italian stewed tomatoes
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
1 cup cooked rice
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/4 pound bulk Italian sausage
1/2 cup V8 juice, optional

Steps:

  • In a Dutch oven, cook cabbage in boiling water for 10 minutes or until outer leaves are tender; drain. Rinse in cold water; drain. Remove 8 large outer leaves (refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use); set aside. , In a large saucepan, saute 1 cup onion in butter until tender. Add the tomatoes, garlic, brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the rice, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and remaining onion and salt. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. , Remove thick vein from cabbage leaves for easier rolling. Place about 1/2 cup meat mixture on each leaf; fold in sides. Starting at an unfolded edge, roll up leaf to completely enclose filling. Place seam side down in a skillet. Top with the sauce. , Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour. Add V8 juice if desired. Reduce heat to low; cook 20 minutes longer or until rolls are heated through and a thermometer inserted in the filling reads 160°.

Nutrition Facts : Fat 21 g fat (8 g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85 mg cholesterol, Sodium 1,845 mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49 g carbohydrate, Fiber 8 g fiber, Protein 32 g protein.

TRULY THE BEST CABBAGE ROLLS



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Once you eat these you will agree - they are the best ever cabbage rolls. Everyone I make these for go crazy for them and they are my most requested dish. Double the recipe as they will disapear very quickly.

Provided by love-to-cook

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 2h15m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 lb lean ground beef
6 slices cooked bacon
1 onion, finely chopped
2 -3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 green peppers or 1 red pepper (or both)
1 grated carrot
2 tablespoons fresh dill
1 egg
1 can diced tomato (juice drained and reserved for topping)
1/2 cup uncooked rice (I use basmati)
salt
pepper
1 large green cabbage
1/2 teaspoon salt (for water to steam cabbage)
1 can condensed tomato soup

Steps:

  • -In a large bowl, combine the ground beef with all of the ingredients, except for the cabbage, tomato soup and reserved diced tomato juice.
  • Set aside.
  • -Remove the core from the cabbage.
  • Steam the cabbage over high heat in a large pot to accomodate your cabbage with a about an inch of lightly salted water.
  • I like to rotate my cabbage head so it is steamed evenly.
  • -Gently peel off the leaves and cut out the thick white"veins" to aid in rolling.
  • -Place approx.
  • 1 tablespoon of the filling onto each cabbage leaf and carefully roll them up.
  • Place seam side down in your baking dish.
  • -Cover the cabbage rolls with the tomato soup and tomato juice.
  • -Cover and cook in a 350 degree oven for approx.
  • 1 hour, then remove cover and continue to cook for 30 minutes.
  • -Serve with sour cream and enjoy.

Tips:

  • Use a large skillet or Dutch oven: This will ensure that all of the cabbage rolls can fit comfortably and cook evenly.
  • Brown the cabbage rolls before simmering: This will help to develop their flavor and prevent them from falling apart.
  • Use a flavorful sauce: The sauce is what will really make your cabbage rolls shine. Be sure to use a sauce that you love and that complements the flavors of the cabbage and beef.
  • Cook the cabbage rolls until they are tender: This may take some time, but it is important to be patient. The cabbage rolls should be cooked through but still have a slight bite to them.
  • Serve the cabbage rolls with your favorite sides: Some popular options include mashed potatoes, rice, or roasted vegetables.

Conclusion:

Lazy cabbage rolls are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. They are also a great way to use up leftover cabbage and ground beef. With a few simple tips, you can make lazy cabbage rolls that are sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give lazy cabbage rolls a try. You won't be disappointed!

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