Discover a delightful meatless twist on the classic stuffed cabbage rolls with our curated collection of tempting recipes. From traditional cabbage rolls brimming with savory fillings to creative variations featuring unique ingredients, this article offers a diverse range of options to cater to various dietary preferences and culinary desires. Embark on a culinary journey as we guide you through these delectable meatless stuffed cabbage recipes, ensuring a flavorful and satisfying meal experience. Whether you're a vegetarian seeking hearty and wholesome dishes or a meat-lover looking to explore new flavors, these recipes are sure to tantalize your taste buds.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
GREEK MEATLESS STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS WITH RICE
Steps:
- Combine onion, rice, tomatoes, dill, parsley, zucchini, salt, pepper, cumin, and 2/3 cup olive oil in a bowl. Mix well.
- Remove the core of the cabbage and discard. Stick a large fork into the center of the cabbage head.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and immerse the cabbage, leaving the fork in.
- When the outer leaves turn bright green, remove the cabbage using the fork; detach softened leaves and set aside.
- Return cabbage head to the pot and repeat process until all cabbage leaves have been removed.
- If using other types of leaves, blanch leaves in hot water until they soften and turn a darker green. Remove thick stems if necessary. To use large chard leaves, cut in half and fill each half.
- If making large cabbage rolls, use the whole leaf (or half of the large leaves). If making small rolls, tear leaves into 4 parts (for smaller leaves, tear into fewer pieces).
- For large rolls, place a heaping tablespoon of filling 1 inch from the thick end of the cabbage leaf. Fold the bottom over the filling, fold the sides in, and roll up.
- For small rolls, place 1 teaspoon of filling on one side of the leaf part, fold the leaf up over the filling, fold in sides, and roll up. Don't roll too tightly. The rice will need some room to expand during cooking.
- Line the bottom of a large pot with any torn or unused leaves (and trimmed thick stems) and drizzle with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Place rolls closely together, seam-side down in the pot in 2 to 3 layers, as needed.
- Cover with a plate that fits over the rolls, turned upside down.
- Place the pot over medium heat and bring to a full boil (it will boil with its own liquid).
- Add 1 cup of water (or enough to cover the rolls); when it resumes a full boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, long enough for the rice to cook.
- Test to make sure rice is fully cooked. Remove the plate.
- In a small bowl, stir the flour into the lemon juice until dissolved. Add several tablespoons of liquid from the pot and stir to combine.
- Pour lemon juice mixture into the pot and shake the pot gently to distribute. Let sit 10 to 20 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 316 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 10 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 1311 mg, Sugar 15 g, Fat 18 g, ServingSize 8 to 10 rolls (10 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
VEGETARIAN STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS
Mediterranean-style stuffed cabbage rolls with a vegetarian rice filling, packed with fresh herbs, tomatoes, onions and spices. Be sure to watch the video just above and review the step-by-step photos.
Provided by The Mediterranean Dish
Categories Entree
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Remove and discard the first couple leaves of cabbage. Wash in cold water. Cut approx 1/4" off the bottom of the head and place the whole head of cabbage in boiling water. Boil about 2 minutes. Peel off the softened leaves, using a pair of tongs. Continue the same process, peeling off the blanched layers of cabbage leaves as they soften. Set aside to cool briefly.
- Once cooled, cut each cabbage leaf into halves or thirds, removing any thick veins.
- Now prepare the rice stuffing mixture. In a large mixing bowl, combine the rice, shredded onions, chopped tomato, herbs, salt and pepper, spices, oil, 1/2 can of tomato sauce and 1/4 cup water. Mix together with a spoon.
- Lightly oil a large Dutch oven or heavy cooking pot. Line the bottom with the sliced onions and sliced tomatoes.
- Take a piece of cabbage and place on a flat surface, coarse side up. Add 1 tsp (more if leaves are larger) of the rice stuffing mixture at the end of the leaf closest to you (see photo). Roll up the leaf to completely enclose the stuffing. Repeat with the remaining cabbage.
- Layer the cabbage rolls, seam-side down, in the prepared Dutch oven/pot. Top with the remaining 1/2 can of tomato sauce, and about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of water (water should barely reach the top layer of cabbage rolls). Add a pinch more ground cumin.
- Top the cabbage rolls with a small plate. Cook on high heat for 5-7 minutes until the liquid reduces to half. Reduce the heat to low. Leaving the small plate in, and cover the pot with its own lid. Cook for 30 minutes, then remove the plate but cover with the lid only. Cook for another 15 minutes or until the liquid has been completely absorbed and the rice stuffing mixture is cooked through.
- If you're not in a hurry, leave the cabbage rolls undisturbed before transferring to a serving platter or individual plates. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Sugar 4.6 g, Sodium 37.9 mg, Fat 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, TransFat 0.1 g, Carbohydrate 37.6 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 5.6 g, Cholesterol 0 mg
VEGETARIAN CABBAGE ROLLS
This marvelous meatless entree comes from my 89-year-old grandmother, who cooks a lot with grains, particularly bulgur. The zucchini is a fun change of pace stuffed inside these vegetarian cabbage rolls. -Michelle Dougherty, Lewiston, Idaho
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 45m
Yield 8 cabbage rolls.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 8 large leaves for rolls (refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use). Cut out the thick vein from each leaf, making a V-shape cut. Overlap cut ends before filling. Stir 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and lemon juice into vegetable mixture., Place a heaping 1/3 cupful on each cabbage leaf; fold in sides. Starting at an unfolded edge, roll to completely enclose filling., Combine tomato sauce and hot pepper sauce; pour 1/3 cup into a 2-qt. baking dish. Place cabbage rolls in dish; spoon remaining sauce over top. Cover and bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 142 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 675mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
STUFFED CABBAGE
This recipe calls for freezing a head of cabbage overnight to soften the leaves to wrap around a beef and rice mixture.
Provided by Barb
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Cabbage
Time 13h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place cabbage head in freezer and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer, thaw and peel away leaves.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine the beef, egg, onion, rice, salt and pepper. Mix together well. Take a small handful and form into a small roll or ball. Place into the center of a cabbage leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf over and roll the ball up into the leaf. Place seam side down in baking dish. Continue until all of the filling is used up.
- Mix together the soup with a 1/2 can water; pour over stuffed cabbage.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour; baste often with the sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.4 calories, Carbohydrate 19.6 g, Cholesterol 65.8 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 14 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 287.9 mg, Sugar 8.3 g
STUFFED CABBAGE
Provided by Ina Garten
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the onions, and cook over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add the tomatoes, vinegar, brown sugar, raisins, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Remove the entire core of the cabbage with a paring knife. Immerse the head of cabbage in the boiling water for a few minutes, peeling off each leaf with tongs as soon as it s flexible. Set the leaves aside. Depending on the size of each leaf, you will need at least 14 leaves.
- For the filling, in a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, eggs, onion, breadcrumbs, rice, thyme, salt, and pepper. Add 1 cup of the sauce to the meat mixture and mix lightly with a fork.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- To assemble, place 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a large Dutch oven. Remove the hard triangular rib from the base of each cabbage leaf with a small paring knife. Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup of filling in an oval shape near the rib edge of each leaf and roll up toward the outer edge, tucking the sides in as you roll. Place half the cabbage rolls, seam sides down, over the sauce. Add more sauce and more cabbage rolls alternately until you ve placed all the cabbage rolls in the pot. Pour the remaining sauce over the cabbage rolls. Cover the dish tightly with the lid and bake for 1 hour or until the meat is cooked and the rice is tender. Serve hot.
VEGETARIAN STUFFED CABBAGE (WW)
My ds loved this and even packed the leftovers in tupperware so his girlfriend could have some! Never asked about the "meat"! If following WW this is only 5 WW pts for 2 cabbage rolls. When I made this I miscalculated the time, so I put in the fridge and the next day added 1 can tomatoes w/green chilies and some leftover WW cheese and cooked for 30 minutes or so. Although delicious this is a time consuming recipe -- the original recipe says 2 1/ 2 hours but I took 3 hours to make this plus the another 1/2 hour to reheat the next day --- so be prepared! Recipe source: WW Healthy Cooking Basics
Provided by ellie_
Categories Grains
Time 3h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine barley and water in saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes. Drain.
- Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add cabbage leaves and return to a boil, cooking for 8-10 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold running water. Drain. Transfer to cutting board and cut off thick ribs from the base of the cabbage leaves -- on some of the leaves I skipped this step.
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Spray 9 x 13 pan with Pam.
- In a skillet heat oil and add mushrooms and onion, cook stirring for 5-8 minutes or until softened. Stir in soy sauce and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Stir in barley and parsley. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Put mixture in a food processor and pulse until chopped -- you will probably have to work in batches.
- Place 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce in bottom of baking dish.
- Place 1/3 cup of filling in each cabbage leaf and fold in sides of leaf over filling and roll up.
- Place rolls seam side down in baking dish.
- In a large measuring cup or bowl stir together remaining marinara sauce (1 1/2 cups), water and vinegar. Pour over cabbage rolls.
- Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
- What I did because of didn't estimate the time right is I refrigerated the pan covered and the next day added 1 can of tomatoes and some leftover WW cheese (not sure of the amount) -- cooked at 350 for 30 minutes or so.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.4, Fat 6.8, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 2.6, Sodium 668.8, Carbohydrate 74.4, Fiber 18, Sugar 21.4, Protein 12.4
BEEF STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS
We have been making this dish in my family since I was a little girl. Mother served it with corn bread fritters-I like to serve it with corn bread muffins.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Remove core from cabbage. Steam 12 large outer leaves until limp. Drain well. , In a bowl, combine ground beef, rice, onion, egg and seasonings; mix well. Put about 1/3 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf. Fold in sides, starting at an unfolded edge, and roll up leaf completely to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining leaves and filling. Place rolls in a large skillet or Dutch oven. , Combine tomato sauce, brown sugar, water and lemon juice or vinegar; pour over cabbage rolls. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, spooning sauce over rolls occasionally during cooking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 268 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 86mg cholesterol, Sodium 423mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 20g protein.
Tips:
- Use a large head of cabbage to ensure you have enough leaves for stuffing.
- Blanch the cabbage leaves before stuffing to make them more pliable and easier to work with.
- Make sure the rice is cooked before adding it to the stuffing mixture.
- Season the stuffing mixture generously with salt and pepper.
- Pack the stuffing mixture tightly into the cabbage leaves to prevent it from falling out during cooking.
- Place the stuffed cabbage rolls seam-side down in a baking dish to prevent them from unrolling.
- Cover the stuffed cabbage rolls with tomato sauce or broth during baking to keep them moist.
- Bake the stuffed cabbage rolls for at least 1 hour, or until the cabbage is tender and the stuffing is cooked through.
- Serve the stuffed cabbage rolls hot with additional tomato sauce or broth, if desired.
Conclusion:
Meatless stuffed cabbage rolls are a delicious and hearty vegetarian meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are also a great way to use up leftover rice and vegetables. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily make these cabbage rolls at home. So next time you're looking for a satisfying and flavorful meatless meal, give this recipe a try.
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