Runzas, also known as cabbage burgers, are a delightful culinary creation that originated in Nebraska, USA. These savory pockets of dough are filled with a delectable mixture of seasoned ground beef, tangy sauerkraut, and tender cabbage, all enveloped in a golden-brown bread casing. Runzas can be traced back to German immigrants who settled in the region, bringing with them their love for hearty and flavorful cuisine. Over time, this dish has evolved into a beloved local specialty, enjoyed by generations of Nebraskans and beyond.
This article presents three delectable Runza recipes that cater to various dietary preferences and cooking styles. The first recipe, "Classic Beef Runzas," stays true to the traditional Nebraska-style Runza, featuring a combination of ground beef, sauerkraut, cabbage, and spices. The second recipe, "Turkey Runzas," offers a healthier alternative by replacing ground beef with ground turkey, while maintaining the classic Runza flavors. Finally, the "Vegetarian Runzas" cater to meatless diets, featuring a savory filling made from a blend of mushrooms, lentils, and vegetables, ensuring a satisfying and flavorful experience for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.
RUNZAS
A white roll stuffed with cabbage, beef and onions.
Provided by klinnea
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 1h50m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir ground beef and onion until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in cabbage and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Continue to cook and stir until cabbage is tender, about 20 more minutes. Set mixture aside to cool.
- Mix warm water and butter in a large bowl. Combine dry milk powder, sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and yeast in another bowl; stir into butter mixture. Add egg and gradually stir in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is smooth.
- Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured surface; cut into 4-inch squares. Scoop beef mixture into each dough square. Bring corners of a dough square together at the top and pinch corners together to seal. Place on a baking sheet, seam side down. Repeat with remaining beef mixture and dough. Cover rolls with a damp cloth and allow to rise for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.3 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 10.9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 444 mg, Sugar 6.7 g
HOMEMADE RUNZAS
Make Nebraska's famous Runza Sandwich at home! A bread dough pocket, filled with cabbage, onion, and seasoned ground beef, baked until golden brown. This recipe makes one dozen sandwiches but is easily cut in half. OR you can make them and freeze them!
Provided by Michaela Kenkel
Categories Sandwiches
Time 4h
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place frozen dinner roll dough on a sheet pan and rise according to package instructions. It will use 2 rolls for each sandwich.
- While dough rises, begin browning your ground beef and onion in a large skillet. When the meat is about halfway done, add in the shredded cabbage and cover with a lid. Cook until meat and cabbage are done. Drain off any excess grease or liquid. Set aside.
- When rolls have risen completely, lightly flour your surface. Remove two rolls and form a ball. Roll the ball out into a rectangle approximately 5"x7".
- Place approximately 1/3 cup of the filling in the center of the dough and spread out from top to bottom.
- Fold the bottom up and the top of the dough down and press to seal. Fold the left side over, pinching to seal. Then do the right side, gently stretching to cover the left. Pinch closed.
- Place each sandwich on a greased cookie sheet, seam side down.
- Let rise again for another 30-45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Brush the tops with melted butter.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until bread dough is golden brown.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 530 calories, Carbohydrate 67g grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 40g milligrams cholesterol, Fat 20 g grams fat, Fiber 4g grams fiber, Protein 20g grams protein, SaturatedFat 6g grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1 sandwich, Sodium 1370g milligrams sodium, Sugar 10g grams sugar, TransFat 3g grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams unsaturated fat
CABBAGE BURGERS
This is a recipe created by Russian German immigrants. It is very popular in the Nebraska, South Dakota region where I am from. Cabbage and ground beef are encased in a neat little bread package.
Provided by AARONNE2004
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Beef
Time 21m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Divide each loaf of frozen bread dough into 6 pieces, and roll into balls. Set aside.
- Crumble the ground beef into a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Drain off grease. Add the water, cabbage, onion, and garlic. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring as needed, until the cabbage is soft. Season with salt and pepper to taste. I like to use more pepper than salt. Drain off any excess liquids, and set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough balls into 5 inch (approximate) squares. Place about 3/4 cup of the cabbage burger into the center, fold the dough over, and pinch to seal. Place on a baking sheet with the seam side down.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven, and brush with melted butter. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 468 calories, Carbohydrate 41.2 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Fat 19.2 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 29.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 518.4 mg, Sugar 5.6 g
RUNZAS (CABBAGE BURGERS)
SO GOOD!!!! These "burgers" are super tasty and very easy to make. My family has been making these forever. They are from a restaurant in NE. When I got married, I made these for my DH and he LOVED them. For the dough, I usually make my own, but if you are short on time you can use frozen dough (Rhodes loaves). They freeze very well. When I make them, I usually make a big batch and freeze the ones we don't eat that day. Dipping in Ranch Dressing is oh so delicious. You can add so many different things instead of the cabbage mixture. I have made breakfast ones that I put in eggs, cheese, and sausage or bacon. Very good as well.
Provided by allierowe29
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Brown the ground beef with the onion. Drain the grease.
- In another pan, saute shredded cabbage in butter or margarine.
- Combine the meat and cabbage, adding salt and pepper.
- Roll out the dough. Make sure you roll the dough out thin or else the runzas will be all bread when you bite into them.
- Cut into 7" or 8" squares.
- Put some cabbage-meat mixture in the center of each square.
- Top with the mozzarella cheese.
- Bring the corners together; dampen the edges so they are secure.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 to 20 minutes.
CABBAGE BURGERS (RUNZAS)
Make and share this Cabbage Burgers (Runzas) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Anna Haines
Categories For Large Groups
Time 1h55m
Yield 1 serving, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- cook meat with one onion chopped.
- shred and cook cabbage with other onion chopped.
- add meat and cabbage together.
- follow dough directions on box
- roll dough out till pretty thin cut into squares (however big you want them).
- put cabbage and burger in and seal.
- lay seal side down on parchment paper and oven tray.
- brush each with oil
- cover and let rise for 25 minute.
- heat oven at 375 degrees
- cook for 25 minute or until lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 249.3, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 20.1, Sodium 437.2, Carbohydrate 29.1, Fiber 2, Sugar 6.5, Protein 9.1
GRANDMA'S CABBAGE BURGERS!
Imagine soft buttery yeast rolls stuffed with savory cabbage and beef. That's what these cabbage burgers are. The bread is sweet and fluffy. Perfect on its own. We opted to use ground beef, but you can use any type of meat you like. The beef is browned with onion and garlic so it's very flavorful. Adding cabbage and letting it...
Provided by Brenda Broadfoot
Categories Burgers
Time 2h35m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1. I use my bread machines to make the bread. Add 1 Tbsp yeast and 1 Tbsp sugar to 1 cup warm water and mix until dissolved. Place in the bread machine.
- 2. Add beaten egg and butter.
- 3. Add all of the dry ingredients.
- 4. Set the bread maker to the dough setting and start the dough process. I have it set up so when I take one batch of bread dough out I start the next loaf right away. Then by the time the cabbage burgers come out of the oven and cool I can be working on the next batch.
- 5. While dough in the bread machine, cook the ground meat, onions, garlic, garlic salt, salt, and pepper. Drain the meat and set aside.
- 6. While you are browning the meat you should chop up the cabbage. I like medium-sized chunks of cabbage.
- 7. Add cabbage to the meat mixture and check seasonings to taste. Add about a half cup of water.
- 8. Let simmer on low until the cabbage is tender.
- 9. As soon as everything is ready to go, roll out dough on a floured surface. Cut dough into 12 squares large enough for a heaping 1/2 cup of the cabbage mixture.
- 10. Place 1/2 cup of filling in the center of one square of dough.
- 11. Fold up the corners and "just a pinch" to seal them.
- 12. Place them on a large cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, till nice and golden brown.
- 13. Lightly brush tops of rolls with butter.
- 14. Serve right from the oven and freeze the rest if there is any. Enjoy!!!
- 15. You can cut this down. I only do the majority of my baking in the winter so I do it this way and freeze them.
RUNZA (CABBAGE BURGERS) MY WAY
I added Velveeta sauce with this classic recipe and it was so good. You can make up a bunch and throw in the freezer. Grab them out and nuke them and they make a great snack or quick dinner.
Provided by barbara lentz
Categories Burgers
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Brown the meat with salt and pepper. Add the onion, garlic, and cabbage and cook until cabbage is tender.
- 2. Melt Velveeta with heavy cream. Add to meat mixture.
- 3. Roll out bread dough. Cut 12 squares. Top with burger mixture and pinch seams together. Place on baking sheet and brush with melted butter.
- 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes
NEBRASKA'S STUFFED BEEF SANDWICHES
When I moved to Nebraska, I discovered many ethnic foods that I had never heard of before. A friend introduced me to this runza recipe, a German-Russian beef sandwich, and it quickly became a family favorite. -Dolly Croghan, Mead, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 55m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place 1-3/4 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Heat the milk, water and shortening to 120°-130°. Pour over flour mixture; add the eggs. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat 3 additional minutes on high. Stir in the remaining flour; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes., Place dough in a greased bowl; cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the cabbage, seasoned salt, garlic powder and pepper; cook until cabbage is wilted., Punch dough down; divide into 12 portions and cover. Working with 1 piece at a time, roll into a 6-in. square. Place 3/4 cup meat mixture in the center of each square. Fold dough over filling, forming a rectangle. Pinch edges tightly to seal and place on greased baking sheets., Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433 calories, Fat 16g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 84mg cholesterol, Sodium 524mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 23g protein.
Tips:
- For the Dough:
- Use a food processor to quickly and easily combine the ingredients.
- If the dough is too dry, add a little more milk.
- If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.
- Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out.
- For the Filling:
- Use a variety of vegetables to add flavor and texture.
- Season the filling generously with salt and pepper.
- Cook the filling until the vegetables are tender and the meat is cooked through.
- For Assembly:
- Roll the dough out to a thin sheet.
- Place a heaping spoonful of filling in the center of the dough.
- Fold the dough up around the filling, pinching the edges to seal.
- Bake the runzas at a high temperature until the dough is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
Conclusion:
Runzas are a delicious and satisfying meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner or a fun weekend lunch. With a little planning, you can make runzas ahead of time and freeze them for later. This makes them a great option for busy families or anyone who loves to have a homemade meal on hand. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting dish to try, give runzas a try. You won't be disappointed!
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