Summary:
This recipe makes a deconstructed version of traditional stuffed cabbage rolls. Stuffed rolls are time-consuming — ingredients need to be pre-cooked and rolled in leaves, with 1-2 hours of baking. This unstuffed version is faster and hassle-free, yielding the same great flavors. You only need one pot and everything is conveniently cooked on the stovetop. Regular rice is swapped out for cauliflower rice to make this a great keto, low carb, and paleo option.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound ground beef (Note 1)
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes (Note 2)
- 6 cups chopped green cabbage (1-inch pieces) (Note 3)
- 1.5 cups riced cauliflower (Note 4)
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon
balsamic vinegar
Seasonings:
- 1.5 teaspoons table salt
- 1 teaspoon dried
oregano - 1/2 teaspoon dried
ground thyme - 1/2 teaspoon
smoked paprika - 1/8 teaspoon ground
cayenne
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cook Meat & Aromatics: Add ground beef to large pot (Note 5) over medium-high heat. Crumbling beef with stiff utensil, cook until browned, a few minutes. Keeping everything in pot, stir in garlic, salt, oregano, thyme, paprika, and cayenne until well-mixed, about a minute.
- Cook Veggies: Add crushed tomatoes, cabbage, riced cauliflower, and vinegar, briefly stirring them together. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tomato mixture turns into thick sauce that easily clings to beef, about 15 minutes. Check if cabbage is wilted; if not, cover with lid and cook until very tender (Note 6). Serve (Note 7) and store any leftovers (Note 8).
NUTRITION
| Makes 4 Servings |
| Amount Per Serving (1.5 cups): |
| Calories 390 (38% from fat) | |
| Total Fat 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat 6g | 32% |
| Cholesterol 100mg | 33% |
| Sodium 1030mg | 43% |
| Net Carb 10g (Note 9) | |
| Total Carb 18g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 8g | 31% |
| Sugars 10g | |
| Protein 34g |
PHOTOS
I just made this tonight for my very picky eaters. They loved it! I did add some tomato sauce to give it a little more sauce because I used 2 lbs of meat. I also used couscous instead of the riced cauliflower, just because I didn’t have cauliflower. I added the couscous on top and mixed it in just before serving. It was a huge hit! We will definitely have this again.
Just started eating more keto type foods. This recipe using rice was an old favorite, until I found this recipe! Made this recipe for a group of friends and no one knew it was cauliflower rice, lol. There was none leftover!
Three things I did was to use up my head of cabbage, didn’t know what I would do with the rest? Used my whole cauliflower riced in the processor. Also, used a pound of hamburger and a pound of pork. 🙂
This recipe is not only simple, but very versatile and good for you! Bon appetit.
Cooked it tonight for the first time. I loved it. My wife loved it. For my part I coated it with chipotle sauce – was out of this world! 😉 We’ll do it again and again.
My husband can’t eat beef so I substituted ground turkey and liquid smoke. Delicious.
I made this with purple cabbage instead of green and ground turkey instead of beef, THEN I added a healthy dollop of sour cream on my serving before eating. Delicious! I like the idea of adding onions and cooking them down with the meat. Thank you for sharing this creation!
This is really good stuff. Only change is I would add onions.
Just made this recipe, super easy and delicious.
Made this twice. Being Polish, I grew up on stuffed cabbage. Golombki are delicious, but time consuming. This is a great way to enjoy them. Quickly and timely. Not to mention healthier.
Delicious! Thank you for the recipe!