Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls are all the classic flavors of cabbage rolls, but with a huge shortcut to dinner! Mom calls them Lazy Cabbage Rolls in Ukraine. This Cabbage recipe is so easy to make since you're tossing uncooked rice, meat, tomato sauce, and cabbage together to bake!
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Cook Time: 2 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Total Time: 2 hourshrs40 minutesmins
Servings: 18servings
Course: casserole, Main Dish
Cuisine: American, Russian, Ukrainian
Equipment
1 20x12 large baking pan (or a 6 quart pot)
Ingredients
Easiest Lazy Cabbage Rolls Recipe:
2lbsshredded cabbage, (1 head)
2lbsground pork
1cupuncooked rice, (Jasmine)
2carrots, (julienned)
1onion, (diced)
12oz(1 1/2 cups tomato sauce) diluted with 2 cups water
3bay leaves
1/4cupolive oil
1tbspsalt
1/2tsppepper
1/2tbspgarlic salt
Instructions
How to make Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe:
Place the cabbage, ground meat, raw rice, carrots, and onion into a large disposable baking pan.
Add the diluted tomato sauce, olive oil, and spices. Mix everything thoroughly.
Bake covered at 350°F for 2 hours.
Notes
This is the large baking pan that I use for this casserole. Costco has the same size in disposable foil pans.
Calories: this recipe served 8 people for 2 meals in a row, with a leftover of 2 servings, making it 18 servings in total.
Nutrition Facts
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
219
% Daily Value*
Fat
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Cholesterol
36
mg
12
%
Sodium
723
mg
31
%
Potassium
336
mg
10
%
Carbohydrates
13
g
4
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
10
g
20
%
Vitamin A
1269
IU
25
%
Vitamin C
21
mg
25
%
Calcium
37
mg
4
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.