Cooked low and slow this delicious Crock Pot Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls takes the traditional dish and turns them into an easy and tasty dinner that the whole family can love.
14.5ouncecan petite diced tomatoes (with juice)(preferrably the garlic & olive oil flavored)
Instructions
In a large skillet brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic. Drain any excess grease.
In the slow cooker add chopped cabbage, water, rice, pepper, garlic salt, sugar tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.
Add in the cooked ground beef mixture and stir it all until combined.
Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours or high 3-4 hours. Rice and cabbage should be tender.
If the mixture is too thick for your tastes, just add a little more water (or beef or chicken broth) until the desired consistancy is reached.
Top each serving with some shredded cheese (if desired) and serve.
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Notes
Some folks prefer to wait until the end to add the rice. We like the rice super soft but I know some folks want it more firm. If that’s the case, you can add it during the last hour or so of cooking.
We use ground beef in this recipe but you an also use ground chicken or turkey to lighten it up. Or perhaps try ground sausage for a change in flavor.
This can be doubled, just use a larger crock pot if you are serving more guests.
You can cook this recipe on low or high depending on the time you are working with.
You can top your bowl of unstuffed cabbage rolls with shredded mozzarella cheese, if desired.
This can be easily frozen after cooking.
Regular long grain rice can be used. Cut down the amount of rice to 3/4 cup. Just make sure to rinse the rice well until the water runs clear before adding it to the slow cooker. This will help remove some of the starch so that the soup doesn't turn out gummy. It's not necessary to rinse the Minute Rice.