Crock Pot Cabbage Roll Casserole
- 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef (or a mixture of the two) or 1 1/2 lbs pork (or a mixture of the two)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
- 1 cup water
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- salt & pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 3/4 cup long grain white rice, uncooked
- 1 head cabbage
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese (optional)
- Brown beef or pork, onion, garlic and seasonings over medium heat until no pink remains. Drain.
- Add 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 cup water and 1/2 can of tomato soup and diced tomatoes to the beef.
- Stir in rice, and mix well until heated through. Remove from heat.
- Chop cabbage into 4 wedges and remove core. Chop into chunks (mine were about 3/4"x1.5").
- Layer 1/2 of the meat mixture and 1/2 of the cabbage in the slow cooker. Repeat layers.Place half the meat and then half the cabbage in cooker.
- Combine the remaining tomato soup, remaining tomato sauce and 1/3 cup water. Pour over top of cabbage.
- Cook on low 4-6 hours or just until rice is cooked. Once done, turn slow cooker off, sprinkle cheese on top and let sit 10 minutes to set and melt cheese.
lean ground beef, garlic, onion, tomato sauce, water, tomato soup, tomatoes, salt, paprika, thyme, long grain white rice, cabbage, water, mozzarella cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-cabbage-roll-casserole-525044 (may not work)