Well Be Making Slow Cooker Cabbage Rolls All Winter Long Recipes

SLOW-COOKED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; drain well. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce, rice, green pepper, cracker crumbs, egg and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Place about 1/3 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling. Secure with toothpicks if desired., Place cabbage rolls in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Pour V8 juice over rolls. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until filling reaches 160°. Just before serving, sprinkle with salt and cheese if desired.

SLOW-COOKER STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add cabbage and boil until the leaves have softened a bit, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the cabbage to a plate or shallow bowl. Let cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, gently pull 12 leaves from the cabbage head. Chop the remaining cabbage (you should have about 1 cup).
• Transfer the chopped cabbage to a large bowl. Add beef, onion, rice, egg, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 1/4 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. With clean hands, mix until just combined. Arrange 1 cabbage leaf on a work surface. Cut out the thickest part of the stem in the center, keeping the leaf intact. Place a generous 1/3 cup beef mixture in the center. Fold both sides over the filling and roll up. Repeat with the remaining leaves and filling.
• Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, the remaining 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, crushed red pepper and sugar (if using) together in a medium bowl.
• Spread 1 cup sauce over the bottom of a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Line the bottom with cabbage rolls, seam-side down. Pour half of the remaining sauce over the rolls. Place the remaining rolls on top and pour the rest of the sauce over them. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.

CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Wash rice thoroughly. In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups rice and 4 cups water. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed.
• In the meantime, remove the core from the cabbages using a thin, long knife. Place 1 cabbage in a microwave proof container with a lid with core side down. Pour 1/2 cup water into the container with the cabbage, cover and microwave on HIGH (full power) for 10 minutes. Carefully turn cabbage over and cook covered for an additional 10 minutes. When cabbage is cooked, let sit until it is cool enough to handle. Separate leaves carefully, removing any tough ribs. Cook the second cabbage in the same manner.
• Divide chopped onions in half. Saute one half of the onions in 3 tablespoons butter; cook just until translucent (do not brown). In a large mixing bowl, mix together both the cooked and uncooked rice, cooked and uncooked onions, ground beef, pork sausage, garlic, dill weed, salt, black pepper and sugar and mix well to blend.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Bring one end of cabbage leaf over mixture, roll and tuck ends in to prevent any filling from falling out.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare two 9x13 inch casserole dishes by placing some left over cabbage leaves in bottom of each. Arrange cabbage rolls in a single layer tight against each other.
• In a food processor or blender, process condensed tomato soup and tomatoes. Pour tomato mixture over the cabbage rolls until just covered. Place 4 bay leaves on top of sauce in each dish. Cover each dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 2 hours. Once cooked, remove the dishes from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes before removing aluminum foil. Serve hot.