A little side note.....mine was pretty mushy, but I panicked and added a ton of water! LOL I later learned I would have been fine without the 5 cups I added! LOL (Live and learn!) So, one way to prevent extremely soggy rice is to use brown rice because it holds up better in the slow cooker. I only had white rice on hand, so I used it. Soggy? Yes. Wonderful tasting, ABSOLUTELY!!!!
P.S. This is a mainly vegetarian dish, but my grandma always adds the turkey sausage on top! Not sure why, but it tastes SOOO good with it! So, if you're vegetarian, just leave the turkey sausage off the top :)
Cabbage Casserole
Ingredients:
1 medium head of cabbage, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 can diced garlic and onion tomatoes (if you don't have garlic and onion, just use regular diced tomatoes)
1 1/2 cups rice (I would use brown because it holds up better in the Slow Cooker, but I used white because I was out of brown)
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped (use the leftover from your bunch to make Tabulli later in the week!)
3/4 cup lemon juice, divided
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 10oz. package smoked turkey sausage links
3-4 cups water
Directions:
In the Slow Cooker insert, place your chopped cabbage and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and pour 1/4 cup lemon juice over it.
(I used my 7 Quart for this....I don't think the 4 Quart would have held this amount, so you'd have to cut in half)
Next, in a bowl, mix the onion, diced tomatoes, parsley, rice, 1/2 cup lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
Pour mixture over the top of the cabbage and spread evenly. Pour water over the top.
Lastly, arrange your turkey sausage links on top like so.
Cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
Enjoy!
A reader left a comment on my blog to come and check you out. I could not believe it when I saw this post. Cabbage rolls are my husband's favorite but I have never made them. I am all about the crock pot, so I will be trying your recipe out with him.
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't mind me linking to you.
Michelle
www.moneysavingmadness.com
Hi Michelle!
ReplyDeleteI don't mind you linking at all! :) The more the merrier! :) Let me know how it turns out when you make it!
Hope
I have been reading through your blog. I may be linking to you every day! LOL! Your recipes sound wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI really can't wait to try them and share them with my readers.
Thanks Michelle! I checked out your site and it's awesome! I'll be back daily!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is in the crockpot as we speak! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteI made this recipe last night and none of us liked it. It was way too tart and I followed the recipe exactly. Also, parsley was listed in the ingredients, but was not metioned at all in the directions.
ReplyDeleteSorry you didn't enjoy it. Everyone has different taste buds! Thank you for letting me know about the parsley error.
DeleteTo achieve the cabbage roll effect: Shred the cabbage,(u decide the size)on bottom of slo-cooker, about 2 in. high! Cabbage shrinks, then..add salt, pepper, and onion powder.Layer a portion of meat onto layer of cabbge, add a rice layer, then REPEAT all, one more time!
ReplyDeleteAdd a jar of pasta sauce, or tomato sauce (at least 20 oz.)and SLOWLY add 2 cups of water to the pot to spread the tomatoes!! Cook on low 6-7 hrs. or high 5 hrs. Bon Appetito!!
This is very similar to my CABBAGE LASAGNE!!Layer the bottom of slo-cooker with thinly sliced cabbage....Layer meat mixture (containing rice, salt..pepper...and ONION on top of cabbage! Repeat layer one more time, finishing with cabbage...then add tomato sauce with two cups of water!!!
DeleteYou will LOVE this recipe, and it is a very CHEAP meal to fix!! If you don't want meat, just leave IT OUT!This certainly beats softening the leaves of cabbage, and the rolling process!!
Yum! You guys all have such great ideas!
DeleteJust have to say that I must make a grocery run tomorrow for cabbage! I can barely wait to try these!
ReplyDeleteYay!
DeleteI used to make this for my family as they eliminate a lot of the time consuming rolling. My kids called them "broken cabbage rolls"
ReplyDeleteI agree. That's a great name!
DeleteDid you cook rice before you put it into the slow cooker??
ReplyDeleteNo, do not cook the rice first.
DeleteThis was terrible - nobody would eat it. The 3/4 cup lemon juice must be wrong! It was soooooo tart. What a waste of my groceries. Also you did not say what size can of tomatoes. If I ever try this again (doubtfully) I would certainly leave out the lemon juice. Comments I received were - NASTY! YUK! THROW THIS OUT!
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad you didn't like it. Perhaps you're not a big fan of lemon juice in the first place. Have a great day!
DeleteThis sounds wonderful! I can't wait to try it. I also love the variations from the other posters. Yummy :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day.
Debra in Texas
THanks, Debra!
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