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Anyone who thinks that making cabbage rolls is a time consuming and difficult task, read this post. In under 10 minutes of prep time, my Whole30, low carb cabbage rolls were ready for the oven.

Quick and Easy Cabbage Rolls

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Anyone who thinks that making cabbage rolls is a time consuming and difficult task, read this post. In under 10 minutes of prep time, my Whole30, low carb cabbage rolls were ready for the oven.

  • Total Time: 1 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cabbage rolls 1x

Ingredients

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  • 6 large cabbage leaves
  • 1 lb ground turkey (see note)
  • 12 oz package riced cauliflower (or rice your own)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp sweet paprika
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 25 oz tomato sauce (see note)

Instructions

  1. Place the head of cabbage in the freezer overnight or for at least 3 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a large cast iron skillet or any other large oven proof skillet or baking dish.
  3. Remove the cabbage from the freezer and gently peel away the top 6 leaves.  Place leaves to the side.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meat, egg, cauliflower and seasonings.
  5. Take 1 cabbage leaf and place on a cutting board.  Place 1/2 of the pasta sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.  Take approximately 3/4 cup of the meat mixture and form into a ball.  Place in the center of the cabbage leaf.  Fold the left part of the leaf over the meat mixture, then the right.  Next, take the bottom part of the leaf and fold it over the left and right half.  Roll from the bottom and place in baking dish.
  6. Repeat with remaining 5 cabbage leaves.  Add remaining pasta sauce to the top of each cabbage roll.
  7. Place in preheated oven for 1 hour.  Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • Use any type of meat or to make them vegetarian, use TVP or replace the meat with cauliflower
  • I can by frozen organic riced cauliflower from Trader Joe's which I let thaw before using.  Check your local grocery store for frozen riced cauliflower but if you can't find it, click on this link to learn how to rice your own.
  • Luckily, there are MANY Whole30 compliant marinara sauces in the stores today.  Here are 4 brands that I really like: Rao's Marinara, Kirkland Organic Sauce from Costco, Silver Palate Marinara as well as Mezzetta Napa Valley Marinara.
  • Feel free to add cheese to the top of some of the cabbage rolls if there are people in your family not on Whole30.
  • Author: Cat
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hours
  • Category: Main Meals
  • Cuisine: Whole30, Keto, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Cabbage Roll
  • Calories: 232
  • Sugar: 4.7 g
  • Fat: 11.6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 9.3 g
  • Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 17.4 g

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