Turkey-stuffed cabbage leaves
5
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 25 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 1 hr 5 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Yes, stuffed cabbage leaves take a bit of effort to pull together, but if you're a fan of this dish, you know it's worth it. Our recipe brings together brown rice and ground turkey for a healthier spin on the traditional ground beef and white rice. Add garlic and parsley to the mix, along with salt, pepper, and a little cinnamon, and you have an excellent filling. Once you've filled the boiled cabbage leaves with the stuffing, you'll simmer them in a pot on the stove top with a simple sauce of tomatoes and broth. After they've finished cooking, if the sauce is watery, you can reduce it slightly to make it thicker and concentrate its flavor: Transfer the stuffed cabbage leaves to a platter and keep them warm, return the saucepan to medium heat, and cook, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened.
Ingredients
Uncooked green cabbage
8 leaf/leaves
Glp protein food
0.75 pound(s)
Uncooked onion(s)
1 medium
Cooked long grain brown rice
0.5 cup(s)
Egg
1 large egg(s)
Fresh parsley
2 Tbsp
Garlic
2 medium clove(s)
Ground cinnamon
0.5 tsp
Table salt
0.125 tsp
Black pepper
0.25 tsp
Canned diced tomatoes
28 oz
Canned chicken broth
1 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Place cabbage leaves in large saucepan. Add enough water to cover leaves; set saucepan over high heat. Bring water to boil; boil until leaves are pliable and soft, about 10 minutes. Drain. When leaves are cool enough to handle, cut away thickest part of vein from bottom of leaves, making a V-shaped cut but leaving leaves intact.
2
Meanwhile, combine turkey, onion, rice, egg, parsley, garlic, cinnamon, salt, and pepper in large bowl; mix well.
3
Place about ¼ cup turkey mixture in center of each leaf. Fold in sides of leaves and roll up snuggly, burrito-style, fully covering filling.
4
Pour small amount of tomatoes into saucepan so thin layer covers bottom of pot. Place cabbage rolls in pot, packing them tightly to prevent opening during cooking; pour in remaining tomatoes and broth. Set pot over medium-high heat and bring to simmer; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 45 minutes.
5
Serving size: 2 stuffed leaves and about ½ cup sauce
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