Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage rolls are an Eastern European and American favorite, with tender cabbage leaves wrapped around savory rice and beef filling and bathed in tomato sauce. They’re pure comfort food, but between boiling or steaming the cabbage, cooking the rice and the beef, and wrapping up each roll before baking, they’re a labor of love.

If you’re craving the flavors of these classic cabbage rolls but have the time and don’t require a super polished presentation, then this is the recipe for you. These unstuffed cabbage rolls use all of the same ingredients but are ready in a fraction of the time. Microwavable rice shrinks the cook time even further and keeps the dish a one-pot dinner—no need to boil a pot of rice.

For a one-pot, one-dish meal that’s sure to satisfy, make unstuffed cabbage rolls and cross dinner off your to-do list.

Simple Recipe Variations

• Swap the green cabbage for savoy cabbage. Avoid red cabbage since it takes too long to cook and will turn the dish an odd color.
• Replace the ground beef with pork sausage for extra flavor.
• Use your favorite tomato sauce. A garlicky sauce will add extra garlic flavor, and a spicy one will add a kick.

Cabbage Dinners

• Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup
• Napa Cabbage Picnic Salad
• Italian Sausage and Cabbage Stew
• Classic Corned Beef and Cabbage
• Roasted Cabbage Steaks With Garlic Breadcrumbs
• Grandma Neva’s Cheesy Cabbage Casserole
• One-Pot Ground Beef and Cabbage
• 5-Ingredient Braised Cabbage “Lasagna”