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Tomato Cabbage Roll Casserole

March 17th, 2025Food & Recipes

This recipe is a budget-friendly and healthy meal idea using some of the ingredients packed in our emergency food hampers that are distributed weekly by the Community Food Assistance Network.

Serves: 4 | Preparation: 10 minutes | Total: 1 hour 35 minutes | Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef or pork
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon uncooked rice
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 can (284 ml) tomato soup
  • 1 soup can of water
  • 3 cups coarsely shredded cabbage

Instructions

  1. In a large frying pan, cook ground beef/pork until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and drain excess fat.
  2. Add onion, salt, pepper and rice to cooked meat. Mix well, then add tomato soup and water.
  3. Arrange cabbage in an even layer on the bottom of a large, greased casserole dish.
  4. Pour meat mixture evenly over the cabbage (do not stir).
  5. Bake covered at 325 F for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Cabbage roll casserole RECIPE CARD