Healthy Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

You'll love this no-fuss, healthy one-pot meal! If you prefer a smaller pot, just cut the recipe in half.

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Course: One-Pot Meal

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 55

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 310kcal

Author: Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDE, FAND

1 pound ground beef, 93% lean
1 cup brown rice, dry (I prefer brown Basmati rice)
1 large yellow onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped or crushed
7-8 cups chopped green cabbage (about 20 ounces)
2 (14.5-ounce) cans petite-diced tomatoes, undrained
3 cups low sodium vegetable juice or 2 (14.5-ounce) cans no salt added tomato sauce
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
2 teaspoons oregano, dried

Heat a Dutch oven or a large pot with a lid over medium high heat. Add the meat and break it up quickly. Add the onion. Cook until the meat is browned, about 5 - 6 minutes.
Add the garlic and stir. Add the cabbage, tomatoes, vegetable juice, rice, paprika, pepper and oregano. Raise the heat to bring the contents to a boil. Then lower the heat to a low boil.
Cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 40 -45 minutes. Stir periodically.