This recipe is a true MVP when it comes to weekly meal prep thanks to budget-friendly ingredients and large portion sizes. We used lean ground turkey as the foundation for the filling, and gave it a flavor boost with some bacon. Add some garlic bread and red wine alongside these rolls for the perfect no-stress date night meal.

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

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  • Servings: 5
  • Difficulty: 5 hours
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Ingredients

  • 1 large head green cabbage 
  • 1 lb ground turkey, any fat percentage works
  • 6 slices bacon, chopped
  • ½ cup uncooked white rice
  • ½ yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated
  • 1 egg
  • 1 (15.5 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
  • 3 cups marinara sauce
  • 2 ½ oz shredded parmesan cheese

Directions

1) Fill a large pot with 6 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Remove cabbage core and place entire head of cabbage in water. Blanch cabbage 3-4 minutes. Remove cabbage from water, remove 3-4 leaves, laying leaves on a towel to drain. Repeat blanching process until 10 leaves are removed.

2) In a large bowl, mix together turkey, bacon, rice, onion, garlic, egg, tomatoes, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper. 

3) On a clean surface, lay out one cabbage leaf with ridge of spine facing down and bottom of leaf closest to counter edge. Scoop ½ cup meat mixture from bowl and place in cabbage, shaping into 3 inch log.

Fold in cabbage sides and roll up to top of leaf.

Repeat with remaining portions.

Divide rolls, seam side down, between two Suvie pans. 

4) Add 1 cup marinara to each Suvie pan and spread over rolls. Load pans into your Suvie.

5) Input settings, and cook now or schedule.

Suvie Cook Settings

Bottom Zone: Slow Cook High for 3 hours

6) After cook, remove pans from Suvie.

7) To serve, add two rolls to each plate and divide leftover 1 cup sauce between plates. Garnish with parmesan.

Alternative Cooking Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Fill a large pot with 6 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Remove cabbage core and place entire head of cabbage in water. Blanch cabbage 3-4 minutes. Remove cabbage from water, remove 3-4 leaves, laying leaves on a towel to drain. Repeat blanching process until 10 leaves are removed.
  • In a large bowl, mix together turkey, bacon, rice, onion, garlic, egg, tomatoes, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper.
  • On a clean surface, lay out one cabbage leaf with ridge of spine facing down and bottom of leaf closest to counter edge. Scoop ½ cup meat mixture from bowl and place in cabbage, shaping into 3 inch log. Fold in sides and roll up to top of leaf. Repeat until meat mixture is gone, 10 times total. Place rolls seam side down in 9 x 13 inch baking dish.  
  • Add 2 cup marinara to pan and spread over rolls. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160°F.
  • To serve, add two rolls to each plate and divide leftover 1 cup sauce between plates. Garnish with parmesan.

Note: If you would like to make this recipe in Suvie 1.0, insert pan into the top zones of Suvie, fill reservoir, and set to Slow Cook on High for 3 hours.

Nutrition

Nutritional Information per serving (5 servings per recipe): Calories 492, Total Fat 25g, Total Carbohydrates 37g, Total Sodium 1217mg, Total Protein 32g

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Charles Eldredge
Charles Eldredge
1 month ago

I just put this Cabbage Roll recipe in my Suvie. It will be ready this evening. I’ll come back later to give my assessment.

But what were the red pepper flakes for? The recipe listed them in the ingredients, but the recipe never called for them.

Caroline Pierce
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Caroline Pierce
1 month ago

Hi Charles, apologies for the confusion on the red pepper flakes. We’re removed them from the ingredient list.

Charles Eldredge
Charles Eldredge
1 month ago

This recipe turned out really good. It was better than I expected. It was pretty easy. The hardest part was blanching the cabbage, but that wasn’t difficult at all really. It was just new to me. And the rest of the recipe was just mixing all the ingredients together after a little chopping, rolling the meat mixture in the cabbage leaves, and putting it in the Suvie to cook. I recommend this recipe

Charles Eldredge
Charles Eldredge
28 days ago

I forgot to mention that I did change this recipe to fit my keto diet. I omitted the rice and put in some Palmini rice (a hearts of palm product). I also added a little coconut flour and a little xanthan gum because regular uncooked rice would absorb some liquid in the dish so I felt I needed to add something that would do that without changing the flavors. It worked. The dish was great.