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This slow cooker cabbage rolls recipe is one of my very favorites. I've tried the unstuffed version and the oven version, but this is best cooked on low in the slow cooker of Instant Pot. Is there any busy woman out there who doesn't love her slow cooker or Instant Pot? It's like having a kitchen robot, I tell it when I want dinner, toss in the ingredients, and at supper time, an amazing meal is ready. Now if we could do this for the rest of the house…
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No baby sitter needed slow cooker–> Programmable slow cooker
Or better yet, put these in your Instant Pot using the slow cooker function, seriously, the Instant Pot has been one of the best investments I've made on our homestead and I”ll never go without one.
Depending upon how long you're gone for the day and how hot your slow cooker cooks, you might find it over cooks. Because my sweet mother lives up the road, I've often dropped off my slow cooker so she could turn it off for me, but now that I've discovered my beloved Instant Pot(isn't it the coolest thing ever), I won't have to try and fit putting my slow cooker in day care while I'm gone.
My picky seven-year-old will eat these slow cooker cabbage rolls with gusto and it's even better the second day.
Boil a pot of water and add head of cabbage, cook for 2 minutes and drain. (You can freeze cabbage then thaw and skip the boiling part. We just need the leaves soft enough to roll)
Combine rice, egg, liquid, onion, garlic, beef, salt, and seasonings in large bowl. Tip: If you want more veggies, try grated carrots or cauliflower in place of the rice or quinoa. Place 1/4 cup meat mixture in center of leaf and roll, tucking ends. Place cabbage rolls seam side down in slow cooker.
Mix all sauce ingredients together and pour over rolls. Depending upon the size of the cabbage, I sometimes double the sauce if I have more than 10 rolls, or if I want extra sauce to sop up my bread.
Cook cabbage rolls on low 8 hours in slow cooker, or on high for 4 hours if you didn't get it started in time. Now ooh and ahhwith your family. It's the perfect mix of sweetand sour. The texture of the cabbage reminds me of pot stickers, another favorite.
I made quite a few changes to this recipe but the first cabbage roll recipe I ever used was this one, and the one this is heavily adapted from. I adapted it for a healthier gluten-free and traditional foods version.
Pioneering Today Slow Cooker Cabbage Rolls Recipe
MelissaKNorris
3.96 from 22 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 hours hrs
Total Time 8 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 10 cabbage leaves
- 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice quinoa, grated carrots and/or cauliflower)
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/4 cup water or broth
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- Sauce If you like lots of sauce, feel free to double this, I’ve done it both ways
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 Tbs. honey
- 2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
Boil a pot of water and add head of cabbage, cook for 2 minutes and drain. (You can freeze cabbage then thaw and skip the boiling part. We just need the leaves soft enough to roll)
Combine rice, egg, liquid, onion, garlic, beef, salt, and seasonings in large bowl. Place 1/4 cup meat mixture in center of leaf and roll up like a burrito. Place seam side down in slow cooker.
Mix all sauce ingredients together and pour over rolls. Cook on low 8 hours in slow cooker.
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The sauce is especially good when made with homemade tomato sauce and sopped up with some homemade bread made in less than 5 minutes a day.
What's your favorite slow cooker dish?
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