Cabbage Roll Casserole Recipe
Cabbage Roll Casserole Recipe made with ground beef, cabbage, marinara sauce, white rice, onion, garlic, bacon, herbs, and mozzarella cheese.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
Casserole
- 2 lb ground beef
- 1 white onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 jars marinara sauce 24 oz each
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 c cooked white rice
- 4 bacon strips cooked and crumbled
- 1 medium head cabbage about 2 lb, shredded
- 1 1/2 c mozzarella cheese grated
- Butter or nonstick cooking spray for greasing the baking dish
Instructions
Preheat the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Prepare the baking dish.
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter or nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
Cook the beef and onion.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef and chopped onion until the beef is fully cooked and no longer pink.
Add the garlic.
- Add the minced garlic to the skillet and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
Drain the grease.
- Drain any excess grease from the skillet.
Add the sauce and seasonings.
- Stir in 1 jar of marinara sauce, dried thyme, dried dill, dried sage, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
Simmer the mixture.
- Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover the skillet, reduce the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the rice and bacon.
- Stir in the cooked white rice and crumbled bacon until evenly combined. Remove the skillet from the heat.
Begin layering the casserole.
- Spread one-third of the shredded cabbage evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Add the first meat layer.
- Spoon half of the beef and rice mixture evenly over the cabbage.
Continue layering.
- Add another third of the shredded cabbage over the meat mixture. Top with the remaining beef and rice mixture.
Finish with cabbage.
- Spread the final third of shredded cabbage evenly over the top.
Add the remaining sauce.
- Pour the second jar of marinara sauce evenly over the casserole.
Cover and bake.
- Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for 45 minutes.
Add the cheese.
- Remove the foil and sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
Finish baking.
- Return the casserole to the oven and bake uncovered for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Rest before serving.
- Remove the casserole from the oven and allow it to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
To make this Cabbage Roll Casserole Recipe gluten free, use a certified gluten-free marinara sauce and verify that the bacon, mozzarella cheese, seasonings, rice, butter, and nonstick cooking spray are gluten free. Rice and cabbage are naturally gluten free, but packaged ingredients should always be checked for gluten-containing additives. Use clean cookware, utensils, and prep surfaces to avoid cross-contact with gluten-containing foods.