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Dinner for 12

Cabbage Roll Casserole with ground beef

$8.51for 490 minServes 12

Seasoned beef, rice, cabbage, bacon, and tomato sauce bake under melted cheese in a layered casserole.

Cabbage Roll Casserole with ground beef

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What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Tomato paste and sauce, 30 oz$0.10/oz typical30 oz$3.00Typical price
Fresh tomatoes, 0.65 lb$1.99/lb typical0.65 lb$1.34Typical price
Juice, 2 oz$0.04/oz typical2 oz$0.08Typical price
Cabbage, 2 lb$0.79/lb typical2 lb$1.58Typical price
Onions, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical0.5 lb$0.65Typical price
Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical0.5$0.30Typical price
Ground beef, 2 lb$5.49/lb typical2 lb$10.98Typical price
Mint, a little$1.99 each typicala little$0.01Typical price
Bacon, 0.25$6.49 each typical0.25$1.95Typical price
Rice, 13 oz$0.08/oz typical13 oz$1.04Typical price
Cheddar and shredded cheese, 6 oz$0.30/oz typical6 oz$1.80Typical price
Mozzarella, 6 oz$0.30/oz typical6 oz$1.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown$25.52

Swaps

  • Swap ground beef for ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
  • Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
  • Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Mustard, mayo, ketchupSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

  • 90 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 12servings as written
  • $$typical cost tier

AmericanGluten-freeBudgetDinnersCold-weather comfortWinter

Typical price

$2.13 per serving$8.51 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed tomato soup
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp dried dill
  • 1 cabbage
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 lb ground beef or turkey
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tsp dried dill
  • 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
  • 1/4 tsp ground sage
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1 1/2 cups cheddar
  • 1 1/2 cups mozzarella

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the oil.
  2. Combine one tomato sauce can, tomato soup, ketchup, brown sugar, lemon juice, and one-quarter teaspoon dill in a bowl.
  3. Cook the rice in water according to its package directions, then drain it.
  4. Boil the chopped cabbage in salted water for 5 minutes, drain it, and set it aside.
  5. Cook the bacon in a large skillet until crisp, crumble it, then brown the onion, garlic, and ground beef with salt, pepper, the remaining tomato sauce, dill, thyme, and sage until the meat reaches 160 F.
  6. Layer the cabbage, rice, meat mixture, bacon, and sauce in the dish, cover with cheddar and mozzarella, and bake for 35 minutes.
  7. Rest the casserole for 10 minutes before cutting.

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