Dinner for 4

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Name: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1 cabbage; 2 tbsp butter; 1 chopped onion; 1 lb ground beef; 1/2 lb ground pork; 1 1/2 cups rice; 1 tsp garlic; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 3 cans tomato puree

$14.64for 470 minServes 4

Cabbage leaves wrap beef, pork, rice, and onion before simmering in tomato puree until tender.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cabbage, 2 lb$0.79/lb typical	2 lb	$1.58Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Ground beef, 1 lb$5.49/lb typical	1 lb	$5.49Typical price
	Ground pork, 0.5 lb$4.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$2.25Typical price
	Rice, 9.75 oz$0.08/oz typical	9.75 oz	$0.78Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 45 oz$0.08/oz typical	45 oz	$3.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.64

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 butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Eastern European Gluten-free Family Dinners

Typical price

$3.66 per serving$14.64 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cabbage
2 tbsp butter
1 chopped onion
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
1 1/2 cups rice
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 cans tomato puree

Steps

Boil the rice in water until tender, about 12 minutes, then drain it.
Remove the cabbage core, boil the head for 5 minutes, and peel off 12 leaves.
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook the onion for 4 minutes.
Mix the rice, onion, ground beef, ground pork, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
Place the filling in the cabbage leaves, fold in the sides, and roll them tightly.
Pour the tomato puree into a large pot, add the rolls, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes until the filling reaches 160 F.

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