Ground Beef and Cabbage

My husband and I do not like cabbage but have been looking for for ground beef recipes. Thought I would try it. It's great. I used half a head of cabbage, two cans of tomatoes. Also served on jasmine Rice and added chedder cheese. It's a great combination.

I LOVED this recipe. My husband, not big on healthy eating, liked it quite a bit too. I served it with brown rice. I did make some changes based on comments I read and they made a difference. I added 4-5 cloves of garlic and instead of Italian seasoning I used Red Chilli flakes, salt, pepper, oregano and cumin. I used 2 cans of diced tomatoes with chili and added 1 cup shredded carrots. I will make it again but next time I will either cut back on the amount of cabbage (one large head was a bit too much), or use 1 1/2 lbs of ground meat depending on how many people I'll be making it for.

This became the basis of the dish I cooked. I substituted brussel sprouts for the cabbage and a mild salsa (4 TBS) instead of diced tomatoes. I did add tomatoe juice, garlic, some sliced mushroom, and a small amount of shredded carrot.

I loved this recipe! I had two full bowls. I added sliced celery and green peppers along with the onions. DELICIOUS!@

I agree with everyone who liked it more than expected, and I do think the Italian seasonings had a lot to do with that. I used to make the Unstuffed Cabbage but found I had to do so much to give it real flavor, so I got away from it. I look at recipes as an outline and so for our tastes, I used 3/4 of a head of cabbage, a heaping tbsp of Italian seasonings, added 5 finely chopped cloves of garlic, two cans of tomatoes, and salt and pepper. We really liked it and are having it for the second time tonight.

Just finished making it when my son who's picky about food, walked in stating that something smelled very good. He tasted it and said "Wow this is great mom!" The only addition I made to the recipe was adding a can of whole peeled tomatoes.

This is a great basic recipe for those who like cabbage. We love cabbage!!I precooked/ lightly browned the pound of ground beef with one roasted finely chopped head of garlic & the onion chopped & sliced. (Roasted Garlic is sticky & will burn so the chopped onion was mixed with roasted garlic before adding to the browning beef) both were added to the beef to cook down while I thinly sliced the cabbage. The cabbage was immediately added to the nearly cooked beef along with a can of diced tomatoes, 2 small julienne carrots, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper & a teaspoon of McCormics steak seasoning. I also added a heaping tablespoon of good vodka with a pinch of sugar to meld the flavors together. It wasn’t right until butter was added.I don’t doubt this recipe would be good as written. Garlic is a staple in our home, the vodka, pinch of sugar & butter helped to bring out the flavors. I also did not over cook meal & in NO way was our dinner soupy.We will definitely eat this as a go to meal. Simple to make, basic ingredients, healthy and not expensive even in today’s economy.I do believe a starch is needed to keep your tummy full. Rice or potatoes cooked separately would complete this meal.

Super simple and very tasty. Followed the recipe except I added some julienned carrots. I too thought it might burn for lack of liquid, but trust the process there will be the right amount of liquid. I feel the Dutch oven is a very important part of cooking this recipe.