One-Pot Cabbage Casserole
One-Pot Cabbage Casserole – An easier version than cabbage rolls…skip all the work and make it in one pot!
Are you a cabbage fan? Some are and some aren’t. My husband and I love cabbage, and we love this recipe for One-Pot Cabbage Casserole that both he and I grew up having. It’s filled with ground beef, rice, tomatoes, cheese, and of course, cabbage. It’s super easy for any night of the week and just as special for a Sunday dinner. Plus, it is cooked up all in one pot with no need to bake it in the oven.
Now as far as cabbage goes, I’m still working on my kids. Yes, I had to take out the cabbage for them to eat it, but I got really good reviews from them once I did this…we are taking baby steps around here.
So I’m hoping you have some cabbage fans in your house and you’ll give this one a try! You’ll love it!
One-Pot Cabbage Casserole
One Pot Cabbage Casserole - A one pot recipe idea that is so easy to make filled with cabbage, diced tomatoes, ground beef, rice, and topped with cheese.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 1 tsp creole seasoning
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup rice, uncooked
- 3 large handfuls of roughly chopped cabbage
- 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- 2 cups of water (I just use the tomato sauce can twice)
- 1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup shredded cheese (I used Colby Jack)
Instructions
- Add ground beef to large sauce pan (lid will be needed). Season ground beef with about 1 tsp of creole seasoning and brown ground beef. Add onions to cook while beef browns. Cook until onions are mostly clear. Drain off grease.
- Once onions are clear, add rice, cabbage, tomato sauce, 2 cups of water (or use tomato sauce cans) and diced tomatoes. Stir.
- Let it come to a boil and then reduce heat to medium low and cover to simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes or until rice is done and cabbage is soft. Do not lift lid before 20 minutes to make sure rice cooks well.
- Once cooked, top with cheese and cover with lid to melt a few minutes.
Notes
You can use a can of Rotel instead of diced tomatoes if you prefer spicy food.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 549Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 153mgSodium: 1032mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 47g
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I made this….it was delicious! It’s only me but I’m sharing it with my cousins family….it made a lot!!!! I didn’t use cheese but I added bell pepper I love veggies!!!! Great recipe!!!!
Hi Karen! So glad you enjoyed the recipe!! Thanks for visiting!
I was skeptical at first but this dish was a hit with myself and husband, I did the ground beef and also added beef hillshire farm sausage. Will definitely be apart of our week night meals. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Yolanda! I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for visiting!
Hi there! Just tried your recipe and it was delicious! Wasn’t sure about the shredded cheese on it, so I made it without it, but with my second serving I put some one and microwaved it so it was melted. Tasted great either way. I wanted a “third” serving, but had to control my self! I may try rolling some of it up in a flour tortilla to have it like a burrito just for a change to eat the leftovers.
Hi Gim! My mom and dad skip on the cheese, but I adore cheese on just about anything. Glad you liked the recipe! Thanks for visiting!
Hello frome the Bluegrass state of Kentucky! 🙂 Just found your recipe & it looks delicious! Will be trying it very soon! Thanks for posting. Pinned! 🙂
Awesome! Thanks for visiting!
I’m trying this vegetarian style in the crock pot. Our AC is out, I don’t want to stand over a hot stove. I’ll keep you posted.
The crock pot worked great!! 6 hours on low then added the rice (I used a cup of wild rice) put the crockpot on high for 30 minutes then added the cheese. 10 minutes later, dinner. It was great after a long day. P. S. I’m a vegetarian so I left out the ground beef.
Hi Maria! Thanks so much for letting me know how it worked out for you! Love that you tried the crock pot!
I just found this recipe today and it looked like something that I could fall in love with, I made this for my family’s dinner but I must confess that I did some tweaking to your recipe. First I could up six slices of bacon in the main pot while I was Browning the burger and onions in another, when the bacon was slightly cooked I took it out of the pot and diced it up into quarter inch pieces and left the bacon grease in the pot. After dressing the burger and onions I put them in the main pot with the bacon and all of the other ingredients and finished cooking like your recipe calls out to do, oh almost forgot I used a can of Rotel with chipotle and green chili peppers. My wife and I thought it was a really great meal. Thank you for this recipe it will be part of our dinners from now on.
I love your additions Kevin! That sounds delicious! Thanks for visiting!
Hello, I made this today for the 2nd time. The 1st time as written. Today a little change, I used 1/2cup par boiled long grain rice, hotel, 1 tsp Italian seasoning and when it was cooked I stirred in about 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar, growing up in the u.k. (a long time ago !! ) Mum always served plain boiled cabbage but we added vinegar to it when served. My hubby never eats cabbage so I rarely cook it. Ta Da !! He loves this recipe, I’m a happy camper 😁 thanks for a great recipe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hi Maggie! I love the UK twist on this!! That is very cool and thanks for sharing.
This was delicious!! It is only me and my husband so I assumed we would have leftovers the next night. I was not expecting he would eat two heaping plates for dinner!! There is just enough for us to both have a little for lunch but two dinner portions are out of the question. He literally ate more than half the pot. This was really good and super quick. Thank you for sharing!!
So glad to hear that Saunya! Thanks for visiting!
This was delicious and super quick! I think this was supposed to serve 6ppl but it was so tasty that my husband had a giant plate and then went back for seconds (3 servings)!! I had one serving for dinner, which left just enough for us to take lunch the following day. My husband just started dancing when I mentioned that I am making this again tonight lol
So happy to hear that Saunya! Thanks for visiting!
Delicious! I was wondering what to make for dinner and Googled “recipes with ground meat, cabbage, and rice” and this was one of the first to pop up. So glad I made it – bookmarked it for later!
Hi! I’m so glad you found it too! It’s one of my most popular recipes on the blog! We love it too!
Could I use Crushed Tomatoes inside of diced? I’m not a tomato lover, but I use crushed ones all the time
in other recipes. This recipes sounds AMAZING, gonna try it anyway.
How much creole seasoning please?
Hi Lindsey! I updated the recipe. This is an older recipe on my blog, but it is very popular!! Thanks for visiting!
In the nutritional facts… it was stated 1032mgs of sodium. I was wondering where all this sodium comes into this recipe? Recipe sounds really good but a little too high in sodium.
Hi Deborah, you can reduce the sodium by using low sodium or no salt added canned tomato products. The cheese can be reduced as well.
Fabulous! Yummy, healthy and easy. Love cooking the rice at the same time. Genius!
Delicious! I use ground turkey, chili ready diced tomatoes, because that’s what I had and slap ya mama Cajun seasoning. We really loved it! Served with mashed potatoes. Thank you for the recipe! Will definitely make again!
Hi Debbie! This is awesome to hear! Thanks for letting me know! I love this recipe so much too!
how much is 3 handfulls of cabbage??
About 3 or 4 cups… it’s really to your liking and it will cook down. Thanks for visiting!!
This sounds good can I bake it in the oven instead on top of the stove and what a good side dish?
Hi Jeanette! I’m sure this would be fine to bake. Rice can be a little tricky. I would definitely cover with foil. I’ll have to try it out too to adjust cooking time 🙂
I am making this tonight for me and my husband. We’ve had it in regular rotation for years. I happened to notice it’s been up for going on 10 years! I don’t think we’ve used it that long, but maybe around 8.
Thanks for an easy way to enjoying cabbage rolls. My favorite is finishing in one pot 💛
This is so awesome to hear, Kim!! Thanks for letting me know!