Turkey Stuffed Cabbage

Turkey and ground beef stuffed cabbage leaves are cooked and topped with a sweet and savory sauce of veggies, lemon juice, and brown sugar.

• Prep: 30 min
• Cook: 1 hr 25 min
• Total: 1 hr 55 min
• Servings: 5
• Cuisine: Eastern European
• Difficulty: Medium

Dietary

• Dairy-Free
• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free
• Egg-Free
• Low-Sodium
• High-Protein

Tags

• comfort food
• savory
• classic
• healthy
• boil
• steam

Ingredients

• 1 head cabbage
• 0.5 pound ground beef (90% lean)
• 0.5 pound ground turkey (85% lean)
• 2 onions (small, minced and small, sliced)
• 1 slice whole wheat bread (stale, crumbled)
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 cup water
• 0.125 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 can diced tomatoes (low-sodium, 14.5 ounce)
• 1 carrot (medium, sliced)
• 2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon corn starch

Instructions

1. Rinse and core cabbage.
2. Carefully remove 10 outer leaves, place in saucepan, and cover with boiling water.
3. Simmer 5 minutes.
4. Remove and drain cooked cabbage leaves on paper towels.
5. Shred 1/2 cup of raw cabbage and set aside.
6. Brown ground beef and turkey and minced onion in skillet.
7. Drain fat.
8. Place cooked and drained meat mixture, whole wheat bread, water, and black pepper into mixing bowl.
9. Drain diced tomatoes, reserving liquid, and add 1/2 cup of tomato juice from can to meat mixture.
10. Mix well; then place 1/4 cup of filling on each parboiled, drained cabbage leaf.
11. Place folded side down in large skillet.
12. In skillet top cabbages with diced tomatoes, sliced onion, water, shredded cabbage, and carrot.
13. Cover and simmer about 1 hour (or until cabbage is tender), basting occasionally.
14. Remove cabbage rolls to serving platter; keep warm.
15. Mix lemon juice, brown sugar, and cornstarch together in small bowl.
16. Add to vegetables and liquid in skillet, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and clear.
17. Serve over cabbage rolls.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 279
• Protein: 20.5 g
• Carbohydrates: 30.3 g
• Fat: 9.6 g
• Fiber: 7.9 g
• Sodium: 140 mg
• Saturated Fat: 2.9 g
• Sugar: 16.7 g
• Cholesterol: 60 mg