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This Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage recipe is healthy, delicious, and easy to make. Make this stuffed cabbage as a freezer to crockpot meal or have it for dinner tonight.
Slow Cooker Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage
Easy Freezer Meal
Do you like Stuffed Cabbage? I feel like it’s one of those meals that you either love or hate. Either you are thinking ” Oh, I love cabbage!” or “Uh, I don’t like cabbage at all.” Well, I actually teetered close to the “No thanks” side of the cabbage spectrum. But, the last time I picked up ground beef on sale, my mom was here and she promised me that this recipe wasn’t really “cabbage-y”, it was healthy, and really tasty.
So, I did it. I prepped Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage with some of my lean ground beef and tossed it in the freezer. And that is where it sat for at least a month. You know when you have things in the freezer that you buy and then when you get home you decide you don’t want it anymore? That’s what I was feeling like. Not that I didn’t want it, but that I would make it and my family would all turn their noses up at it. Then one day I did it, I rescued my Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage from the freezer and tossed it in the crockpot.
Are you sitting there wondering if this story has a happy ending, I mean I really went out of my way to tell you how nervous I was about this recipe…
The answer is YES. I served my family and EVERYONE ate it and better yet, LIKED IT! My kids don’t eat many veggies at all, so I was worried that they wouldn’t like it. And my hubby, well, he is definitely one of those folks that doesn’t like cabbage.
- My husband had two bowls.
- My kids cleaned their plates.
- I really enjoyed it!
- Will I make it again? YES!
So, if you LOVE stuffed cabbage, I definitely recommend this recipe, and if you are one of those people that aren’t the biggest fans, I still say you should give this one a try. Everything cooks together so nicely in the slow cooker, and the flavors blend together perfectly.
If you follow Weight Watchers like I do and want to save a few points, you can substitute the lean ground beef with 99% fat free ground turkey. 99% Fat Free ground turkey is ZERO points on the WW Blue Plan.
Now, here is my…well, my mom’s, Slow Cooker Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage Recipe. You can make it a Freezer Meal like I did or you can choose to make it today 🙂
Lazy Man's Stuffed Cabbage
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ head shredded cabbage Medium size
- 1 ½ lbs uncooked lean ground beef
- 2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes I used the garlic and onion variety
- 1 diced red onion you can use yellow onion if you prefer
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 10.75 oz can tomato soup
- 1 cup Minute Rice I used brown rice
Instructions
- Get a gallon size freezer bag and label it with recipe name and instructions
- Put 1/2 the shredded cabbage in the freezer bag
- Add in the meat to the freezer bag
- Layer the onions and garlic into the freezer bag on top of the beef
- Pour in one can of the diced tomatoes
- Pour in the rice
- Add the rest of the shredded cabbage to the freezer bag
- Pour in the 2nd can of diced tomatoes
- Pour in the can tomato soup
- Seal the bag and toss in the freezer until ready to use
- When ready to use add the freezer prepped meal to the slow cooker, cook on low for appox 8 hours or until cooked throughout if cooked from frozen, if thawed cook for approx 6 hours or until cooked throughout
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
I hope you enjoy this Slow Cooker Lazy Man’s Stuffed Cabbage Recipe as much as we do!
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My husband would like this.He likes cabbage any way.
Silly question, do you cook the rice prior to freezing?
No, I did not 🙂 And no question is ever silly!