Slow Cooker Cabbage No-Rolls

If you like cabbage rolls you’ll love these. An alternative to ‘wrapping’ cabbage roles and so easy!!

Slow Cooker Cabbage No-Roll Ingredients

• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 lb (225 g) extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb (225 g) extra lean ground pork
• 1 cup (250 ml) uncooked rice
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) stewed tomatoes
• 1 cup (250 ml) water
• 1 cup (250 ml) tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) thyme, dried

• 6 cups (1.5 liters) cabbage, shredded, or bag of coleslaw
• 2 cups (500 ml) carrots, thinly sliced (if you use cabbage, not coleslaw)

Sauce

• 2 cups (500 ml) tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup (185 ml) stewed tomatoes
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) brown sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) lemon juice
• 1 tsp (5 ml) Worcestershire Sauce

Preparation:

1. Mix together garlic, onion, raw meat, rice, water, stewed tomatoes, sauce and thyme.
2. Mix sauce ingredients together separately. Set aside.
3. In slow cooker, layer 2/3 of cabbage/coleslaw in bottom, then carrots, then meat/rice mixture, then rest of cabbage/coleslaw.
4. Pour sauce mixture over top and bake for 4 to 5 hours on high or 8 to 10 hours on low.

Serves 6 – 8