Summer Cabbage Casserole

Recipes with cabbage make some of the best budget friendly meals. Made with ground beef, freshly minced garlic and onions, and topped with tomato sauce, each bite is filled with flavor. Summer Cabbage Casserole is a real treat for the family and your wallet.

Cooking MethodCasserole

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
5 tablespoons butter divided
1 1/2 pound ground, lean beef
1 cup cooked white rice
1 cabbage, finely shredded
2 tablespoons flour
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons catsup
2 cans (8-ounces each) tomato sauce, or petite chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper, to taste
1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, or mixed italian herbs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Saute onion in 1 tablespoons of butter until soft, add the beef and brown.
Add the cook rice and saute 2-3 minutes. Pour into a deep and large casserole dish.
Arrange the shredded cabbage on top of the meat mixture.
Melt the remaining butter in a pan then blend in the flour.
Cook until bubbly-remove from the heat and stir in the garlic, catsup, tomato sauce, water, salt and pepper and oregano.
Simmer, stirring about 5 minutes.
Pour over the cabbage in the dish. Cover and bake for 1- 1/2 hours.