Dinner for 12
Cabbage Roll Casserole with ground beef
Seasoned beef, rice, cabbage, bacon, and tomato sauce bake under melted cheese in a layered casserole.
$8.51for 4 servings
$2.13 per serving$8.51 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 90 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
AmericanGluten-freeBudgetDinnersCold-weather comfortWinter
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato paste and sauce$0.10/oz typical | 30 oz | $3.00Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $1.34Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.08Typical price |
| Cabbage$0.79/lb typical | 2 lb | $1.58Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $0.65Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Ground beef$5.49/lb typical | 2 lb | $10.98Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | a little | $0.01Typical price |
| Bacon$6.49 each typical | 0.25 | $1.95Typical price |
| Rice$0.08/oz typical | 13 oz | $1.04Typical price |
| Cheddar and shredded cheese$0.30/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.80Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.80Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $25.52 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Mustard, mayo, ketchupSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed tomato soup
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp dried dill
- 1 cabbage
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 lb ground beef or turkey
- 2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 1/4 tsp ground sage
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 cups rice
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the oil.
- Combine one tomato sauce can, tomato soup, ketchup, brown sugar, lemon juice, and one-quarter teaspoon dill in a bowl.
- Cook the rice in water according to its package directions, then drain it.
- Boil the chopped cabbage in salted water for 5 minutes, drain it, and set it aside.
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet until crisp, crumble it, then brown the onion, garlic, and ground beef with salt, pepper, the remaining tomato sauce, dill, thyme, and sage until the meat reaches 160 F.
- Layer the cabbage, rice, meat mixture, bacon, and sauce in the dish, cover with cheddar and mozzarella, and bake for 35 minutes.
- Rest the casserole for 10 minutes before cutting.
Swaps
- Ground beef for Ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
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