Dinner for 16

Stuffed Cabbage

Name: Stuffed Cabbage
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked rice; 1 large green cabbage or 2 small green cabbage; 2 tbsp butter or 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 large onion; 2 1/2 cloves garlic; 8 oz lean ground beef; 8 oz ground lean pork; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves or 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes; 1 green bell pepper; 2 stalks celery & leaves; coarse salt; fresh ground pepper; 2 cans tomato sauce; 1/4 cup brown sugar (optional); 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional); 1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

$3.66for 4180 minServes 16

Cabbage leaves wrap seasoned rice, beef, and pork, then bake in tomato sauce until tender and fully cooked.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Rice, 6.5 oz$0.08/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.52Typical price
	Cabbage, 2.5 lb$0.79/lb typical	2.5 lb	$1.98Typical price
	Onions, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.19Typical price
	Ground beef, 0.5 lb$5.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$2.75Typical price
	Pork roast, 0.5 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$1.25Typical price
	Bell peppers, 0.4 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.93Typical price
	Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
	Tomato paste and sauce, 30 oz$0.10/oz typical	30 oz	$3.00Typical price
	Sour cream, 2.25 oz$0.14/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.64

Swaps

Swap ground beef for ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

180 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

Eastern European Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$0.92 per serving$3.66 for 4

City Store

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.

This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked rice
1 large green cabbage or 2 small green cabbage
2 tbsp butter or 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion
2 1/2 cloves garlic
8 oz lean ground beef
8 oz ground lean pork
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves or 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
1 green bell pepper
2 stalks celery & leaves
coarse salt
fresh ground pepper
2 cans tomato sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar (optional)
3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

Steps

Cook the rice in salted water until barely tender, about 12 minutes, then drain it.
Boil a large pot of salted water, remove the cabbage leaves as they soften, and cool them briefly.
Heat oil in a large skillet, then cook the chopped onion, garlic, bell pepper, and celery for 5 minutes.
Mix the cooked vegetables, rice, parsley, beef, pork, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
Place about 2 tablespoons of filling on each cabbage leaf, fold in the sides, and roll tightly.
Spread tomato sauce in two baking dishes, arrange the rolls seam-side down, cover with more sauce, and bake at 350 F for 75 minutes until the filling reaches 160 F.

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