Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Skillet
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Cost
- $12.50
- Nutrition
- 420 cal · 32g protein
- one-pot
- skillet
- budget
- freezer-friendly
- comfort-food
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: fruit
Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Skillet is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 35 minutes, for around $13 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 10 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain fruit works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb 90% lean ground beef
- ½ head green cabbage
- 1 count yellow onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 can low-sodium diced tomatoes
- 1 can low-sodium tomato sauce
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Brown the ground beef with the diced onion in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat, 7 minutes, until the beef reaches 160°F; drain any extra fat.
- Stir in the garlic and paprika and cook 1 minute.
- Add the chopped cabbage, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper and stir well.
- Cover and simmer over medium-low for 15 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the cabbage is tender.
- Taste and adjust salt.
- Picky eaters can have the plain browned beef with the cabbage and sauce on the side.
- Make ahead: chop the cabbage, onion and garlic up to 2 days ahead and store covered in the fridge. Leftovers keep 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.
On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)
1 lb fruit (grapes or apples)
- Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbohydrates
- 24 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 6 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Saturated fat
- 8 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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