Dinner for 8
Cabbage Rolls with ground beef
Tender cabbage leaves wrap a beef, sausage, and rice filling, then bake under tomato sauce and bacon.
$7.39for 4 servings
$1.85 per serving$7.39 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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- 95 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cabbage$0.79/lb typical | 2 lb | $1.58Typical price |
| Ground beef$5.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $5.49Typical price |
| Italian or breakfast sausage$4.49/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $2.25Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | a little | $0.10Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Rice$0.08/oz typical | 13 oz | $1.04Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 12 oz | $0.96Typical price |
| Bacon$6.49 each typical | 0.25 | $1.95Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $14.78 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepperMustard, mayo, ketchup
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 head savoy or green cabbage
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lb 80/20 ground beef
- 1/2 lb mild pork sausage
- 1/4 cup finely minced white onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 12 oz tomato paste
- 1 cup ketchup
- 6 slices bacon
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F.
- Boil the cabbage head in a large pot for 8 minutes, then peel off 12 leaves.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook the onion, garlic, beef, sausage, salt, and pepper for 10 minutes, until the meat reaches 160 F.
- Stir the rice, tomato paste, ketchup, and 1 cup water into the skillet.
- Spoon the filling into the leaves, roll them tightly, and place them seam-side down in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Lay the bacon over the rolls and bake for 45 minutes, until hot throughout.
Swaps
- Ground beef for Ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Italian or breakfast sausage for Chicken or turkey sausageabout $1.50/lb more 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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