Un-Stuffed Cabbage Casserole! Noreen's Kitchen

Greetings! A couple weeks ago I made a crock pot full of regular stuffed cabbage rolls. I had made double the amount of meat mixture I needed so I froze it to use later. The time has come to use that meat filling.
I thought about making this layered unconstructed stuffed cabbage recipe and decided to give it a go. This was really simple and it gave me the flavors I was looking for in my regular stuffed cabbage recipe but without all the steaming and rolling and burnt fingers. Let's face it, we love stuffed cabbage, but it can be a pain in the hiney to make right?!
This casserole came out lovely. If you are using fresh meat, then you can start with the recipe I have posted for this meal on my website. If you have leftover meat, I would advise using an egg as a binder so your meatballs won't breakdown during the cooking process.
In the end, this was a delicious meal at the end of a very long, busy day. I served this over some food storage mashed potatoes and offered some rye bread on the side as I always do with stuffed cabbage. My family won't consider the stuffed cabbage meal complete without a loaf of rye bread to scoop it up with.
So this was a success. I figure that the amount I made would serve 6 to 8 people very generously. I would save any leftovers for no more than a few days. I would not recommend that you freeze this, as the cabbage would most likely break down into undistinguishable mush.
I hope that you will give this a try and I hope that you love it. If you are a stuffed cabbage lover like my family, then this is going to be a pleasant surprise in the middle of a busy week!
Happy Eating!
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