Cabbage Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 16-ounce package hot breakfast sausage
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 large head green cabbage, chopped
- 1 10-ounce can Rotel tomatoes, with liquid
- 1 cup uncooked rice
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- Cheese Sauce, see recipe
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a large baking dish (a 15x10-inch is perfect); set aside. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the ground beef and sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in cabbage and next 8 ingredients (through white pepper); cook, stirring frequently, an additional 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into prepared baking dish. Add Cheese Sauce and stir until thoroughly combined. Cover and bake until cabbage is tender and rice is cooked, about 1 1/2 hours. Let sit 15 minutes before serving. Makes 6-8 servings.