Sweet And Sour Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 small green cabbage head, cored
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 slices reduced-calorie whole wheat bread
• 1/3 cup skim milk
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 6 cups egg noodles, cooked

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook cabbage about 15 minutes.
• 2 peel off 9 leaves (they should be pliable); remove tough stems and cut each leaf in half.
• 3 shred remaining cabbage and place in the bottom of the crockpot.
• 4 meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook onion until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes: add garlic, cinnamon, and nutmeg, cook 1 minute.
• 5 remove half of the onion mixture and set aside; turn off heat to the skillet and stir in tomato sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar.
• 6 in a food processor, pulse bread and milk to form a paste.
• 7 add reserved onion, ground beef, salt and pepper; pulse to combine well.
• 8 on a work surface, place cabbage leaves with stem ends facing you.
• 9 spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of the meat mixture and roll up; place roll, seam side down, in the crockpot.
• 10 pour the sauce over top; cover and cook on low for 5 hours.
• 11 meanwhile, cook egg noodles according to package instructions.
• 12 serve cabbage rolls over the egg noodles.