Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil plus extra for greasing
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1/3 cup homemade or Paleo friendly store-bought mayonnaise
- 1 head cabbage (about 1 ½ pounds), coarsely chopped
Directions
- In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the onion and green pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the ground beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef is no longer pink.
- Add the diced tomatoes and mix to combine.
- Cook until all the liquid is evaporated.
- Season with salt and black pepper to taste and remove from the heat.
- Set aside.
- Put 1 inch of water and ½ teaspoon of salt in a large pot.
- Add the cabbage and bring to a boil.
- Cook for about 10 minutes, or until tender.
- Remove from the heat and drain thoroughly.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spoon the cooked cabbage into a lightly greased baking dish and top with ground beef mixture.
- In a small bowl place the mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon of water and mix to combine.
- Drizzle the mayonnaise mixture over the beef mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Made this last night. WOW!!!!! The first time EVER for me liking cooked cabbage. That being said, I’m genetically built to tweek recipes. Sorry. Not sorry. Changes I made:
4 garlic cloves. 1 clove is just too lonely.
red sweet peppers (green wreaks havoc on our digestive tracks)
Added 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Added .25 teaspoon ground allspice (may add nutmeg next time and use za’ atar, or other eastern European herbs
full 28 oz can Italian tomatoes (didn’t have 14oz size-always end up throwing partial cans out)
Used 2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice to mayo instead of water. (It was a Meyer lemon, so I ate the peel.)
Followed steps 1-8 exactly.
Chopped the cabbage to about 1″ chop.
Spread chopped cabbage RAW into baking dish (not greased) (have complete panic over the thought of mushy vegetables).
Skip steps 9-12 and 14.
Follow steps 13 and 15-18.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for an absolutely delicious cooked cabbage recipe!!!!!