Stuffed cabbage rolls recipe
Try an eastern European-inspired dish with this easy stuffed cabbage recipe. Load up sweet cabbage leaves with spiced turkey mince and cook until tender. Serve with cinnamon-spiced rice, parsley and yogurt for a healthy dinner the whole family can enjoy.
See method- Serves 4
- 20 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook
- 413 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 8 sweetheart cabbage leaves
- 240g turkey breast mince (2% fat)
- 20g breadcrumbs
- 20g dried apricots, finely chopped
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp crushed chillies
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 250g basmati rice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 chicken stock cube, made up to 500ml
- 10g fresh parsley, finely chopped
- yogurt, to serve (optional)
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges to serve
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1745kJ 413.0kcal
- Fat
- 8g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 1.3g
- Sugars
- 8g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 65.8gProtein 23.2gFibre 5.0g
Method
- Blanch the cabbage leaves in boiling water for 1-2 mins until soft. Refresh under cold running water. Once cool, drain well.
- Mix the turkey, breadcrumbs, apricots, half the allspice and crushed chillies, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
- Put a cabbage leaf on a chopping board with the base closest to you. Cut away the thick base of the stem. Roll an eighth of the turkey mix into a 5cm sausage shape and place, horizontally, above the cut. Fold in the sides of the cabbage, then tightly roll up from the bottom. Repeat to make 8; set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 6-8 mins until golden. Stir in the rice, remaining spices, the cinnamon and stock. Put the cabbage rolls on top. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for 30-35 mins until the rice is tender and the turkey is cooked. Leave to stand for 5 mins.
- Season the rice and fluff up with a fork; garnish with the parsley. Serve with the cabbage rolls, yogurt (if using) and the lemon wedges.
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