St. Patrick's Day Cabbage Rolls

Okay hear me out – rice, cheese, meat, veggies, all wrapped up into a cabbage roll and covered with tomatoes. It’s delicious! The texture of the roasted cabbage and the rice and veggies pair perfectly together. The flavors make you think of family dinner, trust me, you’ll understand when you make this.

Growing up my mom usually made this meal in the fall (one of the better times of the year to use cabbage) but there was also another time of year that these cabbage rolls came out, March 17th, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The green from the cabbage is such a fun dinner to eat on St. Patrick’s Day. As well as just being delicious, healthy, and very filling too!

Cabbage rolls, or as we called them growing up Kalushki, are rice, meat and vegetable filled Cabbage Rolls. It’s a recipe that has been in the family for a while now, originating with my Polish German heritage.

Making something like Cabbage Rolls can seem intimidating but they are honestly so easy. Everything is cooked up in a big pot, mixed together, and then rolled into the steamed cabbage and baked. It’s perfect for using up day-old rice or extra meat.

While my family and I do not eat meat, you can easily use beef, leave it out, use beyond beef or vegetarian sausages, it really is so flexible for how you create this dish.

Making Growing up my mother always served this classic family dinner with a hearty salad with lots of veggies and ranch, corn on the cob, and often with homemade applesauce too! I still chose to make sure to serve all those things when I make these cabbage rolls. I hope you love these as much as my family does!

St. Patrick's Day Cabbage Rolls

UB February 23, 2022

Are you looking for the perfect, fun, green meal to make for St. Patrick’s Day? These cabbage rolls will make the perfect celebration meal! They are quick to make, you can even make them up ahead of time and cook right before you are ready to serve. Cabbage rolls, or as we called them growing up Kalushki, are rice, meat and vegetable filled Cabbage Rolls.They will make the perfect family dinner or party meal for St. Patrick’s Day. Serve them with a big salad, applesauce, and crunchy sourdough bread to make for the perfect St. Patrick’s Day dinner! Enjoy!

Prep Time 15 Minutes
Cook Time 30 Minutes
Total Time 45 Minutes

Ingredients

1 head of cabbage
1 red onion
1 red pepper
2 cups or dry brown rice, cooked
2 eggs
1 cup corn
½ lb of meat of choice
1 can of diced tomatoes
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp fresh sage
1 tsp fresh parsley
1 tsp salt
2 tsp lemon pepper

Instructions

In a large skillet, combine onion, a little butter or oil, cook for a few minutes and then add in the red pepper and meat of choice. Add in corn just beore meat is finished.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Grab your cabbage head and core the bottom out. In a separate pot, add about 1 inch of water and drop that cabbage in there. Steam the cabbage for about 15 minutes.
In a large bowl combine meat and veggies, brown rice, eggs, and all the seasonions. Mix well.
Once the cabbage is done remove from the pot and let cool slightly. Once it is able to handle, start to peel back the cabbage.
Lay one piece of cabbage on a plate and spoon the rice mixture into the middle. The amount you put in will vary depending on the size of the cabbage. Just enough to fill it but not too full so that you can still wrap it.
Slowly fold the cabbage up into a round ball, securing the rice mixture in the middle of the cabbage. Place your rolls into an oven safe dish.
Cover with the diced tomatoes and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Enjoy!

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