This weight watchers Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls recipe is a low calorie skillet meal with the delicious flavors of cabbage rolls. You get all the deliciousness of traditional stuffed cabbages with little labor.
I love healthy dinner recipes that are quick and easy to make, and this unstuffed cabbage roll is a family favorite. This ground beef recipe is an easy main dish that the whole family will love.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
✔️ Prep time is drastically reduced due to using chopped cabbage instead of rolling a meat filling in a cabbage leaf.
✔️ This stove top recipe is not only weight watchers friendly, but will fit the low carb keto diet as well.
✔️ Each generous serving of this unstuffed cabbage roll casserole is only 3 weight watcher points and 8 net carbs.
🥘 Ingredients
Whole green cabbage, ½ of a small cabbage should yield the 4 cups needed
Lean ground beef
Canned diced tomatoes
Canned diced tomatoes
Onion
Garlic cloves
Italian seasoning
Salt and black pepper
🔪 Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Spray the skillet with cooking spray and add the onion and garlic to the skillet. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring often, until onion begins to soften.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes, until beef is browned.
- Add the chopped cabbage and stir to combine. Reduce to medium heat and cover, cooking for 7 minutes, until cabbage begins to wilt.
- Remove cover and add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 6 minutes, until sauce has reduced some.
🥄 Equipment
Large skillet
Flat head wooden spoon
Food processor (to chop the cabbage quickly)
Chef knife
Cutting board
🥫Storage
Store any leftover casserole in air-tight containers in the fridge up to 4 days or in the freezer up to 3 months. To reheat, place thawed casserole in a microwave safe container and heat in 30 second intervals until warm.
📖 Variations
- Use lean ground meat such as ground turkey in place of ground beef.
- Make unstuffed cabbage roll soup and add 4 cups of low sodium beef broth to the skillet when adding the tomatoes.
- Add a couple of bay leaves to the skillet while simmering to infuse flavor. Remove the bay leaves before serving.
💭 Tips
- Cut cooking time in half and use coleslaw mix in place of the chopped cabbage.
- For a thicker casserole, use 4 ounce can of tomato paste in place of the tomato sauce.
- Use a food processor to quickly and easily chop the cabbage.
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🍽 Serve with...
Serve this unstuffed cabbage roll with a serving of steamed white or brown rice, or for low carb, serve with cauliflower rice and a dollop of sour cream.
🏫 The last word
The original recipe calls for rice in the dish, however, I like to serve this on top of cauliflower or regular rice instead of stirring it into the casserole.
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📖 Recipe
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
Equipment
- Food processor , optional (to chop the cabbage quickly)
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Ingredients
- ½ pound lean ground beef
- ½ cup diced onion
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 4 cups chopped cabbage
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Spray the skillet with cooking spray and add the onion and garlic to the skillet. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring often, until onion begins to soften.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes, until beef is browned.
- Add the chopped cabbage and stir to combine. Reduce to medium heat and cover, cooking for 7 minutes, until cabbage begins to wilt.
- Remove cover and add diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 6 minutes, until sauce has reduced some.
Judy Carter says
You mention tomato sauce; however, the recipe doesn't list it. Is tomato sauce included in the recipe
Shelby Law Ruttan says
Thanks for bringing this to my attention - it is one 8-ounce can and the recipe card has been adjusted.
charity says
Just made this, I added in a whole green pepper with my onion at the beginning, as well as two cups of kale when I added the cabbage and a 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper seasoning. I'm doing a low calorie diet and was looking for
a cabbage roll style dish that didn't include rice, cauliflower rice, or cheese so this was a great find. It's delicious!
Teresa says
What is the points for this meal?
Shelby Law Ruttan says
Teresa, I discuss the points for this recipe in the why you'll love it section. I just added it to the recipe card also to make it easier to find. It is only 3 WW points per serving. Thanks!