Ww Southwestern Stuffed Cabbage Casserole Weight Watchers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef (or 1 lb ground sirloin)
• 1 large onion, chopped fine
• 2 teaspoons garlic, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon southwest seasoning (or cajun seasoning)
• 1/2 teaspoon hungarian paprika
• salt and black pepper
• 1 head green cabbage, chopped into bite size pieces
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can southwestern petite dice tomatoes with juice
• 1 (4 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup broth, beef or 1/4 cup vegetables or 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup brown rice, cooked
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, low-fat

Recipe

• 1 cook brown rice following package’s directions.
• 2 chop onion finely, and cabbage into bite size pieces.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees. spray an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 baking dish.
• 4 in a large skillet heat to medium heat, brown ground beef crumbling into small pieces.
• 5 remove ground beef and set aside.
• 6 add ½ t of oil to skillet and add chopped onion. sautee for 5 minutes or until translucent.
• 7 add minced garlic, southwestern or cajun seasoning, paprika and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• 8 add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, ground beef, cabbage & broth. stir thoroughly.
• 9 s&p to taste. add more spice is preferred.
• 10 simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes. mixture will thicken slightly.
• 11 add cooked rice and fold in so rice doesn’t break down.
• 12 transfer into baking dish and cover with foil, baking for 20 minutes.
• 13 uncover and sprinkle with cheese. bake 5-10 minutes longer until cheese melts & browns lightly.