Golabki – Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Golabki are Polish cabbage rolls stuffed with a meat and rice mixture baked in a flavorful tomato sauce. For $1.24 per serving this dinner is great served fresh or reheated from frozen.
If you’re looking for Polish food this Homemade Kielbasa is another great dish!
Golabki – Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Golabki are Polish cabbage rolls stuffed with a meat an rice mixture baked in a flavorful tomato sauce.
Servings: 42 Rolls
Cost: $1.24/serving
Ingredients
Tomato Sauce
- 2 28 oz cans Crushed Tomatoes with tomato puree
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- ¼ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
Filling
- 2 Large Onions Diced
- 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 4 cups Cooked White Rice
- 1 lb Pork Sausage
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Egg
- 1 Head Cabbage
Instructions
- Dice the onions and sauté with the minced garlic and olive oil until tender and translucent.
Sauce
- Combine the canned tomatoes, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and 1/4 of the sautéed onions and garlic in a blender and puree until smooth.
Filling
- Combine the cooked rice, remaining onions and garlic, pork sausage, ground beef, black pepper, egg, and 1/4 of the tomato sauce. Stir until well combined and set aside until cabbage is ready.
Stuffing the Cabbage
- Core the cabbage and place cored side down on a plate. Microwave for 5 minutes. Peel off outer leaves that have softened and microwave remaining head, repeating 5 minute microwaving until all cabbage leaves have been softened. Reserve the largest outer leaves, enough to cover your casserole dishes.
- Grease 2 13×9 casserole baking dishes with butter. Pour about a 1/4 of the sauce into each dish, reserving the rest of the sauce for the top.
- Cut larger cabbage leaves into smaller slices (5×8-10 inch pieces work well). Spoon about 2 tablespoons of filling into the cabbage leaf. Roll cabbage around filling, tucking the ends in as if you were wrapping a burrito. Place rolls tightly together on top of sauce in casserole dishes. Continue rolling until all filling is used up.
- Cover the cabbage rolls with remaining sauce. Place reserved large cabbage leaves on top of the sauce. This will help to keep the golabki moist as they bake.
- Bake at 325F for 1-1.5 hours or until internal temperature reaches 165F and sauce is hot and bubbly. Remove and discard top cabbage leaves, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Total Recipe Cost: $12.44
Recipe Cost Per Serving: $1.24
