Cabbage Roll Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large onion
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 head small cabbage, about 7 cups sliced
• 4 large carrots
• 2 large green peppers, seeded
• 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, including juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 4 -6 unpeeled tomatoes, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 350 degrees.
• 2 chop onions and place along with garlic in bottom of large casserole dish that will hold at least 16 cups.
• 3 or use 2 casserole dishes.
• 4 slice cabbage using food processor or shred with a sharp knife.
• 5 it should measure about 7 cups.
• 6 thinly slice carrots using a food processor if you like.
• 7 coarsely chop green peppers.
• 8 finely chop jalapeno peppers.
• 9 place in a large bowl with rice.
• 10 in another bowl, stir tomatoes and their juice with sugar, vinegar, thyme, salt and dijon mustard until mixed.
• 11 stir into cabbage mixture using a folding motion, until evenly blended.
• 12 turn into casserole dish on top of onions.
• 13 do not stir.
• 14 cover with a lid and bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• 15 then, stir well every half hour until cabbage is soft and rice in done.
• 16 then stir in fresh tomatoes.