Ground Beef Cabbage Pasta Food

GROUND BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Combine cabbage, tomatoes with juice, onion, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper in a large pot over low heat. Bring cabbage mixture to a simmer and crumble ground beef into the pot. Cover and cook until cabbage is tender and ground beef is cooked through, about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally.

GROUND BEEF AND CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown the ground beef; drain off the excess grease.
• Add beef back to the skillet, then add the onion, garlic, salt & pepper, and the red pepper flakes.
• Add the tomato sauce, stir and heat the tomato/beef mixture, over low heat.
• At this point, set the oven temp to 350 degrees.
• Spray the inside of a 2-1/2 quart casserole baking dish, with a no-stick cooking spray.
• Add 2 cups of the shredded cabbage to the casserole baking dish.
• Add half of the tomato/beef mixture, over the shredded cabbage.
• Repeat layer of cabbage and tomato/beef mixture.
• Sprinkle casserole with the parmesan cheese.
• Cover, and bake in oven for 45 minutes.

GROUND BEEF AND CHOPPED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy pot or a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Break ground beef into small chunks and add to the pot; cook and stir, continuing to break the beef into smaller pieces, until the beef is completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Season beef mixture with garlic powder, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, and a dash of salt. Stir cabbage, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce with the beef mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook mixture at a simmer until cabbage is fork-tender, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.