Heart Healthier Beef And Cabbage Casserole Food

HEARTY CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart (7 X 11-inch) baking dish.
• In a large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onion, salt and pepper. Cook until the beef is browned, about 5 minutes, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.
• Add the garlic, paprika, thyme, and cayenne and cook for 30 seconds, stirring.
• Add the drained tomatoes and the chopped cabbage. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the cabbage is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat off and stir in one cup of the shredded cheese.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, until the casserole is bubbly and the cheese is browned, 20-30 minutes.
• Let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving.

HEART HEALTHIER BEEF AND CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef. Remove from skillet and drain in a colander. Wipe out skillet to remove any remaining fat.
• Sautee onions and green pepper in olive oil, adding garlic after onions become soft.
• Add beef back to skillet.
• Stir in tomato soup, rice, water, tomato sauce, and paprika.
• While this mixture warms, slice cabbage into fine strips and place it in the bottom of a casserole dish that has been sprayed with non-stick oil.
• Pour beef mixture on top of cabbage.
• Cook, covered, in 375 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Let set and cool for a few minutes before serving.

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.