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(This recipe is offered especially for my friend who eats no dairy products. Until I was around her, I did not realize how many of my recipes that affected.)

If you have ever enjoyed cabbage rolls, particularly those with flavoring from the Mediterranean, you should like this much easier version. It's quick to fix and delicious.

I have found at Wal-Mart groceries, a lean ground meat marked 92% lean, which I use often. This equals 1 point per ounce raw!

 

Unstuffed Cabbage

Serving Size : 6 

Categories : Meats Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 oz lean ground beef, 92%
1 onion -- chopped
3 - 5 garlic cloves -- minced (I buy minced garlic by the quart to speed preparation.)
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 med cabbage head
28 oz tomatoes, canned -- crushed
1 tbsp brown sugar, packed -- (light)
1 tbsp vinegar -- white
1/2 tsp salt

Crumble beef into a 4 - 5 qt Dutch oven. Add onions and garlic and cook over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring often, until beef is lightly browned. Stir in cinnamon.

Quarter and core cabbage. Cut crosswise in inch-wide strips--you should have about 8 cups. Add to meat mixture, cover and cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage wilts.

Stir in tomatoes, sugar, vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until cabbage is tender.

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NOTES : Generous serving!

173 calories 5.9 g fat 5.9 g fiber 3 points

Serve over rice or noodles and add points appropriately. I prefer brown rice cooked in chicken broth.



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Nutritional information is based on all information available to me at the time of publication. I now calculate points using the 2001 Weight Watchers information. Verify that your ingredients yield the same results. I usually choose to use light rather than nonfat products. Some items, such as cheddar, I use the normal product as noted, as my preference. Optional ingredients are not included in the calculation of calories or points.

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