Baked Stuffed Cabbage Rolls – Golubtsi (Голубцы)

These Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are baked with a tomato-based sauce and packed with ton flavor! You can make Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with ground beef, pork, or ground chicken as we like them. A delicious CLASSIC meal!

As many of you know by now, my criteria for choosing recipes is: Quick, Easy, Healthy (or somewhat healthy), and Delicious! This recipe fits 3 of them.

Quick is not one of them.

This does take time since you have to make the rice, boil cabbage leaves and prepare each cabbage roll individually.

But, it’s definitely worth the trouble, I must admit!!!

Super tasty and you can enjoy these for a couple of days! Hope you will make them! 

How to make Baked Stuffed Cabbage Rolls – Golubtsi (Голубцы)

Ingredients

• 1 pound Ground Chicken (you can use any ground meat)
• 1 large head of Cabbage
• 1 Cup Cooked rice
• 1 Onion, diced
• 1 Carrot, diced
• 3 Garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tbsp. Butter
• 1 Egg, beaten
• 2 tsp. fresh Dill or Dill Weed
• salt and pepper

For the sauce

• 2 Cups Chicken Broth
• 4 Tbsp. Tomato Paste
• 2 tsp. fresh Dill or Dill Weed
• 2 Bay leaves
• water
• salt and pepper to taste

• Slice onion, carrots, and garlic. 

  

• Saute onion, carrot, and garlic in butter. Salt to taste. Divide the mix, ⅔ for the filling, and ⅓ to add to the bottom of the baking pan.

• In a large bowl, mix ground chicken, rice, onion/carrot/garlic, egg, dill, and salt/pepper.

• Assemble the cabbage rolls. Divide the chicken mixture evenly among the cabbage leaves, tucking in the sides.

• Mix broth, tomato paste, and dill. Pour on top of the cabbage rolls. Add bay leaves and add water to cover the rolls. Add salt/pepper to taste.
• Bake COVERED in the Preheated at 350°F oven for 1½ to 2 hours depending on how you like them.

• Serve with Sour Cream, if you like.

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Baked Stuffed Cabbage Rolls – Golubtsi (Голубцы)

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours

These Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are baked with a tomato-based sauce and packed with ton flavor! A delicious classic meal!

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Ingredients

• 1 pound Ground Chicken (you can use any ground meat)
• 1 large head of Cabbage
• 1 Cup Cooked rice
• 1 Onion, diced
• 1 Carrot, diced
• 3 Garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tbsp. Butter
• 1 Egg, beaten
• 2 tsp. fresh Dill or Dill Weed
• salt and pepper
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• For the sauce:
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• 2 Cups Chicken Broth
• 4 Tbsp. Tomato Paste
• 2 tsp. fresh Dill or Dill Weed
• 2 Bay leaves
• water
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add salt and then add cabbage leaves. Cook for 2 to 5 minutes or until softened. Transfer to a warm plate and cover.
2. Saute onion, carrot, and garlic in butter. Salt to taste. Divide the mix, 2/3 for the filling, and 1/3 to add to the bottom of the baking pan.
3. In a large bowl, mix ground chicken, rice, onion/carrot/garlic, egg, dill, and salt/pepper.
4. Assemble the cabbage rolls. Divide the chicken mixture evenly among the cabbage leaves, tucking in the sides.
5. Dice the leftover cabbage leaves and add to the bottom of the baking dish. Add the leftover onion/carrot/garlic and place cabbage rolls o top.
6. Mix broth, tomato paste, and dill. Pour on top of the cabbage rolls. Add bay leaves and add water to cover the rolls. Add salt/pepper to taste.
7. Bake COVERED in the Preheated at 350°F oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours depending on how you like them.
8. Serve with Sour Cream, if you like.
9. Enjoy!

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