Cabbage and Ground Beef Recipes: Simple and Tasty Meals

Cabbage and ground beef are two ingredients that make for delicious, budget-friendly meals. These two foods are very versatile, meaning you can use them in many different ways. Whether you’re making a casserole, stir-fry, or soup, the combination of cabbage and ground beef is easy to cook, hearty, and healthy.

Origin and History of Cabbage and Ground Beef Recipes

The combination of cabbage & ground beef has been around for centuries, especially in European and American cooking. Cabbage is a cheap and hardy vegetable that grows well in many parts of the world, which made it a staple for people who needed to feed large families on a tight budget. In Eastern Europe, dishes like stuffed cabbage rolls, often made with ground beef, are common. These dishes traveled to the United States with immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Cabbage and Ground Beef Recipes: Simple and Tasty Meals

Recipe by RecipeWikkiCourse: DinnerCuisine: European, AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

45

minutes

Calories

228

kcal

This ground beef and cabbage recipe was my mother’s. She was a country cook, plain and simple. But as I have traveled and worked and experienced foods from around the world, I look back and realize that many of the dishes she prepared, while simple, were perfect for that moment. Sometimes we have to put emotion and love in a dish to make it extra-special. Serve with corn on the cob and cornbread.

Ingredients

• 1 large head cabbage, finely chopped

• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice

• 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced

• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

• 1 pound lean ground beef

Directions

• Place cabbage, tomatoes with juice, onion, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper into a Dutch oven or large pot over low heat; cook and stir until it begins to simmer.
• Add lean ground beef on top; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender and ground beef is cooked through, about 45 minutes.

Notes

• Do not cook and drain your meat; most of the taste will leave. I use 90/10 ground beef for this recipe.