Cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and meat
Cabbage leaves are rolled around a filling of ground meat, rice, tomato, and onion, then poached in boiling water. A comforting dish.
These stuffed cabbage rolls are a traditional Brazilian family dish. The meat and rice filling is wrapped in cabbage leaves, which are then gently cooked in boiling water.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time40 min
- Total1 hr 10 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodBoiled
- Estimated cost$5.56 $1.39 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.26
- $1.71
- $3.35
- $0.21
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Combine the meat, rice, tomato, and onion, all finely chopped, and season with salt. ≈ 4 min
- Sprinkle the cabbage leaves with this mixture and roll them up. ≈ 10 min
- Cook the rolls in boiling, salted water with the fat. Serve immediately.
The bill
Cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and meat
- 90 g of rice (½ cup)$0.26
- 180 g of ground meat (1 cup)$1.71
- 2 tomatoes$3.35
- 1 onion$0.21
- salt$0.03
Total$5.56
that's $1.39 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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