Description
Savory oven baked cabbage burgers using cabbage leaves as buns, filled with a juicy meat mixture and baked to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large head green cabbage
- 1 to 1.5 pounds ground beef or turkey
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs or crushed crackers
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Paprika, to taste
- Your sauce: ketchup, BBQ sauce, or tomato sauce
- Optional: shredded cheese
Instructions
- Prepare cabbage leaves by blanching in simmering water or microwaving until soft.
- Mix ground meat, onion, garlic, egg, breadcrumbs, and seasonings in a bowl.
- Shape the mixture into small patties.
- Wrap each patty in a softened cabbage leaf, placing seam side down in a baking dish.
- Add a little sauce in the bottom of the dish and on top of the cabbage bundles.
- Bake in the oven until fully cooked, approximately 35-40 minutes at 375°F (190°C).
Notes
For best texture, give the burgers enough room in the baking dish to avoid steaming. They reheat well and can be frozen for later.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 30mg