Cabbage Rolls

By Rashawn

1 lb. hamburger
½ to 1 cup onions
1 to 2, garlic cloves pressed
Salt & pepper to taste
2 cups uncooked rice
1 head of cabbage
2 to 3, 6 oz. cans of tomato sauce or 1 jar of
mom’s tomatoes sliced or fresh chopped
1 cup cheese (any kind)

Cook rice per directions. Cook hamburger, onions, garlic, and spices in skillet over med-high heat. Mix rice, hamburger mixture, and 1/2 cheese together.
Bring water to boil and cook whole cabbage for 5 minutes. Throw away top layers of cabbage when cooked, they will be too soft to use. Unroll leaves of cabbage. Remaining cabbage will be chopped and put into mixture or bottom of casserole dish.
Roll mixture in cabbage leaves and place in a greased casserole dish. Put tomatoes on top and then remaining cheese.
Cover and cook at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

* Lazy man’s way: chop cabbage and add to hamburger when cooking and mix cheese in casserole.

* To make healthier:
use less cheese, hamburger, rice
add wheat germ, crushed flax seed
add more veggies