Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls

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This play connected Eastern European cabbage rolls turns them into an easier-to-assemble casserole of rice, lentils, cabbage and herb sauce. In her archetypal recipe, writer Leanne Brown includes a tiny magnitude of caller sausage for flavor; this adaptation uses vegan sausage -- which you tin permission out, arsenic you like.

Za'atar is simply a Middle Eastern spice blend disposable from bully spice shops and from Kalustyans.com and Penzeys.com; consciousness escaped to substitute different spice blend you like.

The atom and lentils tin beryllium cooked and refrigerated for up to 1 week earlier assembling the casserole. The assembled casserole tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 3 days earlier baking.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8-10

1 tablespoonful olive oil, positive much for the casserole crockery and for drizzling
One 3-to-4-ounce nexus spicy vegan sausage, specified arsenic Field Roast Mexican Chipotle brand, chopped (optional)
1 mean onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 spoon Spanish smoked paprika (pimenton, saccharine oregon hot; optional)
1 tiny oregon 1/2 ample greenish cabbage (about 1 1/4 pounds), cored and chopped (about 6 cups)
1/2 spoon good oversea salt, positive much arsenic needed
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper, positive much arsenic needed
3 cups cooked achromatic rice
4 cups cooked greenish oregon brownish lentils, drained
1 tablespoonful za'atar spice (may substitute your favourite savory spice blend; spot headnote)
3 1/2 cups canned no-salt-added tomatoes, pureed (from a 28-ounce can; whitethorn substitute your favourite homemade herb sauce, specified arsenic Basic Spaghetti Sauce; spot related recipe)
1/2 cupful plain dried breadcrumbs (optional)
Parsley oregon microgreens, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 10)

Calories
220
Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
42 g
Sodium
140 mg
Protein
11 g
Fiber
10 g
Sugar
8 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Leanne Brown's "Good and Cheap: Eat Well connected $4/Day" (Workman Publishing, 2015).

Tested by Joe Yonan.

Published October 11, 2015

Updated March 15, 2026