Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls

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Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls

These Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls are my lazy unstuffed version where cabbage rolls aren't rolled at all but made into a casserole instead! It's a quick and easy one pot meal.

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Pressure Up & Down Time50

Total Time1 40

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Ukrainian

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: servings

Calories: 388kcal

Author: Olena Osipov

Ingredients

2 pounds cabbage medium-coarsely shredded
1 large onion chopped
2 large garlic cloves minced + 1 clove, grated (divided)
2 pounds ground turkey or other meat
2 teaspoons thyme dried
2 teaspoons oregano dried
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
Ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon oil for frying
1 1/2 cups chicken broth low sodium
2 cups uncooked white or brown rice rinsed & drained
6 ounces can tomato paste low sodium
28 ounces can diced tomatoes low sodium
1 small bunch dill finely chopped
Greek yogurt or sour cream for serving

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Instructions

On Instant Pot, press Sauté and wait until display says Hot.
Swirl oil to coat, add onion and 2 cloves of garlic; cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add ground turkey, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper; cook for 4 minutes, constantly breaking meat into small pieces with spatula. Meat won’t get browned and some pink pieces are OK.
Add cabbage and stir.
Add chicken broth, rice, tomato paste and diced tomatoes. Do not stir.
Close the lid, set pressure vent to Sealing and press Cancel to turn Sauté off. Then press Pressure Cook on High pressure for 10 minutes - white rice, for 22 minutes - brown rice.
After let pressure come down naturally on its own until the pin drops.
Open the lid, add 1 grated garlic clove and dill, then stir gently but well.
Serve hot with sour cream or Greek yogurt and whole grain toast.

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Notes

Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Freeze: Fully cook, cool completely and freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw on a stovetop covered on low.
Freezer meal: Saute just turkey until small pieces. Add all ingredients to gallon size bags with tomato products going first, no broth and cabbage in a 2nd bag (too much to fit into 1). Freeze for up to 3 months. Cook from frozen with broth as per recipe.

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