Pigs In A Blanket Aka Cabbage Rolls Recipe

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Pigs In A Blanket Aka Cabbage Rolls
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Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. ground beef (12-15% lean)
  • 2/3 cup of breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp of garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp of pepper
  • 2 large cans of tomato sauce (29 oz can)
  • 2 cups of water. rinse each tomato sauce can.

Directions:

  1. Prepare the white rice, according to instructions. You may also substitute minute rice.
  2. Cut cores out of raw cabbages, place in pot of boiling water.
  3. Pick off leaves as they loose from the head. Place cooked leaves on platter. Use the big leaves and then a few of the middle size. The smaller inner part of the head is now removed and chopped to create the blanket in the pan for the rolls to cook on.
  4. Prepare the meat mixture. Fine dice the onion and bell pepper, add to meat with the rice. I prefer spreading the meat out and then sprinkling on the garlic, salt pepper and breadcrumbs, this way it is evenly spread out.
  5. Beat egg and pour over meat. Mix all ingredients into meat.
  6. Cutting sideways, reduce thickness of the center vein out of each leaf, place 1/3 heaped cup of meat on medium size blanket. For the first 4-5 large blankets, I added another pinch of meat to the 1/3 heaping cup. Roll all the pigs up and set aside on a cookie sheet. Place chopped cabbage in the pot you cooked the cabbage in.
  7. In a large mixing bowl, pour in tomato sauce, V8, and water from rinsing tomato cans. Mix well with whisk. Pour 2 cups over the chopped cabbage bed.
  8. Gently place the pigs on their beds of cabbage. Add the remaining sauce; pour some on each layer of pigs. Pigs should be covered.
  9. Cook on medium high heat, until the pigs come to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
  10. Makes about 20 blankets.I added the Sweet and Sour Sauce to half the mixture. The flavor was great but the pigs were mushy. Need to figure out how to keep them from mushing out. I will try adding 1 teaspoon sugar next time and maybe some curry! Good stuff.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 413.8 Kcal (1732 kJ)
Calories from fat 145.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.11g 25%
Cholesterol 111.21mg 37%
Sodium 477.67mg 20%
Potassium 1184.03mg 25%
Total Carbs 40.81g 14%
Sugars 12.74g 51%
Dietary Fiber 10.34g 41%
Protein 28.65g 57%
Vitamin C 114mg 190%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 12%
Iron 10.9mg 60%
Calcium 148.7mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 74.04 Kcal (310 kJ)
Calories from fat 25.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.88g 25%
Cholesterol 19.9mg 37%
Sodium 85.47mg 20%
Potassium 211.87mg 25%
Total Carbs 7.3g 14%
Sugars 2.28g 51%
Dietary Fiber 1.85g 41%
Protein 5.13g 57%
Vitamin C 20.4mg 190%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 12%
Iron 1.9mg 60%
Calcium 26.6mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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