Tomato-Braised Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage leaves wrapped around a rice, lentil, and dill filling, braised slowly in sweet-sour tomato sauce.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 21g

Brown lentils (14g)
Brown rice (5g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

Avoiding sucrose and honey entirely? Here's the stevia version of this dish:

Maple syrup, 2 tsp→Swap for liquid stevia — about 3–4 drops per teaspoon of maple called for. If the batter or sauce needs the liquid volume, add the same amount of water or plant milk.

Ingredients (all organic)

✓Savoy cabbage, 8 leaves
✓Cooked brown lentils, 1 cup
✓Cooked brown rice, 3/4 cup
✓Onion + garlic + dill
✓Crushed tomatoes, 2 cups
✓Apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp
✓Maple syrup, 2 tsp
✓Smoked paprika

Dotted ⓘ ingredients have photos and store locations in the field guide.

How to Prep

1Blanch cabbage leaves 2 minutes until pliable.
2Mix lentils, rice, sautéed onion, dill; roll into the leaves.
3Nestle seam-down in sweet-sour tomato sauce.
4Cover and braise at 375°F for 40 minutes.

🔪 Starting from raw? The basics (2)

Cooking brown or green lentils

No soaking needed. Cover with 3 inches of water, simmer 20–25 minutes until tender but intact, then drain. 1 cup dry makes about 2½ cups.

Cooking brown rice

1 cup dry + 2 cups water, pinch of salt: bring to a boil, cover, simmer low 40–45 minutes, rest 10 off heat. Makes about 3 cups. Freezes well in portions.

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