Best Healthy Vegetarian Quinoa Cabbage Rolls Recipes

VEGETARIAN STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Remove and discard the first couple leaves of cabbage. Wash in cold water. Cut approx 1/4" off the bottom of the head and place the whole head of cabbage in boiling water. Boil about 2 minutes. Peel off the softened leaves, using a pair of tongs. Continue the same process, peeling off the blanched layers of cabbage leaves as they soften. Set aside to cool briefly.
• Once cooled, cut each cabbage leaf into halves or thirds, removing any thick veins.
• Now prepare the rice stuffing mixture. In a large mixing bowl, combine the rice, shredded onions, chopped tomato, herbs, salt and pepper, spices, oil, 1/2 can of tomato sauce and 1/4 cup water. Mix together with a spoon.
• Lightly oil a large Dutch oven or heavy cooking pot. Line the bottom with the sliced onions and sliced tomatoes.
• Take a piece of cabbage and place on a flat surface, coarse side up. Add 1 tsp (more if leaves are larger) of the rice stuffing mixture at the end of the leaf closest to you (see photo). Roll up the leaf to completely enclose the stuffing. Repeat with the remaining cabbage.
• Layer the cabbage rolls, seam-side down, in the prepared Dutch oven/pot. Top with the remaining 1/2 can of tomato sauce, and about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of water (water should barely reach the top layer of cabbage rolls). Add a pinch more ground cumin.
• Top the cabbage rolls with a small plate. Cook on high heat for 5-7 minutes until the liquid reduces to half. Reduce the heat to low. Leaving the small plate in, and cover the pot with its own lid. Cook for 30 minutes, then remove the plate but cover with the lid only. Cook for another 15 minutes or until the liquid has been completely absorbed and the rice stuffing mixture is cooked through.
• If you're not in a hurry, leave the cabbage rolls undisturbed before transferring to a serving platter or individual plates. Enjoy!

QUINOA-STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Submerge whole cabbage in water, cover and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Drain water and carefully peel off 8 of the outer leaves. 2. In a sauté pan on medium, heat oil. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and caraway seeds and cook for 3 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and transfer mixture to a food processor. Add miso, flaxseeds and pepper. Pulse to finely chop mixture while retaining plenty of texture. Add walnuts and pulse a few more times to incorporate. Transfer to a large bowl, add quinoa, cheese (if using) and chives and mix thoroughly. 3. To assemble, lay a cabbage leaf on a flat surface. Place a packed 1/2 cup of quinoa mixture on the leaf near the stem end, pressing the mixture into a compact oval, about half the length of the leaf. Fold the top of the leaf down toward the stem, then fold the 2 sides over the filling and roll up. Repeat with remaining cabbage leaves. 4. Into a large sauté pan or shallow pot, pour half of marinara, spreading out sauce to coat the entire bottom surface. Carefully place cabbage rolls, folded side down, in pan. Drizzle tops of rolls with remaining half of marinara. Cover and cook on medium-low for 10 minutes to heat through. To serve, use a spatula to transfer rolls to a plate, spooning a little sauce with them. Sprinkle with additional chives. If storing, transfer rolls and sauce to a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 4 days, reheating as needed. Tip: While this recipe uses only the outside leaves of the cabbage, you can enjoy the remainder of the vegetable chopped and briefly sautéed as a vitamin-packed side to any dish.

HEALTHY VEGETARIAN QUINOA CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Fill a large pot with water. Core the cabbage as deeply as possible. Bring the water to a boil and add the cabbage then simmer for several minutes to loosen the outer leaves of the cabbage.
• 2. Lightly oil a 13x9" casserole dish and set aside. Now prepare your sauce.
• 3. Saute the onion in some butter or oil until transparent. Add the 5 oz. of kale. It will break down to nearly nothing, but the flavor will be there.
• 4. Add the oregano and spaghetti sauce. Let this simmer for a 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the cooked quinoa, tomato paste, coconut milk, parsley, salt and pepper. Simmer a few more moments. Taste. Always taste to adjust seasonings.
• 5. Now check the cabbage, if the outer leaves are soft take the cabbage out of the pot and removed the bad leaves and recycle them. Remove what leaves you can from the cabbage. If the leaves under the ones you removed are stiff put the cabbage back into the water. Let the cabbage simmer for a little while longer. Remove the rib from the center of the cabbage leaf being careful not to cut right through. It takes a little practice but once you get the hang of it it's easy.
• 6. Scoop out a healthy tablespoon of the filling on to one of the cabbage leaves. You will note that the cabbage leaves tend to fold in on themselves. Put the filling into the leaf just above where you took out the rib. Fold the end away from you over the filling, then fold the sides together, then roll it up and set seam side down into your baking dish.
• 7. I got 18 rolls out of this recipe. Spread some more spaghetti sauce over the rolls (see photo) and add a little more salt and pepper on top.
• 8. Bake in a 350'F oven for about 30 minutes. I used my convection toaster oven so it took about 35 minutes. In any case make sure the rolls are heated through and the sauce is bubbly.
• 9. Serve warm with some sour cream if you like.
• 10. Enjoy!

VEGETARIAN CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 8 large leaves for rolls (refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use). Cut out the thick vein from each leaf, making a V-shape cut. Overlap cut ends before filling. Stir 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and lemon juice into vegetable mixture., Place a heaping 1/3 cupful on each cabbage leaf; fold in sides. Starting at an unfolded edge, roll to completely enclose filling., Combine tomato sauce and hot pepper sauce; pour 1/3 cup into a 2-qt. baking dish. Place cabbage rolls in dish; spoon remaining sauce over top. Cover and bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

BEEF & QUINOA-STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place cabbage in large microwaveable bowl. Add water; cover with waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 4 to 5 min. or until cabbage is softened, but not fully cooked.
• Meanwhile, brown meat with onions in large skillet; drain. Transfer to medium bowl. Add egg, quinoa, half the parsley and paprika; mix lightly.
• Spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture down center of each cabbage leaf; fold sides and ends of leaf over filling to completely enclose filling. Place, seam sides down, in skillet. Add broth; bring to boil. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 30 min. or until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
• Transfer cabbage rolls to platter, reserving liquid in skillet. Cover cabbage rolls to keep warm. Whisk tomato paste into reserved liquid; bring to boil. Simmer 1 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently.
• Drizzle cabbage rolls with sauce; sprinkle with remaining parsley. Serve topped with sour cream.

VEGGIE QUINOA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup vegetable stock to a boil. Stir in the quinoa and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• While quinoa is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, broccoli florets, and tofu. Stir for a minute, then cover and steam over low heat for 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup vegetable broth, mushrooms, and spinach. Cover and cook over medium heat until the mushrooms are soft and spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes.
• Stir the vegetable-tofu mixture into the cooked quinoa. Cover, and allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

QUINOA CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Poach large outer leaves of cabbage in boiling water for 2-3 minutes to soften.
• Meanwhile, cook quinoa in water to which you have added chicken seasoning.
• Set quinoa aside to cool.
• Saute onion, carrot and mushroom in the olive oil until the onion is translucent.
• Mix veggie mixture into quinoa.
• Roll about a quarter cup of the quinoa mixture in each cabbage leaf, by placing mixture at the bottom of the leaf; turn over once, fold sides over, continuing rolling to the end.
• The amount of mixture you use will depend on the size of the cabbage leaves.
• Place rolled leaves into a large sauce pan, place gravy and tomato on top.
• Bring to a boil.
• Turn temperature down to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes.