QUINOA CABBAGE ROLLS

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I made this up last night; I had a beautiful red cabbage from the farm stand, and a box of quinoa I was dying to use. Great protein, fiber, vitamins, etc, and very little fat. Enjoy!

Provided by Sudie

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 -8 leaves red cabbage or 6 -8 leaves green cabbage, about
1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
1 packet poultry seasoning or 1 chicken bouillon cube
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 onion, finely diced
1 carrot, shredded
1 (8 ounce) can mushroom pieces
1 jar beef gravy
1 ripe tomatoes, diced

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.9, Fat 11.3, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 2.2, Sodium 443.4, Carbohydrate 41.2, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 4.5, Protein 11.1

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