Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Casserole
EASY, SLOW COOKER Cabbage Roll Casserole! This easy recipe is made in the crockpot and ready in 4 hours! This is a Polish family recipe called Halupkie!
Cabbage Roll Casserole
Halupkie (aka Cabbage Rolls) were a big deal in my house. My Mother is Polish, so the recipe was passed down from generation to generation and ended up being one of my favorite meals she would make. Just like my Stuffed Pepper Casserole, this is another one of Mom’s famous recipes that my family loves!
What recipe can I make with cabbage?
She would add ground beef, rice and tomato sauce into a big piece of cabbage, roll it up, throw it in the fridge overnight to sit and then we would have them for Sunday dinner. Just the smell of cabbage takes me back to my childhood!
Halupkies Recipe
This Cabbage Roll Casserole is a direct spin off my Mother’s Halupkies recipe, but we’re making this in casserole form in the slow cooker. This is a big bowl of comfort food, just like my Slow Cooker Cabbage and Sausage!
A nice warm bowl of cabbage roll casserole is the perfect dinner for a cold Winter night. Even better is that this recipe only takes 4 hours in the slow cooker – so it’ll be ready before you know it!
Enjoy this Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Casserole!
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Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Casserole
SLOW COOKER Cabbage Roll Casserole! This easy recipe is made in the crockpot and ready in 4 hours! This is a Polish family recipe called Halupkie!
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw ground beef
- 1 medium size head of cabbage chopped
- 1 medium sized green pepper chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 15 Oz can of diced or stewed tomatoes undrained
- 2 15 Oz cans of tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon beef bouillon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup uncooked white rice (not instant)
Instructions
Add all ingredients except white rice in slow cooker. Stir good to combine. Cook on high for 1 hour. Add rice, stir, and cook on high for 3 more hours. Serve in bowls.
Recipe Video
Such a healthy delicious comfort food!
My mom does it just like your 😀 Nice recipe, I don’t have a slow cooker, but there’s so many nice recipes, that maybe I should get it.
Do you put the ground beef in raw or cook it first? Thanks!
Hey Lauren, you add the ground beef raw. Enjoy!
Does the ground beef make it greasy cooking raw
I’ve never had a issue with it being greasy. If you want to be extra safe, use a lean beef.
Omg, I love a good cabbage roll, and the slow cooker is Mom’s best friend! I’ll be pinning this to try, thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
Hi Pam ! i hope all is well with you and yours. Happy New Year!
Recently I decided to begin a weekly recipe-sharing post called Weekly Roundup.. I just posted my very first Roundup – and included this delicious-looking recipe of yours. I included three more recipes – one from The Bartolini Kitchens, The Southern Lady Cooks & also Mom on Timeout ; o )
Does it have to be white rice? Will brown rice work?
Hi Karen, yes you can use brown rice. Enjoy!
I can’t seem to get the recipe…only the pictures. Would love to make this tonight!
I keep seeing this post but cant find the dang recipe
have all ingredients in crock pot now in half hour will add rice hoping for good results. appears a bit dry might add more liquid or tomato sauce. first time for this recipe wife and sister in law will be back when this is done both enjoy. aroma should be wonderf then
Can I put it all in the crock pot and cook for 8 hours on low instead of on high for 3
Hey Kailya, I would recommend 6 hours on low. Enjoy!
LOVE it. Have question(s). Could this be adapted to be cooked in a pressure cooker?
I saw a recipe that alternately layered the cabbage, then meat/rice mixture. What’s the difference between what you did and the layering process??
Hello, I never cooked it in a pressure cooker but if you try I’d love to hear how it came out! For my recipe, I just throw all the ingredients together, I don’t have time to layer the ingredients! Plus in the end since it’s a slow cooker recipe to serve with a spoon I really don’t think layering is necessary at all. Enjoy!
This was AMAZING. Its like my late mother-in-law’s, but without all the sugar but all of the taste! Love that everything that goes in it is real whole food. THANK YOU!
Hey Melanie, I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe and it tasted like it came from the family! Thanks for commenting! 🙂
Followed the directions to a tee but cabbage is still crunchy. Maybe I should have taken out the vein like I do when I make stuffed cabbage rolls.
Hey Betty, I always cut out the cabbage core but let the veins in. If the cabbage is still crunchy, try cooking it for another 30 minutes-1 hour. Enjoy!
Betty Ford – I found that when I boiled the cabbage first, it turned out perfect. Just a tip. 🙂
Can time be adjusted to use instant rice ?
Hey Sheila, I wouldn’t recommend adding instant rice to the slow cooker. The rice is going to get very mushy which you don’t want! Instead I’d make the instant rice on the stove top and then just add it into the slow cooker and mix once everything’s done. Hope this helps!
could someone please send me this recipe?
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thanks.
Hi Atha, the recipe is on the page. You can also use the “print” button to print it.
This is fantastic Pamela! The one suggestion I have is to boil the cabbage first and then add it to the crock pot. Then you won’t have to worry about it being hard. Thank you for sharing your recipes.
Hey Cori, glad you liked the recipe! The cabbage is never hard for me when the slow cooker is done, but you can definitely boil it first if you want. Enjoy!
I am such a cabbage roll fan; it reminds me of family dinners when I was younger, being at the dinner table with my brothers and sister and parents! It was always so enjoyable. This recipe sounds like everything my mother included in her rolls. I am just wondering if there is any way to get a calorie/nutrition count on this dish. I didn’t worry about such things when I was younger, which is why I have to worry about it now! Thanks.
Hey Kim, I don’t provide nutritional info but if you google “calorie counter” you will find lots of them that you can manually enter Hope this helps! Enjoy the casserole!
Please un-confuse me. 1 tablespoon of beef bouillon? Powdered? Liquid concentrate? One cube dissolved in hot water? Straight out of the College Inn box?
Hey Ernie, 1 tablespoon of powdered beef bouillon. Just throw it in the slow cooker with the rest of the ingredients and it will dissolve over time – no extra work required! Enjoy this casserole!
Hi Pamela. ..if using liquid bovril instead of poder, how much do I use..I don’t want to spoil recipe
Hey Kim, I don’t usually use liquid Bovril but a quick google search tells me 1 tablespoon should work good. Enjoy!
Do you add any water or no
Hey Rickt, this recipe doesn’t call for any water. Enjoy!
I would like to cut the recipe in half as I live alone. Would the cooking times need to be adjusted?
Hey Kathy, you don’t need to adjust the cooking time. Enjoy the casserole!
I’d love to make this but…..do you have an approximate cup amount for the cabbage? You say a medium head but that’s a little too loosey goosey for me. My medium is another persons large. Good way to hose up a dish.
Hi Charlie, I’d say a medium head is about 2 pounds. Enjoy!
Bookmarked and cooking this week! I love that this is easy enough for Hubby to throw together without my assistance 🙂 I’m hiking to cook 6hrs on low. Do you suggest adding the rice at the beginning of cook time on low or would you cook it separately and add afterwards? I’m worried about either ending up wirh soggy rice or a watery casserole… Thanks!!
Hey Jessica, 6 hours is too long to cook the rice, so I suggest he sets a timer and adds the rice or just cooks the rice separately and adds afterwards. Enjoy!
I made this for a chilly night and my family loved it! My little boy even wanted more after he finished his bowl! This will be a keeper for us, thank you!
I’m happy to hear you guys liked this casserole Carol! Thank for commenting and letting me know!
Hi Pamela, I just made your recipe and it is fantastic! I made it vegan by subbing out the beef for 2 cups of lentils, and using a vegetable bouillon cube. And of course, vegan Worcestershire – no fishies 🙂 But such small, minor adjustments to make it 100% plant based. And cabbage is a nutrition power house.
This is totally a keeper, and thank you for sharing!
Hey Jennifer, thanks so much for commenting and letting me know you liked this casserole! I love how you put your vegan spin on it – it sounds delicious! I hope you keep on enjoying!
How many calories?
Hi Kay, I don’t provide calorie count. To do this, you can google “calorie counter” and manually add the ingredients. Hope this helps!
I saw this recipe on MSN today and thought it reminded me of my Grandmother so it was worth a shot. It tastes AMAZING! Just like Grandma used to make it! We have some leftovers so it might be dinner tomorrow too!
Glad to hear it reminded you of your Grandma! Thanks for commenting!
I am curious, if you don’t brown the meat first, wouldn’t there be a lot of grease?
Hey Rebecca, I’ve never had a issue with grease. If you want to be extra safe, use a lean beef.
what about adding a can of can of canoe wild rice pre cooked
Making this dish as we speak. Was worried at first that there was not enough juice but close to an hour later, viola! Plenty of juice for the rice.
I made this and added cooked brown rice at the end when all was cooked. Delicious. Would this work if doubled?
My mom didn’t do it in the crock pot. she cut the cAbbage up and put it in a dutch over with all the other ingredients but used tomato soup and brown sugar and lemon juice. covered it and put it in the oven till done. I’m going to try this recipe in the crock pot. I love it.
I made this with hot italian sausage. I also did not have a can of stewed tomatoes but had the sauce, so I improvised with about a cup of beef broth to make up for the liquid. It was delicious. My husband loved it! For those that are saying the cabbage came out crunchy, try shredding it instead of just chopping it. Thank you so much for this wonderfully simple recipe!
Next time I will double this recipe because my family loved it so much! Thank you so much for this recipe!
With a surplus of freshly ground sausage and all of the other ingredients on hand, I went ahead and made this dish. I did cook the sausage before throwing it into the crockpot. It was fabulous! This is going into my regular meal rotation.
Hey Jan, I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe and now it will be a regular in your kitchen! Thanks for commenting!
I want to cook this on low for 6 hrs when should I add the rice?
Haven’t tried the recipe yet but I will. Sounds great. I have made a unstuffed cabbage recipe in my electric fry pan. I used savoy cabbage. It’s thinner and cooks faster. Think it will work well in this recipe. I also make the rice separately and serve the cabbage over the rice.
That sounds delicious Paula, thanks for sharing!
So happy I stumbled across your recipes! Polish girl right here and grew up on mom’s stuffed cabbage! In crock pot now. Can’t wait to enjoy it! Thank you!
Hey Beth, so nice to see you here! Hope you enjoy this recipe!
Hi Pamela,
I was just wondering if you can make this recipe ahead with the raw ingredients or cooked & freeze it?
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Can I use jasmine rice instead of white rice
Hey Chelsey, you sure can! Enjoy the casserole!
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