Keto Cabbage Roll Skillet
One of the best and most popular dishes of the “old country” may be cabbage rolls, a.k.a. stuffed cabbage. This Keto cabbage roll skillet makes the delicious original recipe easier to make in considerably less time. Instead of stuffing delicate cabbage leaves that can tear or overcook, you’ll shred green cabbage and cook it down in a skillet until it’s super tender. The rest of the cabbage roll filling is made with ground beef, Low Carb tomato spice, plenty of spices, and a finishing touch of melted butter. This is an excellent Keto skillet recipe to feed a table of people family-style. You could also make meal prepping a breeze by utilizing this recipe.
How to Make It
Step 1
Start by thin-slicing green cabbage either by hand or with a kitchen mandolin and adding the cabbage to a large mixing bowl. Cover the cabbage with about 1 tablespoon of salt or more (not listed in the ingredients). Use one hand to begin mixing and massaging the salt into the cabbage until you feel the cabbage begin to wilt. Leave the wilted cabbage aside to continue extracting excess moisture in the bowl.
Step 2
Next, use a wooden spoon to break up all the ground beef in a large skillet or saute pan. Douse the ground beef in the olive oil, then heat the pan over high heat. Mix the beef with the olive oil until the beef starts browning. You can cover the pan with a lid to help finish browning the beef and collect some juices. After browning the beef, stir all of the listed seasonings into the skillet.
Step 3
Reduce the heat on your stove to medium heat, and pour the tomato sauce into the skillet. Stir the ingredients while the tomato sauce begins to simmer. Cover the skillet with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and let the ingredients simmer for about 5 minutes. While that’s simmering, rinse and drain all the salt from your green cabbage using a strainer or colander. Once clean, stir the cabbage into the skillet.
Step 4
Once again, cover the skillet with a lid. Simmer the skillet on low heat for another 10-15 minutes. For doneness, the cabbage needs to be totally translucent including the thicker white pieces. Once the skillet has reached doneness, add the butter cut into tablespoon pieces. Stir all the butter in until it has melted and coated the beef and cabbage. Serve hot.
Ingredients
- Cabbage, green, raw
8 oz
- Ground beef
1.5 lb
- Olive Oil
1 tbsp
- Salt
0.25 tsp
- Black pepper
0.25 tsp
- Onion powder
0.5 tsp
- Garlic powder
0.5 tsp
- Paprika
4 tsp
- Tomato sauce
0.75 cup
- Butter, unsalted
4 tbsp