Slow-Cooker Golombki

Name: Slow-Cooker Golombki
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 cup uncooked converted rice; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 jar (24 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce; 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed tomato soup, undiluted; 1 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 medium head cabbage, chopped

I modified my mom's classic Polish dish to fit my hectic life. Instead of boiling the cabbage and then filling it with beef, I just toss the ingredients in the slow cooker. It's much easier and tastes just as good. —Mary Walker, Clermont, Florida

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup uncooked converted rice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 jar (24 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 medium head cabbage, chopped

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the rice, salt and pepper. In a large bowl, combine the spaghetti sauce, soup, water and sugar.
In a 5-qt. slow cooker, layer one third of the sauce, half of the beef mixture and one third of the cabbage. Repeat layers; top with remaining sauce and cabbage.
Cook, covered, on low until cabbage and rice are tender, 6-8 hours.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups: 307 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 1166mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 6g fiber), 16g protein.

Originally published as Golombki - Daughter in Simple & Delicious April/May 2012

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wendy

Mar 26, 2019

Great taste! Next time though I will add the rice later in the cook time. When reheating the leftovers, the texture wasn't very good! A little too mushy for my taste, but like I said maybe adding the rice two hours before the end of the cook will solve this problem.
germanycook

Nov 26, 2014

Did this in the frying pan, and really liked it - except the addition of sugar. I kept having to add salt/garlic to counteract that sweet taste! Very yummy though once I got it right, and there's enough leftovers for 1 or 2 more meals!
dancingfool

Nov 18, 2013

Tastes too much like the tomato sauce and need more meat. Will make again with some changes because it's so easy.
GreasedLightning

Feb 22, 2013

Made this for dinner tonight and so far it's been a smash hit! In the future I will be precooking my rice or using instant rice because my slow cooker left the rice raw while cooking everything else.
scsvatek

Dec 30, 2012

I was surprised at how flavorful this was. My In-laws kept referencing lasangna while trying to describe it. This will become a regular meal at our house because it was so easy and so good.
veggie-beef

Apr 17, 2012

Love this recipe. Tastes exactly like the stuffed version only less time. I boiled my cabbage first and I used Healthy Tomatoe soup also. My family asked for it one evening, but too late for slow cooker, so I made it in a fry pan on top of the stove and it was done fast for dinner and just as yummy.
Sugarsugar

Apr 3, 2012

I took Nicole's suggestion & boiled my cabbage 1st, it turned out phenomenal, made for great leftovers too! And SO easy! :)
Sugarsugar

Apr 3, 2012

I took Nicole's suggestion & boiled my cabbage 1st, it turned out phenomenal, made for great leftovers too! And SO easy! :)
nicole31779

Mar 14, 2012

Amazing! love golombki's, hate the time they take to make. This completely solves that problem!! This is terrific. The only things I changed was using Healthy Tomatoe soup and I boiled the cabbage for about 10 minutes before adding just to make sure it would be soft. My whole family loved it, even my 6 and 3 year old!