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Cabbage Lasagna

OK, I admit that the name is strange and because there are no pictures it's even more mysterious. But, I just created this idea today (21 May 2006)and tried it and it turned out so well that I decided to put up a text version until the next time I make it and take pictures. The inspiration was that I had a half a head of cabbage left from some slaw and wanted stuffed cabbage -- but the half-head leaves were not big enough to make the cabbage rolls. Thus, the idea to layer to stuffing and some other things with softened flat cabbage leaves in a baking dish and building a form of lasagna.

Ingredients:

• Cabbage Leaves (enough to cover your baking dish twice)
• Noodles (couple of handfulls)
• Ground Turkey (1/4 pound)
• Boca Burger Patty (1) [Note: Use extra ground turkey if you don't have or want to use Boca patties.]
• Chopped Onion (1/4 to 1/2 cup)
• Chopped Red Pepper (1/4 to 1/2 cup)
• Chopped mushrooms (1/4 to 1/2 cup canned or fresh)
• Spices (garlic powder, Mrs. Dash, paprika) to taste
• Spaghetti sauce (store-bought or home-made) (about 2 cups or so)
• Grated cheese (I use Mozerella and/or grated Jarlsberg low fat cheese)

Directions:

You need to create three "pieces" and then assemble them into the whole before baking.

• Item 1: Cabbage Leaves
  • Peel off the cabbage leaves and cut out the tough center rib.
  • Put the cabbage leave pieces into boiling water to soften. It should take at least five minutes and maybe more; the leaves should be soft but not falling apart.
  • Take out of the water and set aside.
• Item 2: Filling
  • Heat the Boca Burger in the microwave (about 1 minute). Place it, the ground turkey, and the chopped onions, red pepper, mushrooms, and spices into a large skillet. Add some olive oil and cook until the turkey is fully cooked, the vegetables softened, and all items are mixed together (you will have to break the Boca Burger apart into small pieces to work into the mix).
  • Take off the heat and set aside.
• Item 3: Noodles
  • Cook the noodles in boiling water (you can use the same water you used to cook the cabbage leaves to save a pan). Cook according to package directions (about 10 minutes). Note: This uses regular noodles, NOT lasagna noodles. You can use the latter if you wish but I think they would be too heavy for this.
• Assembly: When the noodles are done, assemble the dish.
  • Put a layer of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of the baking pan.
  • Cover with a layer of noodles.
  • Cover that with a layer of cabbage leaves
  • Cover that with a layer of filling. Add some spaghetti sauce on top of that layer.
  • Repeat the noodles, cabbage, filling, and spaghetti sauce a second time on top of the first.
  • Top with a layer of cheese (as much or as little as you like and fits your diet).
• Cover and place in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.
• When done, let sit for a short time so the liquids get absorbed and then cut into serving sizes and dish.
• Enjoy.

Notes:

• Feel free to reverse the layers if you wish (e.g., cabbage, noodles and then filling). You should, however, have filling on the top to cover with the sauce and cheese. Just looks better in my opinion.

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