Are you looking for a simple dinner that will be budget friendly and super delicious and I bet everyone will love it? Come check out the Cabbage, Salsa & Meatball Casserole. This is a dish I tried when we went home to Germany and everyone loved it, so the other day when I ran out of dinner ideas I decided to give it a try.
Almost all ingredients are easy to get or even already in your home. Took me about 20 minutes to prepare it and then another 20 minutes to bake it. It was YUMMY….Sooo different, but the textures and flavors worked together beautifully, so will make this again soon.
This is what you need for the
Cabbage, Salsa & Meatball Casserole
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1 head of cabbage, your favorite kind ~ I found Savory cabbage at my store and love the mild flavor. But any cabbage will work just fine.
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1 ready made pizza Dough ~ in the refrigerated section of the store
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1 jar of your favorite Salsa
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1 package of frozen meatballs, I make my own, but store bought is just fine
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1 package of your favorite shredded cheese, we used smoked Gouda this time
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100ml milk
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150 ml vegetable or chicken stock
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Optional bacon ~ My son is allergic to pork so we left it out
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Butter
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1 tsp. flour
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Salt & Pepper to taste
This is how to make it:
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Shred the cabbage, I just cut it into strips; took no time at all, take a spoon full of butter and sauté the shredded cabbage till it’s cooked, glossy; you can also add the bacon sauté the cabbage with the bacon fat.
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Once the cabbage is cooked, add the Salsa to the cabbage, heat quickly and set aside.
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Take the Pizza dough and stretch till it fits the bottom of your casserole form; spray the casserole form with Pam or any other spray and put the dough into the casserole dish
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Make a Roux with 2 Tablespoon butter, let it melt and once it gets hit and bubbly add 2 tablespoons of flour, stir quickly; keep stirring till the flour is incorporated into the butter, may get clumpy and doughy; add the milk & chicken stock, keep stirring; it will thicken up, just keep stirring for a minute or two.
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Sprinkle some cheese on the Pizza Dough, layer the Cabbage Mixture over the Pizza Dough, put the Meatballs on top of the cabbage mixture, add the Milk & chicken Stock Roux and top with cheese.
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Place in pre-heated oven 350F for 20-25 minutes
Enjoy… it was really a delicious dinner and all the flavors melted together soo beautifully. I know it would have been even better adding the bacon, but with my son being allergic to pork, bacon was out of the question. We substitute with smoked gouda a lot, that has that bacon taste and makes dinner amazing, you really will not believe that there is no bacon in the dish, thanks to the smoked gouda. I always grab mine at Aldi, they have them fairly cheap under $3 for a wheel. You will love it!
Would love to hear your thoughts on this dinner combination, what is your favorite cabbage dish?
Scott says
We’ve been eating a lot more cabbage (Napa Cabbage is the BEST) as a salad. Your recipe looks REALLY good (albeit fattening). Will have to give it a shot!
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Michele says
My favorite cabbage dish is stuffed cabbage-maybe one of these days I will actually write out the recipe and post it-it is also very simple. I definitely want to try this dish-I am positive I would love it!
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Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
This sounds absolutely amazing. I have to admit I have only had cabbage along side a boiled dinner, so I would love to try something new like this.
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Emily says
Sometimes I saute cabbage with onions sometimes, and use it to make coleslaw, but this recipe looks outstanding! I cannot wait to try this!
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Lawna says
What a unique casserole. To be honest, I never make cabbage because I am not much of a cook. I do enjoy fried cabbage with bacon though.
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Tough Cookie Mommy says
This casserole looks really good. I’ve always been a big fan of cabbage since my grandmother prepared it all the time when we were growing up.
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Amanda Ripsam says
I think this casserole looks great. I would love to make this. I would have to take out the salsa because I break out in hives when I eat tomatoes.
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Terry says
My Hubs is making meatballs tomorrow. We like to make our own too…. you then at least know what goes into it. I love cabbage and need to give this a try… never thought of having cabbage and meatballs together.
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CrazyMom a/k/a Melanie says
Terry I never thought of putting Meatball, Salsa and Cabbage together.. totally awesome flavor combination and a dinner in no time… LOVED it. you should try it and YES.. I always make my own meatballs, soo simple and I totally agree, I know what goes into them; especially since my son is allergic to Pork a lot of Meatballs have pork in them…..
Beth says
My kids love meatballs. They would really enjoy something like this.
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Amber says
That is a very unique casserole. I wonder if I could coax my kids into eating it.
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Sarah Bailey says
Mm this sounds delicious, I really wish I had a lot more active imagination when it comes to cooking. x
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Marielle Altenor says
This dish sounds delicious and hearty! I would love to try this! Pin to my food board!!!
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Tess says
I didnt know you could put cabbage in that. Cool and it looks very yummy!
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Anne | The Chef\'s Wife says
This looks and sounds delicious and cabbage is so good for you! My favorite cabbage dish is a close tie, I’d say between Apple Cole Slaw and Fried Cabbage. (Search on my blog … would not let me include urls). 🙂
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Melanie Roberts says
I soo have to check out your fried cabbage, sounds interesting, never heard of it before 🙂
Ashley Wintters says
I’m not a huge cabbage fan but this looks good! I do have to find a good meatball recipe though!
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Onica {MommyFactor} says
I like Cabbage but usually just make it plain with chicken. I never thought about combining it with Salsa before. This looks like a delicious recipe so I’ll have to try it.
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Amanda Love says
This not only sounds yummy but it looks yummy as well. I love meatballs but have never had it this way before. Will have to give it a try. Thanks for the recipe.
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Le-an Lai Angeles Lacaba says
It looks, OMG. I have no words for it, just get me a bucket to save all my saliva cause I’m drooling!
Eliz Frank says
I actually love cabbage and use it in many dishes but I haven’t tried a casserole… Looks delicious.
Nikki says
What an interesting combination of flavors! I’m not a cabbage person, but I’ll pass this on to my mom. She loves cabbage.
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Courtney Pies says
This casserole looks and sounds so yummy! I am definitely going to add the ingredients to our shopping list to make it this week! Thanks!
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Dawn says
My husband loves cabbage. And what man doesn’t love meat balls? I bet that he would really love this.
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Ashley Gill says
I’m not usually a cabbage eater, well, except in egg rolls… but this dish looks AWESOME!! I think I should try to get the one on the table without letting my husband see the cabbage.. He may not even try it if he knew the ingredients. It wouldn’t be the first time he ate something not knowing what it was though! hah
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