Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped (see Notes below)
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1 pound cabbage, chopped (about 1/2 medium head)
• 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 cups beef broth (low sodium) (see Notes below)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. If using white rice, skip to step 3. If using brown rice, combine rice and 1 cup of water in small pan. Bring to boil, cover, and reduce heat to low. Allow to cook while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
3. In a large skillet, brown beef and onion in oil over medium high heat until redness is gone.
4. In a 9x13 inch baking dish, combine the beef, onion, spaghetti sauce, cabbage, rice, and spices. Mix all together. Pour 2 cups of broth over mixture and stir. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
5. Stir, replace cover and bake for another 30 minutes. If it is too runny after the time is up, uncover and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until the desired consistency is reached.
6. Spoon over thick slice of whole wheat bread and sprinkle mozzarella or parmesan cheese on top.

Notes

• The brown rice needs to be pre-cooked just a little, but white rice should work w/o pre-cooking.
• Throw the cabbage and onion in the food processor together and chop until they're the size you would use in coleslaw.
• I use homemade beef broth. You might have to reduce the salt to 1/2 teaspoon if you're using (full sodium) canned broth.