Ha! We just talked about cabbage rolls the other day. We make a ton of them every fall and put them away in trays to pull out of the freezer when needed. I love cabbage rolls. I sometimes make a roasting pan of Cabbage No Rolls.
You just chop the cabbage, put half of it in the bottom of the roasting pan (put olive oil in first), then mix your meat, rice, carrot, onion, celery, spices in a large bowl then spread that on top of your cabbage. Add the rest of the shredded cabbage on top, pour your tomato juice over everything, cover and bake for a few hours.
What you get is the same as if you took a couple of cabbage rolls and chopped them up on your plate. Same ingredients, same lovely flavor, much, much, less work.
I’ve done that with stuffed peppers. I found a soup recipe, and hubby likes it better than the stuffed pepper because it isn’t quite so full of vegetables. I guess it depends how many you add.
I’ll be making that cabbage casserole this fall, sounds like good comfort food.