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Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are a delicious comfort food. With a great tomato sauce and a delicious meat filling, pressure cooker stuffed cabbage rolls make the best dinner!
Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Sometimes it’s nice to spend a little extra time and effort to make a special meal. I’m all for a quick recipe, but I don’t mind cooking a more involved meal once in a while.
If you have never tried making cabbage rolls because they seem to complicated, this might be the recipe to try. I break down the steps to make it easier.
Steaming the cabbage helps soften the leaves so they come off of the head easier.
The meat mixture is super flavorful with the tasty ingredients you’ll add.
Stuff the leaves to make the rolls. Use a toothpick to hold together, if needed.
Cook the remaining cabbage to put in the sauce.
You’ll mix up the tomato sauce with the cooked cabbage and onion. Then spoon over the cabbage rolls.
Serve up from the pot or transfer to a serving platter.
Enjoy a comforting, home cooked meal. Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Rolls will become a family favorite!
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Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Equipment
- 6 qt or 8 qt Pressure Cooker
- trivet
Ingredients
- 1 cup Water
- 1 med Head of Cabbage, core removed
Meat Filling
- 1 ½ lbs Ground Beef or Ground Turkey (can also use part ground sausage)
- 1 lg Egg
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
- ¼ cup Grated Carrot
- ¼ cup Grated Onion
- ¼ cup Grated Celery
- 2 cloves Garlic, pressed
- ¼ tsp Thyme Leaves (or 1/8 tsp ground)
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 cup Cooked Rice
Tomato Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp Butter, unsalted
- Remaining Cabbage, chopped
- 1 ½ Onions, chopped
- 1 (14 oz) can Crushed Tomatoes
- 1 (14 oz) can Tomato Sauce
- 1 tsp Beef Bouillon
- 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 cup Water
Instructions
Soften the Cabbage
- Place the trivet and 1 cup of water in the stainless liner of the pressure cooker. Then place the cored cabbage on the trivet, cored side down.
- Cook at High pressure for 6 to 8 minutes, depending on the size of the cabbage. Then do a quick release.
- Remove the cabbage to a plate and set aside. Empty the inner pot and dry it.
Make the Meat Filling
- In a large mixing bowl, add the meat, egg, salt, pepper, carrot, onion, celery, garlic, Thyme, Italian Seasoning, and garlic powder. Mix well to combine.
- Mix in the cooled cooked rice. Set mixture aside.
Make the Cabbage Rolls
- Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage and fill each one with about 2-3 Tbsp of the meat filling. Fold the sides over the meat, then the other two ends over to create a sealed cabbage roll. Secure with a toothpick, if necessary. Make as many rolls as you can until the filling is used up. Set the rolls aside.
- Chop the remaining cabbage into 1/2" pieces and set aside.
- Turn on the sauté setting. Add the olive oil, butter, chopped cabbage, and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage and onion are soften. Turn off the sauté function and remove the mixture to a large bowl.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, bouillon, balsamic vinegar, and Worcestershire to the chopped cabbage/onion mixture. Mix well.
- Add the cup of water to the pot. Place the trivet in the pot.
- Place a layer of the cabbage rolls on the trivet. Cover with a couple cups of the sauce mixture.
- Add another layer of cabbage rolls, and another layer of sauce. Repeat if there is any left, ending with the sauce.
- Close the lid and seal it. Then press the Pressure Cook/Manual button, then the +/- button and select 20 minutes. High pressure. It will take several minutes for the pot to get to pressure.
- When the cook time is done, let the pot sit and naturally release for 15 minutes. Then turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to release the remaining pressure. When the pin in the lid drops back down, open the lid.
- Serve these delicious cabbage rolls directly from the pot, or transfer to a platter.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is not the way to cook the cabbage. What a mess! All ended up in a casserole.
Love this recipe! To make it even faster and easier couple tips. For meat filling add everything except meat and rice to a food processor. Then mix by hand. Cabbage? Freeze the whole head over night. Thaw on counter for few hours or overnight in fridge. Leaves will be soft and don’t lose any flavor to the water (also won’t burn yourself or dirty another dish). For mostly cook rice? 1/3 cup rice into a microwavable cup like coffee cup. Add water till about half inch over rice. Microwave for 4 minutes and let it sit until can touch it. No trivet? Use chopped potatoes at bottom. Save some whole leaves and cover them before layering sauce and rolls (I have a trivet and still do this cause they amazing!) Lastly I put sauce into the already dirty food processor to make smooth sauce using minimal effort on rough chopping veggies. Hope this helps!