MAIN DISH: LAYERED CABBAGE CASSEROLE (click here to print)

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Layered Cabbage Casserole

photographer: Gabby

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 4 slices bacon
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 can tomato paste
• 1 can diced tomatoes, well drained
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream)
• 2 teaspoons dry Italian herb blend (or herbs of your choice)
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (shred from a block of cheese)
  
• 4-5 cups of thinly sliced cabbage (or a blend of cabbage, broccoli, mushrooms )

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2. Prepare a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside
3. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and heat on medium high heat. Add bacon cut into 1/4" strips to hot skillet and brown until almost crisp. Remove about 1-2 Tablespoons of bacon grease and set aside.
4. Toss in cabbage (or cabbage mixture) and saute until cabbage begins to wilt. Do not over cook, it needs to be firm.
5. Pour the cabbage into the prepared baking dish and return the skillet to the stove top.
6. Put the reserved bacon grease back into the skillet. Add ground chicken, garlic and onion and continue to cook until all pink is gone and onions are slightly softened.
7. Reduce heat to low and add tomato paste, diced tomatoes and salt. Cook for about 15 minutes.
8. While meat is cooking, in a small bowl, combine yogurt, herbs and cream cheese and blend until smooth.
9. Take cooked meat mixture and spread over the cabbage layer in the baking dish.
10. Take the cream cheese mixture and spread it over the meat layer.
11. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the cream cheese layer and place in your preheated oven.
12. Bake for about 20 minutes or until top layer of cheese is bubbly.
13. Allow to cool slightly before cutting
14. You can garnish with some chopped parsley or chives. Adding some Parmesan cheese to the cream cheese mixture gives it a little extra cheesy flavor and you may be able to omit the salt.

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Nutritional Facts

Servings

10

Servings 10 (approx 1 cup)

Calories

242

Carbohydrates

6g

Fat

11g

Protein

8g