I like most vegetables and when the weather starts to get cooler I enjoy fixing this dish and if my husband liked it…that is 5 stars. This was one vegetable I use to grow and in early Fall this recipe was on my menu.
See also Stuffed Cabbage Rolls in the Slow Cooker or Cabbage Casserole.
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls - Weight Watcher's Version
- 12 large green cabbage leaves (you may need 2 heads of cabbage)
- 2 lbs. lean ground turkey
- 2 cups cooked rice without salt or fat (I make this rice in my Rice Cooker)
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- cooking spray
- kick it up a little with a tbsp. of hot sauce such as Sriracha (optional – I added)
Sauce:
- 2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce, green chilies are nice to add too (2 – four oz. jars chopped chilies – sometimes I add to the meat mixture))
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/8 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 350°F. Core and cook the whole cabbage in boiling water 10 -15 minutes or until leaves are pliable; drain and cool. Carefully pull apart the leaves and cut out the hard white vein in the center of each leaf.
Combine turkey and next 6 ingredients. Place 1/2 cup meat mixture in center of each leaf; fold edges over and roll up. Place rolls seam side down in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray (I ended up using 2 casserole dishes as the one was too crowded). Combine sauce ingredients and pour over cabbage rolls. Bake uncovered for 1 hour, basting occasionally with the sauce.
Serves 6: Weight Watcher’s Points Using Old System: 8 per 2 rolls
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
Comment: See Marilyn Schrantz’s comment below (Aug. 7, 2016) for a non-cooking method to get your cabbage leaves ready.
NEW PICTURES (Jan. 2, 2017)
do you think this would be okay if I subbed the rice for riced cauliflower?
Most definitely – great substitution for rice. Cauliflower is one of my favorite veggies and I like to use it many different ways 🙂
Thank you!
Love stuffed cabbage and this looks easy.
It is a great recipe by Weight Watcher’s and it is simple to make 🙂
I love Cabbage Rolls or what I call them,Golumpkies! This looks and sounds like a great low fat version! A wonderful recipe!
Thanks – the recipe is delicious! This is my most viewed post – it is on Pinterest and has received a tremendous amount of interest 🙂
could you do these in the slow cooker
Most definitely – I would follow the cooking instructions in my recipe “Stuffed Cabbage Rolls in the Slow Cooker”. The cabbage rolls in the slow cooker tend to fall apart and not stay as neat as the ones baked in the oven 🙂
Stuffed cabbage rolls is a classic part of Finnish cuisine. I love them and your version looks wonderful! Unfortunately my husband is not a huge fan of cabbage (he likes only raw cabbage) and so we enjoy cabbage when he is away for business 🙂
I love stuffed cabbage rolls and I will make a bunch and then freeze them for when I need one or two. One of my sisters always had trouble with cabbage so I do not fix any when she is around 🙂
I will definitely try these. My hubby doesn’t like cabbage so i just cook the meat portion for him,without wrapping it in cabbage. We call those porcupines!
I’d like to know points plus value if you have it.
I have noticed that the Points Plus System adds 1 or 2 extra points to a recipe. So, I would say these are 10 points with the current system and not 8. WW changes things too much with new programs making it hard to compute new points 🙂
Do you know what the points are on the points+ system, or the nutritional information?
No, I am sorry I cannot answer your question. Back in late 2011 I posted this recipe and it was one of my first. I am not sure where I got the recipe to find the info you want. I do not post nutritional info on any of my recipes nor do I recalculate points as often as WW seems to change their program 🙂
These sound wonderful! I haven’t had stuffed cabbage rolls in quite awhile, but they are so good!
Thanks Nancy – these rolls are very popular on my site, as a matter of fact, many of my Weight Watcher’s recipes 🙂
So happy to see this grow up with as a staple at my grandparents. I was wondering if you could use ground beef?
I’m glad you enjoyed my post. Of course you can use ground beef or even lamb. Weight Watcher’s frequently uses turkey in their recipes 🙂
Do you cook the turkey first before putting into the rolls?
No, I do not. I am sure you could under cook the meat and then combine all of the ingredients. The rolls cook for an hour in the oven so for me that is more than enough time to cook the turkey 🙂
These sound delicious!!! Are they 10PP each or for three?! I cannot wait to try them! I, of course, will freeze them as I’m the only one that will eat them….but, that’s just more for me!!! Thanks for sharing your recipe!!
Thank you – this is an old recipe where the points are 8 for 2 rolls. I am sure you could add 1-2 more points just because WW keeps changing their point system. They are perfect to freeze and pull out when you want them. I love these and have some in my freezer now 🙂
I love this. Haven’t made it in a while. I wonder why we forget to make the things we love. Mystery to me….
Would you believe this post has over 34,000 views – a lot of Pinterest! I am not sure why it went “viral” 🙂 It’s a good, simple recipe and a lot of people seem to like it!
My goodness well done! I can just imagine the shock of so many people looking. Enjoy.
These are yummy! I like cauliflower rice a bit more than regular rice. So I swapped the regular rice with cauliflower rice. Its a bit healthier too.
Thanks – In another comment above someone asked if they could substitute cauliflower and I said of course. I love cauliflower in any recipe 🙂
Made these tonight and they were super good! Thanks you for the recipe!!
Thanks – I’m glad you liked them. Simple and perfect for this time of the year 🙂
How would I freeze these? Cook first? My mom’s about to have surgery and I’m trying to stock her up with freezer meals. 🙂
I would cook them first so then all she had to do was thaw and reheat in the oven or microwave. I also would freeze them individually in small containers. That’s what I do 🙂
How many points?
If you read the printable recipe I state, the recipe serves 6 (2 rolls per person) and is worth 8 points using the old Weight Watcher’s system 🙂
A trick I learned years ago is to freeze your head of cabbage wrapped in plastic. A few hours before you make your cabbage rolls, take it out of the freezer & let it thaw out.
Voila!! Your leaves come right off already limp & there’s no need to cook the cabbage & smell your kitchen up.
Just fill & roll as usual. There’s no difference & saves time & hot fingers😄.
Thanks so much for sharing this info. In a comment after the recipe I have included your name and to refer to your comment about a non-cooking method for preparing the cabbage leaves for stuffing 🙂
Hi I’m looking for the original stuffed cabbage that u put shredded cabbage on the bottom, then put the rolls over that. Then u cook 2/3 hours in the oven. It was in the first magazine of WW. Please help me . I bought the Jean Neidish book but they did not have that version.
I looked online and did not see this recipe. I will look at the WW’s cookbooks I have and if I find the recipe I will let you know. 🙂
You can make this receipe for 0 points on WW free style program, if you used riced cauliflower instead of rice, and ground turkey breast 99% f.f. AAnd if you can find tomato sauce without sugar, it could be 0 points. I have to check for tomatoe sauce without sugar. ( anyways even if the tomatoe sauce isn’t sf. but low in sugar ,it would take your points down a great deal.)
All good suggestions Christa – this recipe was posted 7 years ago and I listed the ingredients as they were given by WW. There are a number of ways to make this recipe healthier. Cauliflower rice (which I love) has been mentioned; turkey breast is a good choice because of all the seasonings – you won’t miss the fat; I use to make my own tomato sauce/can it and you can control the sugar and salt that way. Eden Foods sells excellent healthier products but I think they are mainly salt free. So does Healthy Heart (online) There is a brand in the tomato sauce section that sells a lower sugar tomato sauce (can’t remember the name). I could repost this recipe but most “foodies” are aware of the changes they can make if they want a healthier recipe. Also, it’s better to buy your tomato products in jars or boxes and not cans 🙂
Lovely recipe, cabbage is one of our favourite veggies raw or cooked 🙂 I see like me you love chilli 🙂
Thanks Carol – Weight Watcher’s recipes are often a little “bland” so I do like to add some additional flavor without changing the points 🙂
These LOOK AWESOME 👍🏼♥️👏🏼YUM!! And I DO eat Ground Turkey IT’s Great! Thank You for Sharing😊G-d♥️Bless
Thank you – these cabbage rolls are very popular, easy to make and very good! A favorite 🙂
Thanks Judy for this recipe. I haven’t thought of stuffed cabbage for a bit of time and I like your slimmed down version.
You’re welcome Bernadette 🙂