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Keto Cabbage Rolls

By Jennifer • May 11, 2020 • 3 Comments

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Try our delicious and easy Keto Cabbage Rolls made in an Instant Pot or Crockpot. Low-carb and gluten-free, perfect comfort food for your healthy lifestyle.

Keto Cabbage Rolls
Table of Contents
  • Keto Cabbage Rolls
  • How to Make Keto Cabbage Rolls
  • Crock Pot Alternative for Cabbage Rolls
  • Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Nutritional Info
  • Keto Cabbage Rolls Recipe
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These yummy keto cabbage rolls are low-carb and loaded with flavor - one of my favorite dinner recipes!

Traditional cabbage rolls can be pretty carb-heavy due to their fillings. In contrast, the cabbage leaves themselves are tasty and healthy. This dish originally comes from cultures that aren’t, shall we say, keto-friendly by default.

But this tasty keto dinner recipe will give you the tools and instructions to make great-tasting keto cabbage rolls without compromising labor quality!

Keto Cabbage Rolls

Ah, cabbage rolls.

They’re some of the healthiest and tastiest foods you can make if you want to naturally incorporate leafy green vegetables like cabbage into your diet.

As a result, we’ve decided to share a high-quality keto cabbage roll recipe so you can keep up your natural vitamins and enjoy the stuffed delight of great-tasting cabbage rolls without consuming too many carbs.

The secret for this keto cabbage recipe is that we replace some of the ingredients with keto varieties, which naturally don't have too many carbs, and replace other ingredients outright with tasty alternatives.

How to Make Keto Cabbage Rolls

Making keto cabbage rolls is very easy, and you can do so using either a crockpot or an Instant Pot, depending on your available tools.

Let’s dive into this delicious recipe and see how to make cabbage rolls for keto!

Cabbage Roll Ingredients

  • 1 head of green cabbage
  • ½ pound of ground pork or turkey, your choice
  • 1 pound of ground beef
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 3 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • ¼ tablespoon of pepper
  • 1 ½ cups of cauliflower rice

Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups keto tomato sauce
  • 1 cup of beef broth
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoons salt

The Directions

To start, take your cabbage and remove its core using your fingers or a few utensils.

Then place the entire head of cabbage into a large pot that you fill with boiling salted water.

When filling this pot, be sure not to add too much salt, for you accidentally make the cabbage itself too salty to taste, which can alter the flavor of the cabbage rolls later in the recipe.

Once in the boiling water, the cabbage head should only cook for about three minutes before being ready.

You can tell when the leaves begin to pull away easily from the head; if you need to use any strength, let it boil for another minute.

After the leaves are pulled away from the head, let it cook for about three minutes more, and remove the outer leaves as they soften progressively.

You want 15 big leaves to make your cabbage rolls and fill them with the stuffing we will prepare.

Once you have your 15 leaves, let them cool on a plate, then cut the thick center stem from each leaf individually.

We’d recommend using a thin but sharp knife or a similar instrument.

Now it’s time to make the filling! To do this, sauté your onion in a pan using olive oil.

Let it cool after sautéing it for between 5 and 10 minutes, then combine the onion with the ground beef, pork, salt, pepper, parsley, and cauliflower rice.

Mix all this in a pan and cook for a few minutes.

Lay a cabbage leaf on a big plate with the stem in front of you.

Then put about 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center, closer to you.

Flip the right side of the leaf up to the middle, flip the left side up, and roll the cabbage up entirely.

If done correctly, you should have a neatly wrapped cabbage roll that won’t easily fall apart and still the delicious meat mixture over the plate.

Do this process repeatedly until you have a few leaves remaining.

You should have between 10 and 12 cabbage rolls depending on your leaf sizes.

Next, lying your Instant Pot with a few cabbage leaves on the bottom.

You can place your cabbage rolls seam-side down, which prevents them from splitting open during the rest of the cooking process.

Progressively stack the cabbage rolls on top of each other in layers as you run out of space at the bottom, taking care not to spill any of the meat mixtures as you work.

We’d also recommend sprinkling a little salt on top of each layer as you stack the cabbage rolls higher and higher.

This gives the entire batch an extra bit of zest.

Now make the sauce using the above ingredients.

You can do this by mixing it in a bowl; nothing needs to be warmed up, so you can do it with a regular spoon and without heat.

Once the sauce has been mixed, pour it over the roll's top and drain it to the bottom.

Now close the Instant Pot top and let it pressure cook for about 18 minutes.

Once the timer has gone up, wait five minutes before releasing the pressure so they can properly cook.

Crock Pot Alternative for Cabbage Rolls

Following the same process above, you can make these using a crockpot.

The only difference is that you want to cook the low carb cabbage rolls on low for between six and seven hours or on high for between three and four hours, depending on your schedule.

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Nutritional Info

Keto Cabbage Rolls

These delicious Instant Pot cabbage rolls have everything you need for a healthy and filling meal that gives you the vitamins you need without delivering a huge dose of carbs simultaneously.

This batch can make 15 rolls (provided you took an extra few leaves for the bottom of the Instant Pot/crockpot).

Each roll has the following nutritional elements:

  • 135 cal
  • 9 g of protein
  • 2.5 g of carbs
  • 0.5 g of fiber
  • 11 g of fat

You only get to net carbohydrates with each roll you eat, so combining these keto cabbage rolls with a hardcore keto diet is easy!

Keto Cabbage Rolls

Keto Cabbage Rolls Recipe

Delicious Keto Cabbage Rolls that are low-carb and loaded with flavor - one of my favorite dinner recipes. Easy to make in an Instant Pot or Crockpot.
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Prep: 15 minutes minutes
Cook: 30 minutes minutes
Total: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Jennifer

Ingredients 

Cabbage Roll Ingredients

  • 1 head Green Cabbage
  • ½ pound Ground Pork
  • 1 pound Ground Beef
  • 1 small Onion diced
  • 3 tablespoon Fresh Parsley chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 ½ cups Cauliflower Rice

Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups Keto Tomato Sauce
  • 1 cup Beef Broth
  • 1 clove Garlic minced
  • ⅛ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Instructions

  • To start, take your cabbage and remove its core using your fingers or a few utensils. Then place the entire head of cabbage into a large pot that you fill with boiling salted water.
  • When filling this pot, be sure not to add too much salt, for you accidentally make the cabbage itself too salty to taste, which can alter the flavor of the cabbage rolls later in the recipe.
  • Once in the boiling water, the cabbage head should only cook for about three minutes before being ready. You can tell when the leaves begin to pull away easily from the head; if you need to use any strength, let it boil for another minute.
  • After the leaves are pulled away from the head, let it cook for about three minutes more, and remove the outer leaves as they soften progressively. You want 15 big leaves to make your cabbage rolls and fill them with the stuffing we will prepare.
  • Once you have your 15 leaves, let them cool on a plate, then cut the thick center stem from each leaf individually. We’d recommend using a thin but sharp knife or a similar instrument.
  • Now it’s time to make the filling! To do this, sauté your onion in a pan using olive oil. Let it cool after sautéing it for between 5 and 10 minutes, then combine the onion with the ground beef, pork, salt, pepper, parsley, and cauliflower rice. Mix all this in a pan and cook for a few minutes.
  • Lay a cabbage leaf on a big plate with the stem in front of you. Then put about 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center, closer to you. Flip the right side of the leaf up to the middle, flip the left side up, and roll the cabbage up entirely.
  • If done correctly, you should have a neatly wrapped cabbage roll that won’t easily fall apart and still the delicious meat mixture over the plate. Do this process repeatedly until you have a few leaves remaining. You should have between 10 and 12 cabbage rolls depending on your leaf sizes.
  • Next, lying your Instant Pot with a few cabbage leaves on the bottom. You can place your cabbage rolls seam-side down, which prevents them from splitting open during the rest of the cooking process.
  • Progressively stack the cabbage rolls on top of each other in layers as you run out of space at the bottom, taking care not to spill any of the meat mixtures as you work. We’d also recommend sprinkling a little salt on top of each layer as you stack the cabbage rolls higher and higher. This gives the entire batch an extra bit of zest.
  • Now make the sauce using the above ingredients. You can do this by mixing it in a bowl; nothing needs to be warmed up, so you can do it with a regular spoon and without heat.
  • Once the sauce has been mixed, pour it over the roll's top and drain it to the bottom. Now close the Instant Pot top and let it pressure cook for about 18 minutes. Once the timer has gone up, wait five minutes before releasing the pressure so they can properly cook.

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Notes

Net Carbs: 2.0g

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cabbage roll Calories: 135 kcal Carbohydrates: 2.5 g Protein: 9 g Fat: 11 g Fiber: 0.5 g Net Carbs: 2 g
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 135
Diet: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Keto
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  1. Leesy

    January 29, 2023 at 9:27 am

    5 stars
    I was so sad that I have not had spring rolls or egg rolls since I started doing keto and this IS genius! IDK Y I have not thought about using cabbage leaves as wonton roll wrappers??! I make Swedish cabbage rolls all the time, so simple to swap out with egg roll ingredients! I cannot wait to make this, I will be reporting back once I make it!

    Would love to see crab ragoon made keto friendly!!

    Reply
  2. Costin

    February 14, 2022 at 5:53 am

    Or you can use sour cabbage (sauerkraut) - eastern european recipe.

    Reply
    • Jennifer

      February 23, 2022 at 10:17 pm

      Great idea, Costin. Thanks!

      Reply

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