Polish Beef and Cabbage Casserole | Lazy Golumpki

Our family enjoys Polish Golumpki  - also considered Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, which takes time to prepare. Here's a simple casserole recipe I used for Stuffed Cabbage and meat filling which is basically the same as the stuffed cabbage leaf recipe.

Dump and Bake Polish Casserole - Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole

I made Stuffed Cabbage Rolls for my daughter and her family and brought it over when she had her third child.  It freezes well.  You can either cook the meat filling ahead and prepare, or just mix it and use as a freezer meal.

Sometimes you just have to have Golumpki but don't have the time to pull the cabbage leaves apart and roll them.  So this is a good recipe to make if you want to bring a casserole dish to a party, buffet, or a friend.

To see how I make the authentic real deal Polish  stuffed cabbage rolls - check out my recipe here

Easy clean up with Handmade Dish Cloths from Moomettes Crochet Shop ~

Polish Beef Rice and Cabbage Casserole with Sauce -

Authentic Polish Golumpki

1 Green Cabbage, large

*Meat Filling*
2 lbs. Ground Beef (or use Meatloaf Mix from your butcher with is a combo of ground beef and ground pork)
1/2 c. Minute Rice
1 egg
1/2 c. Bread Crumbs, plain
1/2 c. water
salt, pepper to taste

*Sauce:*
2 (14 oz.) cans Tomato Sauce
2 tbl. Light Brown Sugar
1 tsp. White Vinegar
1 tsp. Lemon Juice

Shred cabbage in a food processor
Par Boil cabbage about 10 minutes, until almost soft. Drain and cool.

Prepare meat mixture (ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, water, rice, salt, pepper)

Prepare sauce (tomato sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, lemon juice) and bring to a slight boil

Cover bottom of baking dish with sauce.  Alternate layers with meat mixture, cabbage and sauce, ending with sauce.

Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or so until done at 350 degree oven. 

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Authentic Polish Golumpki Recipe | Stuffed Cabbage Rolls | Polish Food

The cool fall weather and end of Daylight Savings Time means my family gets a hankering for some good old-fashioned Comfort food.   This Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Golabki or Authentic Polish Golumpki  - Polish Casserole recipe makes a delicious, satisfying supper for your family. Make this lazy deconstructed casserole for the holidays - traditional Easter or Christmas dish.

 Authentic Polish Golumpki Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

My daughter wanted to learn how to make these easy Polish Stuffed Cabbage with sweet and sour tomato sauce.   It's nice to pass on ethnic family traditions.  Golumpki is very much like stuffed peppers, except with cabbage, and the meat mixture is very much like you would use for a meatloaf.

The Polish Casserole Dish Golumpki recipe itself is easy, however it is very time consuming, so plan ahead!  The taste of this traditional comfort food is worth the effort.  It took us about 2 hours to make.  We doubled the recipe and made about 48 Golumpki.

Each tray held about 6 medium size stuffed cabbage.  My daughter took 3 trays home, I gave one to another daughter, and kept 3 casserole dishes for ourselves, which became freezer meals.  We usually have the kids stop in for dinner so it's nice to have a meal on-hand for unexpected company!

If there's extra small cabbage leaves and meat filling left over, I turn it into Lazy Golumpki

If you're looking for the Polish Dumplings, or Authentic Polish Pierogi, I've shared our family recipe for Polish Pierogi Dough, and also the Potato and Farmer's Cheese Pierogi fillings.

Usually we make the Pierogi around the Christmas holiday season.  I have several upcoming craft fairs scheduled, and have been busy stocking my Moomettes Crochet shop with some pretty Handmade Crochet Dish Cloths  for the season!  We might have to get an earlier start this year and freeze them.  Take a peek:

Golumpki Polish Food

Here's the recipe we used for our Polish Golumpki, or Stuffed Cabbage and meat filling:

1 Green Cabbage, large

*Meat Filling*
2 lbs. Ground Beef (or use Meatloaf Mix)
1/2 c. Minute Rice
1 egg
1/2 c. Bread Crumbs, plain
1/2 c. water
salt, pepper to taste

*Sauce:*
2 (14 oz.) cans Tomato Sauce
2 tbl. Light Brown Sugar
1 tsp. White Vinegar
1 tsp. Lemon Juice

Boil cabbage in a large stock pot until almost soft. Drain, separate each leaf and cool.

Prepare meat mixture (ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, water, rice, salt, pepper)

Prepare sauce (tomato sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, lemon juice) and bring to a slight boil

Stuff each cabbage leaf with 1-2 tablespoons of meat mixture. Roll up and tuck in ends.  Secure with toothpick

Cover bottom of baking dish with sauce.  Place Golumpki seam side down in pan.  Cover with more sauce.

Bake for 1-1/2 hours at 350 degree oven.

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