This Low Carb Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole Recipe is a great family dinner idea. Full of healthy vegetables and lean protein. This one-pot casserole is made low carb and can be served alongside rice for those that want it. Keto friendly recipes like this cabbage roll casserole make eating low carb easy!
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Low Carb Stuffed Cabbage Casserole Recipe in One Pot
I absolutely LOVE this casserole! Ever since I made this Easy Stuffed Cabbage Casserole this has been a regular type of meal at my house. I also have a Cabbage Roll Soup that I enjoy as well.
So naturally, now that I am eating low carb, I decided to create an Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole that is low carb and Keto friendly. I just make rice on the side for my daughter.
Is Cabbage Casserole Healthy
Yes! This hearty casserole is full of healthy veggies and lean protein. I think cabbage has been a super food before super foods were even a thing! You could also use ground turkey or chicken if you are avoiding beef.
I added an orange bell pepper to this recipe for flavor and color. If you are following a strict low carb diet feel free to omit the orange pepper. That will save you about 9 total carbs or 6 net carbs overall.
Is Cabbage Good For A Low Carb Keto Diet
Yes! One cup of raw cabbage contains approximately 22 calories, 5 carbs and 2 grams of fiber. 3 net carbs.
That means that cabbage is most definitely Keto friendly and a great choice to fill up those vegetable carbs.
Ingredients Needed For Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole (screenshot for grocery list)
- Oil
- Ground Beef
- Sweet Onion
- Orange Bell Pepper
- Garlic
- Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
- Smoked Paprika
- Dried Oregano
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Salt/Pepper
- Green Cabbage
- Shredded Cheddar/Jack Cheese
- Sauce oil, beef, onion and orange pepper over medium/high in large pan with high sides or a dutch oven. Cook until beef is browned and onions are translucent.
- Add garlic and sauce 1 more minute.
- Stir in tomatoes, spices, salt and pepper. Top with cabbage. Cover and cook 15-20 minutes or until cabbage is tender.
- Top with cheese, cover until melted then serve.
Tools You Need for this Recipe: Sharp Knife + Good Cutting Board + Large Dutch Oven
This Low Carb Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole Recipe is a great family dinner idea. Full of healthy vegetables and lean protein. This one-pot casserole is made low carb and can be served alongside rice for those that want it. Keto friendly recipes like this cabbage roll casserole make eating low carb easy! *add 1/4 cup water if the cabbage doesn't seem to be releasing enough liquid.
Low Carb Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 474 Total Fat 34g Saturated Fat 13g Trans Fat 1g Unsaturated Fat 17g Cholesterol 108mg Sodium 418mg Carbohydrates 11g Fiber 2g Sugar 6g Protein 31g
Sunny says
March 22, 2019 atThanks looks yummy!
Nicole Harris says
March 24, 2019 at😀
Jackie says
April 24, 2019 atIt says to add garlic and sauce, what is the sauce ?
Nicole Harris says
April 27, 2019 atSorry about that, stupid autocorrect. It should read saute not sauce 🙂 I’m updating the recipe now. Thanks!
Angela carter says
May 8, 2019 atWhat temperature do u set the oven on
Nicole Harris says
May 8, 2019 atNo oven. This is a stovetop recipe 🙂
Etap says
May 12, 2019 atThis is yummy! I ate it all by myself in just a few days… it’s terrific. I used grain fed beef, butter to saute the onion and bell pepper, and topped it with greek yogurt. thank you for sharing!! awesome for Keto!
Nicole Harris says
May 16, 2019 atI can totally eat an entire batch myself too 😀
Jean Marie Sacramento says
May 24, 2019 atFantastique
Tara says
July 6, 2019 atWhere does the sugar count come from?
Nicole Harris says
July 20, 2019 atSome veggies have natural occurring sugars, so the peppers and tomatoes.
April says
August 12, 2019 atThis was great! I didn’t use the pepper and added a can of crushed tomatoes the last 5 minutes-it was a great low carb replacement of the Pennsylvania Dutch version!
Nicole Harris says
August 15, 2019 atAwesome!!!
Shelby says
September 15, 2019 atIs there 34 grams of fat in the entire recipe? Or is there 6 servings and the entire recipe and you listed the nutrition for 1 serving? Thank you!
Nicole Harris says
September 18, 2019 atI ran the ingredients through different nutrition calculator and this is the results:
Total Fat 24.1g 31%
Saturated Fat 10.6g 53%
Cholesterol 107mg 36%
Sodium 439mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 8.8g 3%
Dietary Fiber 2.3g 8%
Total Sugars 4.2g
Protein 33.6g
I find that the nutrition calculators vary quite a bit. Frustrating but true.
Hailey Jacobsen says
September 24, 2019 atSo you dont drain the grease from the hamburger?
Nicole Harris says
September 25, 2019 atIf the hamburger you are using produces a lot of grease then you can go ahead and drain it. I find the good quality hamburgers barely have any oil so it typically isn’t necessary. Thanks!
Nikki says
September 28, 2019 atWould this freeze well?
Nicole Harris says
October 21, 2019 atI have not tried freezing this but I imagine that it should be fine.
Mary says
October 1, 2019 atDo you need to pre-cook the cabbage a little? Wouldn’t it be hard?
Nicole Harris says
October 21, 2019 atMine seems to cook just fine, of course, I do like a bit of bite to my cabbage. You can precook it if you prefer 🙂
Cathy Huras says
October 5, 2019 atCan you freeze this dish and then reheat?
Nicole Harris says
October 21, 2019 atI imagine this should freeze and reheat well.
Jill says
October 10, 2019 atThis is delicious!! Portion control went by the wayside!! I had to have 2 helpings!!
Nicole Harris says
October 21, 2019 atYeah, I hear ya 😀
Stephanie Waldeck says
October 13, 2019 atCan you replace the meat with tofu?
Nicole Harris says
October 21, 2019 atI suppose you could. I don’t have much experience with tofu so you would need to use your best judgement.
Delia says
October 29, 2019 atThis was great. I did add some tomato sauce to make it a bit “wet”…not sure the right term. But like I said, it was great!
Nicole Harris says
November 2, 2019 atSounds good, I like extra saucy too 🙂
Penny says
October 30, 2019 atCould you put this in a crockpot? If so, what time, etc… would you suggest?
Nicole Harris says
November 2, 2019 atSorry, I haven’t done a crockpot version so I can’t say for sure. But, I’ll definitely put that recipe on my to-do list. I do have a slow cooker cabbage roll soup: https://wonkywonderful.com/slow-cooker-cabbage-roll-soup/
Denise says
November 1, 2019 atIt hasn’t been updated? Because I was also super confused but this does look amazing!
Nicole Harris says
November 2, 2019 at???I’m confused, update what? And thanks 🙂
tanyaremkiv says
November 9, 2019 atThis has been my favorite dish for a while! thank you for sharing it!
Nicole Harris says
November 13, 2019 atYou are very welcome 🙂