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Portions:
6
Serving
Size:
2 cabbage rolls
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Lower Protein
Ingredients
- 12 cabbage leaves
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice
- 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (divided use)
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1-1/4 cup water (divided use)
- 3 ounces tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Preparation
- Carefully remove 12 cabbage leaves from a whole cabbage and wash them.
- Boil a large pot of water. Add cabbage leaves and cook for 2 minutes to soften. Drain and set leaves aside.
- In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, rice, onion, eggs, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, basil, parsley and 1/4 cup water.
- Place 1/4 cup of the turkey mixture on the cabbage leaf and fold sides of leaf over turkey mixture.
- Place rolls close together, seam side down in a baking dish.
- Combine tomato paste, lemon juice, 1 cup water, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and sugar to make a sauce. Top cabbage rolls with sauce. Cover and bake at 375° F for 1-1/2 hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer.
Helpful hints
- Cabbage rolls can be cooked in a slow cooker on low setting for 6 to 8 hours instead of baked in the oven.
- If you are following a low-potassium diet, be aware 2 cabbage rolls are equal to 2 vegetable servings. Consuming extra servings of fruits or vegetables can cause high potassium levels.
Submitted by: DaVita® dietitian Wendy from Ohio.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 219
Protein 17 g
Carbohydrates 26 g
Fat 6 g
Cholesterol 96 mg
Sodium 112 mg
Potassium 581 mg
Phosphorus 190 mg
Calcium 80 mg
Fiber 3.5 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 2 meat
- 2 vegetables, medium potassium
- 1 high calorie
Carbohydrate choices
1-1/2
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Comments(17)
linda8253
Mar. 30, 2019 8:12 AM
can ground beef be substituted for turkey? Yes you can use the beef instead and the recipe will turn out fine. Most nutrients will be similar except fat and cholesterol will be higher.
BeverlyAnn22
Jan. 19, 2018 10:16 AM
I like to try this recipe sounds very good! I might substitute with ground chicken does not have cholesterol like turkey! I like the slow cooker idea as well! I will add a small amount of granulated garlic & omit the sugar. My experience when cooking red cabbage is that it has a slightly sweeter taste than green cabbage!
MysterJim
Apr. 30, 2016 7:30 PM
Definitely not like Grandma used to make. I follow these directions almost to a T, except used 03% lean ground beef. The filling came out dry and not very flavorful. Almost seems like it was way overcooked. Also, sauce was too sugary tasting; and that was the part I was really looking forward to. Now I have to suffer through eating the other 8 of these boogers! Yikes!!
DaKa1West
Nov. 21, 2015 5:45 AM
I used roasted red pepper and low sodium tomato sauce to cook the rolls in. Added some garlic ( I use garlic in everything). I substituted 1/2packet of stevia for the sugar. Ground Turkey is wonderful and full of flavor. I have replaced all my ground beef recipes with it
TiaEmi8
Mar. 29, 2014 4:36 PM
are there any recipes for 1 o 2 persons. These large recipes are overwhelming to divide.
Greg__
Sep. 21, 2013 1:02 PM
Used ground beef & cooked rice cause that's what I had. Half browned, then drained, beef first since it had 20% fat. My husband rated it 6 (of 5) stars!
vallance
May. 29, 2013 10:16 AM
Added chopped green red and yellow peppers and a basil leaf and a little garlic. Fun to make.
shall64
Feb. 21, 2013 1:23 PM
We are having a family dinner and decided to make this. Only thing is what would you recommend for side dish as well? Dietitian comment: I think a nice sourdough roll or a piece of crusty french bread would compliment this dish. A low potassium dessert could also be included-[INVALID]s, pie or cake or you could go with a low potassium fruit such as fresh berries.
Syble
Jul. 27, 2012 5:02 PM
I used very lean hamburger for this recipe, because I didn't have any turkey, used 1 small can tomato sauce(low sodium) instead of tomato paste, added a little garlic powder and a teaspoon of Mrs.Dash,used only one egg,and cooked it in a slow cooker for around 4 and a half hours on high setting.They were "Excellent", we loved them and will make them again, since this made twelve, we had 2 apiece this evening and I froze the rest, so we will have two more meals already made, Wonderful!!
djack44
Apr. 03, 2012 3:31 AM
I haven't tried this yet..but I do plan on it..I am new and just seeing this for the 1st time..I am curious to know if the sugar that this recipe requires makes this taste sweet at all? Can it be ommited without ruining the taste? I can't post without rating so I will give it 5 starts because it sounds so good. Moderator comment, You can omit the sugar without making a big change in the taste. It will still be tasty!
moonglow
Jan. 23, 2011 5:43 PM
I made the cabbage rolls and instead of tomato paste I used canned red peppers. It cuts down on the potassium
Mary Rath
Sep. 07, 2010 4:01 PM
I just made Lo Main chicken it was great
Dawn Schulz
Jun. 09, 2010 9:36 AM
I made these for my dad he loved them:) I baked them and portioned them out and froze them. they reheat great!
lewislh
May. 21, 2010 4:36 PM
Good but not great (but I'm not crazy about cabbage rolls!)
Gale H.
Jan. 04, 2010 9:41 AM
This sounds terrific, can't wait to try it.
henipeni
May. 28, 2009 8:07 PM
really, really good. I used left-over cooked rice and low sodium tomato paste. Also, I, too, used the slow cooker..on low for 4 hours. Served it with boiled new potatoes (the tiny ones) We didn't have a dessert because by that time, dinner, I had used up my limit of P and K.
randolph
Jul. 20, 2008 3:10 PM
This was excellent - I used the "crock pot" to do my cooking, and "low sodium" tomatoe paste - my husband and I both loved them. I made " Southern-style Cornbread--Low Phosphorus" to go with it - the cabbage rolls were moist and flavorful - thank you - we will be making them again.