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One-Pan Cabbage and Ground Beef
A quick one-pan dinner of seasoned ground beef, tender cabbage, carrots and tomatoes, inspired by the flavours of Eastern European cabbage rolls.
From YouTube · Dec 5, 2025
A quick one-pan dinner of seasoned ground beef, tender cabbage, carrots and tomatoes, inspired by the flavours of Eastern European cabbage rolls.
10 min
Prep time
25 min
Cook time
35 min
Total time
4
Yield
Ingredients
12 ingredients- ½ medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 carrots, coarsely grated
- 8–10 cherry tomatoes, halved, or 1 regular tomato, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 450 g lean ground beef
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp sweet paprika
- 450 g green cabbage, thinly sliced
- 250 ml tomato sauce
- Fresh parsley, chopped, for serving
Method
9 steps- Melt the butter in a large frying pan with a lid over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onion and grated carrots. Cook, stirring regularly, until they begin to soften.
- Add the tomatoes and minced garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
- Add the ground beef. Break it apart with a spatula and cook until no longer pink.
- Season the beef mixture with the salt, black pepper and sweet paprika.
- Add the sliced cabbage in batches, stirring as it begins to soften and reduce in volume.
- Pour in the tomato sauce and stir until the meat and vegetables are evenly combined.
- Cover the pan and cook over medium-low heat until the cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally so the mixture does not catch on the bottom.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning, then sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve hot.
Additional tips
- Cook the ground beef thoroughly until no pink remains. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and reheat until piping hot.
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