Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage (ww)

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 3 cups water
• 1 head savory cabbage, leaves seperated (original recipe says to use 8 leaves ( but i used the whole head of cabbage)
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced (original recipe says to use cremini mushrooms but i used ordinary mushrooms)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons parsley
• 2 cups marinara sauce
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies (optional)
• 1 cup low -fat shredded cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine barley and water in saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. reduce heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes. drain.
• 2 meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil. add cabbage leaves and return to a boil, cooking for 8-10 minutes. drain. rinse under cold running water. drain. transfer to cutting board and cut off thick ribs from the base of the cabbage leaves -- on some of the leaves i skipped this step.
• 3 preheat oven to 350-degrees f. spray 9 x 13 pan with pam.
• 4 in a skillet heat oil and add mushrooms and onion, cook stirring for 5-8 minutes or until softened. stir in soy sauce and cook for another 3-5 minutes. stir in barley and parsley. remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 5 put mixture in a food processor and pulse until chopped -- you will probably have to work in batches.
• 6 place 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce in bottom of baking dish.
• 7 place 1/3 cup of filling in each cabbage leaf and fold in sides of leaf over filling and roll up.
• 8 place rolls seam side down in baking dish.
• 9 in a large measuring cup or bowl stir together remaining marinara sauce (1 1/2 cups), water and vinegar. pour over cabbage rolls.
• 10 cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• 11 what i did because of didn't estimate the time right is i refrigerated the pan covered and the next day added 1 can of tomatoes and some leftover ww cheese (not sure of the amount) -- cooked at 350 for 30 minutes or so.