Inside Out Cabbage Rolls

This is almost too easy to be called a recipe.  It's more a layering of 4 humble ingredients that bakes up into a luscious, low carb mouthful.  Cabbage that becomes sweet & soft as it bakes, flavored up with your favorite pesto, then topped with ground beef and cheese.  It's almost as if you have a decadent, cabbagey cheeseburger without the bun.

While I assembled these in my adorable Smithey Ironware mini skillets, you can also assemble them simply on a sheet pan.  4 ingredients, then 25-30 minutes in a 425 degree oven & voila, dinner is served.

My 4 year old grandson helped to assemble these.. That's how easy they are.

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Just cheesy, beefy goodness.  That's it & more than worth the 5 minutes it too you to put it together.
See the simple video tutorial (and my grandson's little hands helping add cheese 🥰)

Inside Out Low Carb Cabbage Rolls

For each portion you'll need:
1/4" slice of a cabbage "steak". Either Red or green cabbage is fine 
1/2 tablespoon pesto of choice
4 ounces (approximately) ground beef
Shredded cheese of choice (I used Gouda, but any melting cheese will do) *See cook's tip below
Sea salt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Simply place cabbage steak either on a parchment paper lined baking sheet or in a mini skillet (like the Smithey skillets I used).
Spread pesto atop each cabbage steak.
Top with ground beef & press down so it adheres to cabbage.
Season with sea salt & pepper
​Top with cheese in the amount that makes you happy 😊

Bake for 25-30 minutes until cabbage is wilted and beef is cooked through.  Cheese will be nice & bubbly on top.

*Cook's tip - grate your own cheese.  It's cheaper, better for you (no anticoagulants) and takes 60 seconds on a box grater to grate an 8 ounce block of cheese.🧀