Crockpot Cabbage Rolls

Ingredientes

• 1 xícara, cozido brown rice
• 3 1/2 xícaras spaghetti/marinara pasta sauce
• 3 colheres de sopa lemon juice
• 1/3 xícara, embaladas seedless raisins
• 1 cabeça, média cabbage
• 1/2 xícara, cortadas carrot
• 1/2 xícara, cortado celery
• 1 dente garlic
• 1 média onion
• 1 colher de chá, embalado brown sugar
• 15 oz red kidney beans

Instruções

1. Cook brown rice according to package directions.
2. Remove 8 outer cabbage leaves for rolls and blanch in boiling water and set aside.
3. Chop or shred the remaining cabbage and put in bottom of crock pot. Chop vegetables while rice is cooking.
4. When rice is finished, combine beans, rice, carrots, celery, chopped onion, garlic and 1/2 cup of marinara sauce. Add salt, pepper and basil to taste.
5. Divide the mixture and place into 8 cabbage leaves, creating 8 rolls. Put any leftover mixture on top of the shredded cabbage.
6. Mix remaining 3 cups marinara with raisins, lemon juice and brown sugar.
7. Pour 1/2 of mixture over shredded cabbage in pot. Put rolls in pot, then pour remaining sauce over rolls.
8. Cover and cook 4 hours on low heat.