Unstuffed Cabbage with a Kick Recipe

Unstuffed Cabbage with a Kick Recipe

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 head cabbage, cut into 1-inch squares
  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground turkey in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Transfer cooked turkey to a bowl.
  2. Heat olive oil in the skillet over medium heat; saute onion in hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic to onion; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Pour diced tomatoes and tomato sauce over the onion mixture; season with Italian seasoning, basil, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer tomato mixture until the tomatoes are softened, about 10 minutes.
  4. Stir cabbage into the tomato mixture; continue cooking until cabbage is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
  5. Stir ground turkey into the mixture; cook to reheat the turkey, 1 to 2 minutes.