This recipe came from my mom. I'm not going to lie, cooking is not one of my mom's strong suits. Let's just say I'm for the most part a self-taught cook. Mom makes a handful of dishes that I can honestly say I love and this is one of them. I never liked piggies growing up. I recently discovered that I am very fond of cabbage. For those of you not from northeastern PA, a piggie, which is sometimes called a pig in a blanket or a cabbage roll, is ground beef and rice wrapped in cabbage and baked in tomato sauce. This recipe throws all the components together in a casserole dish and is baked. It's an easy recipe that is warm and comforting on a cool, fall day. It's also a crowd-pleaser and disappears at family functions.
Lazy Day Piggies
Ingredients: 1 head of cabbage 1 and 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 cup cooked white rice 2 jars sauce 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning salt & pepper, to taste
Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Brown ground beef with minced garlic and Italian seasoning. Drain most of the grease, leaving about 2 tablespoons and transfer to a large bowl.
Roughly chop cabbage and add to ground beef. Add rice and sauce. Stir until combined. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Pour into a lightly greased casserole dish.
Bake 1 and 1/2 - 2 hours. Serve with a salad and bread.
This is great!! My gram can make some good piggies!! Though, I have never been a big cabbage person (usually I would eat the meat and rice and leave the cabbage on my plate! ya, shame on me!), this seems like a good way to eat everything-I bet you barely even taste the cabbage!
This is great!! My gram can make some good piggies!! Though, I have never been a big cabbage person (usually I would eat the meat and rice and leave the cabbage on my plate! ya, shame on me!), this seems like a good way to eat everything-I bet you barely even taste the cabbage!
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