# HIGH PROTEIN, GLUTEN FREE Stuffed Cabbage

This recipe features defrosted frozen cabbage leaves stuffed with seasoned ground turkey, quinoa, and vegetables, cooked in red sauce and finished with grated parmesan and balsamic reduction.

- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 head green cabbage
- 1.5 lbs ground turkey (85/15)
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.75 tsp paprika
- 1.5 tbsp jarred Calabrian chili pepper
- 1 onion minced
- 1 carrot minced
- 1 celery stalk minced
- 3 tbsp parsley
- 1 egg
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 0.33 cup grated parm
- 3 cups sauce
- 3 tbsp balsamic reduction

## Instructions

1. Wrap the cabbage in plastic wrap and place in the freezer overnight or until frozen solid.
2. Remove cabbage from freezer, place in a bowl and allow to thaw, or use the defrost function on your microwave to quickly thaw the cabbage.
3. To a bowl, add the ground turkey, salt, paprika, Calabrian chili pepper, minced onion, minced carrot, minced celery stalk, parsley, egg, and cooked quinoa.
4. Mix all ingredients in the bowl well.
5. Preheat oven to 375F.
6. Carefully peel 10 leaves from the thawed cabbage.
7. Add a meatball sized portion of the raw meat mixture to each leaf and wrap as shown.
8. Add the sauce to a 10 inch skillet and nestle the cabbage bundles in the sauce.
9. Cook for 30 minutes.
10. Remove from oven, top with grated parm and return to oven to cook for 20 minutes more.
11. Finish with balsamic reduction and enjoy!

## Equipment

- plastic wrap
- bowl
- oven
- 10 inch skillet

## Tips

- Freezing and defrosting a whole head of cabbage makes it easy to peel off the leaves for stuffing.
- Kids ate and loved it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEaIZD6xE4X/?igsh=bmdtZHIxNXIzY29j
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2ba97e96-44c9-4ac7-95f8-7ab0d9d9b318
- Extracted: 2026-02-18

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