Cabbage Jambalaya

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning (more if you prefer)
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 3 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 lb smoked sausage, cut into bite size pieces (i prefer andouille)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 head cabbage (chopped)
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes & chilies
• 3/4 cup of your favorite wine
• 8 ounces mushrooms (sliced)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
• 2 saute' the ground meat in the olive oil.
• 3 season the meat well with cajun seasonings, or salt, pepper and your favorite seasoning.
• 4 add chopped onion, celery and smoked sausage.
• 5 cook until onions and celery are clear, about 10 minutes add garlic.
• 6 while meat and veggies are cooking, chop the cabbage and combine with rice, chili powder and canned tomato blend in roaster.
• 7 after meat mixture has cooked for 10 minutes, add it the to the cabbage mixture in the roaster.
• 8 mix well.
• 9 finally, saute' the mushrooms in a little oil for about a minute or two, then add the wine to the mushrooms and deglaze the pan.
• 10 add the mushrooms and wine to the roaster and mix well.
• 11 cover, and place in the oven to bake for 2 hours, stirring halfway through the cooking time.
• 12 an excellent dish for pot luck suppers because it makes lots.
• 13 also reheats well in a microwave, but, doesn't freeze well.
• 14 enjoy!