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Lamb and Feta Cabbage Rolls
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Lamb and Feta Cabbage Rolls

18 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr 15 min 8 openrecipes
Lamb and Feta Cabbage Rolls

Nutritious cabbage is stuffed with ground lamb, feta cheese and short grain rice and covered with an anise-spiked tomato sauce that begs to be sopped up.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1122
Calories
80g
Protein
55g
Fat
80g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 19 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Feta Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Green Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 head (Large Size) Green Cabbage, Washed
  • 1 pound Ground Lamb
  • 1 Large Yellow Onion, Finely Chopped
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1 cup Crumbled Feta
  • ½ cups Bomba Rice Or Short-grain Rice
  • ¼ cups Chopped Fresh Parsley
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • ½ teaspoons Fennel Seeds, Crushed
  • 2-½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • ¼ cups Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 cube Chicken Bouillon
  • 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Crushed, Or Diced Tomatoes
  • ⅓ cups Anise Liqueur

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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