STUFFED SAVOY CABBAGE WITH CHICKEN

PORTIONS: 10

INGREDIENTS FOR SAUCE
1 can crushed tomatoes ( 1 lb 12 oz)
1 can whole tomatoes ( 2 lb 3 oz ), diced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup onions chopped
4 garlic cloves minced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1/4 cup green pepper diced
2 bay leaves
1 tsp fresh oregano leaves
½ tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp salt

PREPARATION
Heat up a pan with the olive oil at medium temperature.
Cook onions and garlic, until onions are translucent.
Add carrots and peppers and cook for 2 minutes.
Add crushed tomatoes, tomatoes diced with the juices, bay leaves, oregano, thyme leaves, pepper and salt.
Cook sauce at low temperature, stirring the sauce every 5 minutes.
After sauce has boiled, cook it for 15 more minutes.
At last minute add basil leaves and stir the sauce. Turn off the flame  and let the sauce to rest.

INGREDIENTS FOR STUFFED CABBAGE
1 head savoy cabbage, take off 10 large leaves
22 oz ground chicken
1/3 cup milk

½ cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup egg beater
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
½ tsp fresh thyme leaves
3/4 cup cooked rice, cold.

PREPARATION FOR THE STUFFED CABBAGE
In a bowl mix well the milk, bread crumbs, egg beater, salt, ground pepper and thyme leaves.
Add and combine, the ground chicken and rice.
Stuff each cabbage leaves with the chicken. Roll and close the leaves like an envelope.
Arrange the stuffed cabbage in a baking pan at less 2 ½" dip.
Mix 3 cups of the tomato sauce with 2 tbsp red vinegar, 1 cup water and 3/4 tsp salt.
Pour the sauce on top of the cabbage.
Save the rest of the sauce for future use.
Cover the pan with foil and bake it at 375° F - 190° C for about 45 minutes or until the internal temperature of the stuffed leaves are at less 165° F - 74° C.

NUTRITION FACTS PER SERVING ( 2 stuffed rolls )

Calories               305.5        Monounsaturated Fat       1.8 g            Carbohydrate          29.0 g
Total Fat                  6.7 g     Cholesterol                   109.5 mg         Dietary fiber             3.0 g
Saturated Fat            1.9 g     Sodium                       1,903.86 mg      Sugars                      7.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat   1.7 g     Potassium                      869.9 mg        Protein                    31.7 g