Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls Unstuffed is a quick and fresh take on a beloved dish. Chop up those cabbage leaves and cook in a rich meaty, tomato sauce for a dinner bowl that will rock. your. world! Your family will enjoy this Irish infused meal on St. Patrick’s Day or all year long.
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This recipe is Week 4 of our new “What’s For Dinner?” meal series, consisting of 10 weeks of delicious and fun meals for busy weeknights. Check back each week for inspiration to help you decide what’s for dinner!
Make it a Meal!
This hearty dish can surely stand on its own, but why not make it even better with these delectable finds!
Drinks
- Minty White Hot Chocolate – Throw some Guinness in here and call it a day!
Sides
- Homemade Cornbread Without Cornmeal – A comforting meal like this requires bread to be served with it
- Balsamic Roasted Brussel Sprouts – Increase your veggie intake with a side of hot and crisp brussels
Dessert
- Thin Mint Chocolate Truffles – Pair this traditional Irish dish with a bright green dessert that’s perfect for St. Patty’s Day
- Mixed Berry Cast Iron Cobbler – When I think comfort, I think cobbler!
How to: Make Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls Unstuffed
Combine the warmth of cabbage rolls with hassle-free cooking and you have unstuffed Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls! The instant pot is simple perfect for some meals and this is certainly one of them.
First, set the Instant Pot to Saute and cook onions and carrots in olive oil until soft. Add the mushrooms for a minute or two at the end.
Add the ground meat and season with salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Continue cooking until no pink remains.
Pour in the tomato sauce and beef broth, give it a good stir, and seal. Pressure Cook for 15 minutes then quick release.
Add the cabbage to the instant pot and Pressure Cook for another 5 minutes. Quick release and stir in cooked rice. Top with green onions and serve right away!
Ingredients Needed
Materials Needed
Instant Pot Cabbage Rolls Unstuffed
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced
- 1 carrot diced
- 1 tbsp oilive oil
- 6 oz mushrooms sliced thin
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp pepper
- ½ tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp thyme
- ½ tbsp red pepper flakes
- 1 15oz can tomato sauce
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 small head of cabbage roughly chopped
- 1 cup cooked rice
- green onions to garnish
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to the saute function. Add onions, carrots and olive oil and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Carefully add the ground turkey to the pot and stir. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Cook until no longer pink.
- Turn off the Saute function and pour in the tomato sauce and beef broth. Close the lid and Pressure Cook for 15 minutes.
- Quick release the Instant Pot and add in the cabbage. Cook for an additional 5 minutes and then quick release.
- Stir in cooked rice, top with green onions, and serve right away.
Notes
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Have you ever tried unstuffed rolls? Next on my list is deconstructed egg rolls!
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This looks delicious! I haven’t had a cabbage roll in a long time and I can’t tell you how much I miss using my Instapot. Mine kiddo removed the pressure valve from mine and I can’t find it. I was actually looking over at it longingly the other day. Great recipe. It’s so nice to have a quick, delicious meal to serve during the week. I save my long meals for Sunday dinner.
~ Cassie
I can’t say I’m familiar with or before heard of this dish but it’s such a hearty meal.
Sounds YUM! Just printed this and can’t wait to try this for St. Patrick’s Day. 🍀
This is quite easy and quite to make. Yet very scrumptious. I love the meaty tomato sauce and if pressure cooked it gets even quicker to make it. Plus the leafy veggies to top up nutrients. I like it. Xx
Isa A. Blogger
Oh this is a nice idea! I am always looking for new weeknight Instant Pot dinners thanks for this! 🙂
love discovering new instant pot recipes. thanks for sharing!
this makes a great dinner meal, I love cabbage they are healthy and easy to cook.
Yum! This was so cosy and delicious I loved it
This takes me back to childhood memories. Cabbage rolls are so comforting and this dish doesn’t disappoint! Love that I can make this in the instant pot.
Awesome recipe! And super easy. Thanks for sharing!
Cabbage definitely is healthy. Looks delicious.
Yumm!! These look delicious and I’m going to have to try these! Thanks so much for sharing!✨
This recipe looks and sounds like it may be something I would enjoy. There are so many different ingredients you could add or change if you wanted to. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Lauren – bournemouthgirl
I love cabbage rolls but don’t enjoy all the work involved in making them. This is absolutely brilliant! Adding to my meal plan next week!
I’ve never tried cabbage rolls (the regular stuffed ones) so I’m not familiar with this dish at all but this sounds great!
I’ve never had cabbage rolls before, but this looks good! I’ll have to try it one day & see if I like it!
We recently got an instant pot. I am looking for new recipes to do with it. I definitely need to try this. Thank you for sharing.
What a delicious dinner idea. Healthy and so easy to make. I’m adding this recipe to my list. I’ll cook this for my boys this week. Thanks.
I wonder if I could do a vegetarian version of this? It sounds perfect for the cold weather that’s hanging on where I live.
Sounds so delicious! Love how easy your recipes are to follow as well, makes it super straightforward to know how to recreate 🙂
what a great deconstructed recipe for cabbage rolls. now i can put it on top of rice
What a wholesome dinner idea, all the flavour minus all the work required to make traditional cabbage rolls. Love it!
This looks so good. I would love to try it as a meal. Thank you for the recommendations.
Wow, this looks good! Fairly simple to make too! Great post!
This looks super yummy! I wouldn’t mind having it every day!
Yum!! Definitely trying this!
This looks so hearty yet healthy!
This turned out amazinf and was so easy to make
I’ve made this in the skillet but never the Instant Pot! It’s delicious great recipe!
I love cabbage rolls. Adding this to my menu for next week. I need something to warms me up.
Thanks for sharing the recipe i will be trying it this weekend
LOL I’ll be honest, I’m not too
Much of a cabbage fan but I think this may be something I could end up trying and enjoying! Will be coming back to leave a rating when I do!
Loving these unstuffed cabbage rolls! So easy and delicious!
I will admit that I’m not a fan of vegetables, but this does sound like a hearty meal. Also, I love the layout of your blog.
Love how easy these are! Cabbage rolls are one of my favorite comfort foods.
This looks so much easier than hand rolling cabbage rolls! Can’t wait to try.
this recipe sounds really cozy and healthy. i think it’s great to eat lighter and just make this one a one pot meal
I love cabbage and just about any kind of way you could serve it. This is so delicious!
Who knew cabbage could be so good? And this was the perfect recipe for my leftover rice. Yum!
Yum! This was so delicious. And I loved making it in my instant pot!!
Yummy! I want to eat it right now!
wow it reminds me school time when we were looking for the break time to enjoy the tiffin box with friends.