Cabbage Rolls

Directions

1. 1
   Cut cabbage in quarters and remove hard core.
2. 2
   Place cabbage in boiling salted water, just until limp and easy to roll.
3. 3
   Chop 1 onion and 1/2 bell pepper and set aside to use between layers. While cabbage is cooking, mix uncooked meat, 1 chopped onion, 1/2 chopped bell pepper, 1 can stewed tomatoes, uncooked rice, salt, pepper, sweet basil and picante sauce, if desired.
4. 4
   Mix together very well.
5. 5
   Set aside.
6. 6
   Remove cabbage and let cool.
7. 7
   Place a little of the tomato sauce special in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place about a tablespoon of meat mixture into a cabbage leaf roll and place in the bottom of pan and continue until one layer is complete.
8. 8
   Add a little tomato sauce special and part of the onion and bell pepper you had set aside over the first layer.
9. 9
   Continue with another layer.
10. 10
    Top with small can of tomato sauce.
11. 11
    Add enough water, about 1 1/2 cups to cook.
12. 12
    Cover and bake at 350° for approximately 1 hour.