Unstuffed Cabbage

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Adapted from delish.com. Version without rice found here smilesandwich.com

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• 2 tablespoons. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound grass fed lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (14.5-oz) can chopped tomatoes
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup jasmine  rice
• 1 large head cabbage, roughly chopped

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1. Preheat oven to 350-F and grease a 9″-x-13″ baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a large dutch oven or pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant.
4. Add ground beef, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, and cook until no longer pink; Drain fat.
5. Season with oregano, salt, and pepper.
6. Stir in tomato paste until beef is coated, then add chopped tomatoes, rice, and broth. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent rice from sticking.
7. Gradually stir in cabbage and cook until slightly wilted, 5 minutes.
8. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish and cover dish with foil. 
9. Bake until rice is tender, about 40 minutes.