Cabbage And Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large cabbage
1 onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 c. raw rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 1/2 Tbsp. ground meat
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 can tomato paste plus water to make 2 c.
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 bay leaf, crushed
bread crumbs
butter

Preparation

Chop cabbage and parboil 10 minutes in salty water.
Place in colander and drain well.
Brown ground meat.
Add onion, celery and bell pepper.
Cook until done.
Add soup, tomato paste and water.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Grease a large casserole pan using butter.
Put a layer of cabbage, then a layer of meat mixture.
Continue until all is used.
Top with bread crumbs and dot with butter.
Bake, covered, at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.