Halupki Casserole (Stuffed Cabbage Casserole) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef (ground round or sirloin are best)
1 cup rice
1 bell pepper (red or green)
4 garlic cloves
1 onion
4 tablespoons butter, melted
28 ounces tomato sauce
1 cup brown sugar (or to taste)
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons garlic salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
4 cups cabbage

Preparation

Chop garlic, pepper, and onion.
In a large bowl add melted butter, 1 T garlic salt, and 1 T black pepper to the chopped vegetables.
Add UNCOOKED rice and RAW ground beef and mix really well.
In a medium bowl mix tomato sauce, brown sugar, 1 T garlic salt, 1 T black pepper, and water. Adjust season to your taste. We like it a little sweeter so I usually use about 1 1/2 c brown sugar.
In a 9\" x 13\" pan spread half of the sliced cabbage, enough to cover the bottom.
Loosely cover the cabbage with the meat mixture. Don't press the meat down just lay it on top of the cabbage.
Cover meat with remaining sliced cabbage and pour sauce over the top.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for about 2 hours or cabbage is soft.