Easy Cabbage Roll Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups cabbage, coarse cut or shredded (1/2 small head)
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground pork
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes, cut them up
1 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
1 cup cooked rice (as per your rice package directions)
1 (8 ounce) can condensed tomato soup

Preparation

Lightly saute cabbage in butter and oil for a few minutes (should still remain mostly rigid). Set aside.
Brown beef with onions and garlic, drain.
Add all remaining ingredients EXCEPT for tomato soup (and the cabbage). Simmer.
Layer a casserole dish with 1/2 the cabbage. Dump in the beef/rice/tomato mixture. Layer top with remaining cabbage. Pour can of condensed soup over top of all.
Cover and bake for at 350 for 1-1.5 hours.