Cabbage Hamburger Casserole

When you need to stretch two pounds of ground beef into a full family dinner without reaching for pasta or rice, cabbage is your best friend. It soaks up all that tomatoey, garlicky sauce and turns soft and slightly sweet as it simmers.

Brown the beef, toss in onion and mango pepper, hit it with tomato sauce and a one-two punch of cumin and oregano, then pile cubed cabbage right on top. Cover the skillet and let everything simmer together until the cabbage is tender.

One pan. Forty-five minutes. Dinner’s done. This is the kind of no-nonsense cooking that fills bellies without emptying wallets.

Pro Tips

• Drain the ground beef well after browning so the sauce isn’t greasy
• Cut the cabbage into cubes and pull them apart slightly so they cook evenly
• If you can’t find mango peppers, a sweet bell pepper works as a substitute