Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

delicious veggie dish

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 1h 30m
Cook Time: 50m
Total Time: 2h 20m
Temp.: 350 °F
Servings: 9
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (21 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

138
Calories
24g
Carbohydrates
5g
Protein
4g
Fat
394mg
Sodium
6g
Fiber
Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

Recipe Description

These Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls are a creative way to use cabbage in your kitchen! Cabbage is a super vegetable that is packed with nutritious vitamins. One of the things I love about this recipe is that you can make it a day ahead and simply make the sauce & cook it when you are ready to eat it.

I have some top tips if you decide to make this dish. If you find the cabbage leaves are too tough to roll, cut a small notch out. Nobody likes tough cabbage! This recipe is not difficult, but it is time-consuming. Make ahead to avoid stress! If you are making ahead, make up to step 7, then cover the rolls in the casserole dish, and refrigerate. When you are ready to cook, make the sauce and continue from there. If you run out of room when assembling, start another baking dish and line as with the first baking dish.

To make my Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Cook cabbage

    9 min
    Step 1 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Bring a large stock pot of water to a boil. Place the whole head of cabbage in the pot. Leave to simmer for 9 minutes. Turn the cabbage once ½ way through cooking. Remove the cabbage from the water and place in a colander to cool.

  2. 2

    Remove leaves

    15 min
    Step 2 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Once the cabbage is cool, use a paring knife to cut around the base of the stem and pull the leaves gently away from the head, keeping them intact. Ideally, you will remove at least 10 large intact leaves for rolling.

  3. 3

    Chop mushrooms

    5 min
    Step 3 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Chop 1 pound of cremini mushrooms and set aside.

  4. 4

    Cook lentils and rice

    40 min
    Step 4 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Bring 1½ cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add ¼ teaspoon of salt, 1 bay leaf, and ¼ cup each of lentils and rice. Turn heat to low. Cover the pot with a lid and cook for 35-40 minutes, until the rice and lentils are tender.

  5. 5

    Cook mushrooms

    17 min
    Step 5 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage RollsStep 5 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan until shimmering. Add the chopped mushrooms. Stir well and cook for 13-14 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes. Add ½ a cup of chopped shallots for about 3 minutes before the mushrooms are done.

  6. 6

    Process mushrooms

    3 min
    Step 6 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage RollsStep 6 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Add the cooked mushroom mixture to a food processor with ½ a cup of bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon of tomato paste, ½ a teaspoon of salt. Pulse the mixture about 4 times, scraping down the bowl between pulses. Pulse a few more times until the mixture comes together but is not pasty.

  7. 7

    Mix stuffing

    2 min
    Step 7 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Once the lentils and rice are cooked, scoop the mushroom mixture into the same saucepan the rice and lentils were cooked in. Add ½ a tsp of ground black pepper and stir well to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning before setting aside.

  8. 8

    Make tomato sauce

    3 min
    Step 8 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Add the remaining tomato paste to the same pan you cooked the mushrooms in. Stir and add ¼ tsp of salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Stir in the can of diced tomatoes and cook on low for about 2-3 minutes. Set aside.

  9. 9

    Heat oven and prepare casserole dish

    5 min
    Step 9 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Spray a large casserole dish lightly with pan spray. Line the dish with 3-4 cabbage leaves.

  10. 10

    Stuff cabbage leaves

    3 min
    Step 10 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage RollsStep 10 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage RollsStep 10 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Place ¼ cup of the mushroom mixture at the base of one of the cabbage leaves. Gently fold in the sides and start rolling, tucking in the sides as necessary.

  11. 11

    Assemble

    15 min
    Step 11 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Place the stuffed cabbage rolls in the baking dish, seam side down, on top of the leaves. Repeat until all the filling is used. The rolls can be crowded, just not overlapping.

  12. 12

    Add sauce

    2 min
    Step 12 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Pour the sauce around the top of the cabbage rolls, it should come just up the sides of the rolls, and not submerge them. Drizzle vegetable broth over the top of the rolls as required.

  13. 13

    Season

    1 min
    Step 13 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Grind black pepper and a pinch of salt over the top of the cabbage rolls.

  14. 14

    Bake

    50 min
    Step 14 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Bake uncovered in the oven for 40-50 minutes until the tops are golden brown and slightly crispy.

  15. 15

    Serve

    1 min
    Step 15 - Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls

    Serve warm.

This Mushroom Stuffed Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls is a delicious vegan cabbage dish. If you try this recipe, please come back to leave a review below to tell me what you think!

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (21 reviews)
Ella Thompson
March 18, 2025
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Delicious and easy

Penny
February 23, 2025
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Delicious!

Taylor Smith
December 16, 2024
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My family loved these rolls. So easy.

Frank Johnson
November 1, 2024
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Superb. I made this recipe last week for my family. Everyone loved it, especially my kids. They were surprised by how good cabbage can be! It was simple to follow and I prepared it a day ahead, reducing stress for me. Definitely a keeper.

Mark Smith
May 18, 2024
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These cabbage rolls were a hit at our family dinner last week. I made them a day ahead, and everyone loved how flavorful they were. So easy to prep!

Alice Thompson
March 9, 2024
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OMG, these Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls are a total hit! Made ‘em for the fam last weekend, and everyone loved ‘em. Super easy to prep the day before, and then just threw ‘em in the oven. Totally gonna make these again!

Ursula
January 27, 2024
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Superb recipe! Made these rolls for a dinner party, got raved about them.

Rachel Smith
January 2, 2024
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These cabbage rolls are super easy and delish. Made 'em for my fam last weekend, and they were a hit.

Quentin
December 12, 2023
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Superb cabbage rolls!

Quinn
October 10, 2023
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Love these rolls!

Nina
October 2, 2023
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I made these Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls for my family last Sunday, and they were a hit! The kids loved helping roll them up. I appreciate that I could prepare them the day before, saving a lot of time and stress. Truly a great recipe!

Rachel Green
October 2, 2023
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I tried these Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls and they were super yum! Made them the night before for a party, major hit with my friends!

Michael Johnson
September 15, 2023
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Superb!

Laura Smith
July 25, 2023
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OMG, these rolls are a game changer!

Clara
November 30, 2022
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I loved making these Mushroom Stuffed Vegan Cabbage Rolls for a family get-together. They were a huge hit, and I loved that I could prep them the day before. The textures were amazing and they looked so beautiful on the table. Don't skip the notch in tough leaves – it made rolling super easy!

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