Slow-Cooked Stuffed Cabbage

"Easy dinner that will be waiting for you when you come home." Recipe submitted by Debbie A. of New York.

Recipe Ingredients:

12 large cabbage leaves
4 cups water
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup cooked rice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
3/4 cup water

Cooking Directions:

1. Rinse cabbage leaves. Boil 4 cups water. Turn heat off. Soak leaves in water 5 minutes. Remove, drain, and cool.
2. Combine remaining ingredients except tomato paste and water. Place 2 tablespoons mixture on each leaf and roll firmly. Stack in slow cooker.
3. Combine tomato paste and 3/4 cup water and pour over stuffed cabbage rolls.
4. Cover and cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours.

Makes 8 servings.