Ground Beef and Cabbage Casserole

In a skillet, brown the ground beef; drain off the excess grease.

Add beef back to the skillet, then add the onion, garlic, salt & pepper, and the red pepper flakes.

Add the tomato sauce, stir and heat the tomato/beef mixture, over low heat.

At this point, set the oven temp to 350 degrees.

Spray the inside of a 2-1/2 quart casserole baking dish, with a no-stick cooking spray.

Add 2 cups of the shredded cabbage to the casserole baking dish.

Add half of the tomato/beef mixture, over the shredded cabbage.

Repeat layer of cabbage and tomato/beef mixture.

Sprinkle casserole with the parmesan cheese.

Cover, and bake in oven for 45 minutes.

Note: I have made this dish substituting seasoned ground pork sausage for the ground beef, and also substituting traditional-style spaghetti sauce for the tomato sauce, which also made for a delicious tasting casserole. The seasoned pork sausage I used, already had salt, coarse cracked pepper, dried sage, and fresh garlic added to it. All was mixed in a meat grinder.