Cabbage Rice crockpot dish

This was nice and hearty. We added beanballs( )https://nannykimsrecipes.blogspot.com/2019/08/meatballs-vegan-gf.html )one time after the cooking. ...another time we added  kidney beans after cooking. Note: this is also great with pasta noodles--we used the left overs this way.

The above rice is what I used from Aldi---

Ingredients

• 6 cups chopped cabbage (I used purple and green)
• 1 cup quick cook rice (I used a brown kind)
• 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
• 2, 28 ounce jars Pasta Sauce (or 1  jar 28 ounce pasta sauce and 1 can 28 ounce fire roasted chopped tomatoes--note- you still need the above mentioned can of diced tomatoes. )
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian Herbs
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper or less  
• 2 cans of kidney beans (if desired) or you could add meatballs or beanballs
• balsamic vinegar to taste (I use this if the dish comes out too sweet
• Directions:
• Mix everything in a crockpot except for the beans (or meatballs) and leave out vinegar until the end-- and cook on low for 8-10 hours depending on your crock pot. I used and 4 and 1/2 quart one and did 1 hour on high and about 7 or 8 on low. Add balsamic vinegar if desired to taste. Add the kidney beans at the very end or your cooked beanballs

Good also served on pasta