Stuffed Cabbage Strata

5-6 slices center cut bacon or turkey bacon, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 medium chopped yellow onion
1 cup uncooked instant brown rice
5-6 cups chopped green cabbage
1 1/2lb chopped chicken breast
salt and pepper to taste
16oz low sodium tomato sauce or canned crushed tomatoes
1/4cup water
optional: hot sauce, mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400F

Lightly spray 8x8 glass dish or casserole dish with olive oil. Cook the bacon either in pan or in microwave until edges are starting to crisp. In a pan add the onions and rice and cook over medium heat until onions are tender and rice is just starting to brown, 3-5 minutes.

Spread about 3 cups of the cabbage in an even layer in baking dish. Top with all the rice mixture. Use the same skillet you cooked rice in and add the chicken, salt and pepper and cook over medium high heat until no longer pink, 3-5 minutes. Now spread the chicken over top of the rice and then spread the remaining cabbage over all of that.
Now in that same skillet add the tomato sauce or crushed tomato and the water. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil. Carefully pour or spoon the sauce evenly over entire casserole. Lay the bacon pieces on top of the cabbage. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cabbage and rice are tender and strata is heated through. You can add mozzarella cheese on top when you uncover the dish.

6 servings: 271 calories, 5g fat per serving