Best 5 Savory Runzas Recipes

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Runzas, a hearty dish with origins in Central and Eastern Europe, are a delectable treat that combines tender dough with a savory filling. They are traditionally filled with a mixture of ground beef, cabbage, onions, and seasonings, and can be baked or fried. Whether you prefer a crispy outer crust or a soft and fluffy one, there are countless variations of this versatile dish to suit every palate. From classic recipes passed down through generations to modern interpretations with unique flavor combinations, there's a savory runza recipe out there for everyone.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

RUNZAS



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A white roll stuffed with cabbage, beef and onions.

Provided by klinnea

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Pastries

Time 1h50m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 cups ground beef
1 onion, chopped
4 cups shredded cabbage
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 cups warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C)
⅓ cup butter, melted
⅔ cup instant dry milk powder
¼ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 egg, beaten
4 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir ground beef and onion until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in cabbage and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Continue to cook and stir until cabbage is tender, about 20 more minutes. Set mixture aside to cool.
  • Mix warm water and butter in a large bowl. Combine dry milk powder, sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and yeast in another bowl; stir into butter mixture. Add egg and gradually stir in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is smooth.
  • Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured surface; cut into 4-inch squares. Scoop beef mixture into each dough square. Bring corners of a dough square together at the top and pinch corners together to seal. Place on a baking sheet, seam side down. Repeat with remaining beef mixture and dough. Cover rolls with a damp cloth and allow to rise for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.3 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 10.9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 444 mg, Sugar 6.7 g

SAVORY RUNZAS



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Similar and so much like the original runzas. The prep time is long, but well worth the wait. You may add a slice of your favorite cheese if you want to.

Provided by Khadija Danielle Provencher

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Sandwich Recipes     Beef

Time 2h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
½ cup white sugar
2 packages active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup milk
½ cup water
½ cup shortening
2 large eggs, at room temperature
½ pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons salted butter
2 cups chopped cabbage
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Place 1 3/4 cups flour into a bowl. Stir in sugar, yeast, and salt.
  • Combine milk, water, and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high until warm (120 to 130 degrees F/50 to 55 degrees C), 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Pour heated milk into the flour mixture. Add eggs and beat at low speed for 30 seconds. Switch to high speed and beat for 3 minutes. Stir in the remaining flour. Knead until smooth, about 3 minutes. Cover the bowl with waxed paper and a towel; let rest for 20 minutes.
  • Cook ground beef and onion in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • At the same time, melt butter in a separate skillet over medium heat. Add cabbage and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes. Add cabbage to beef mixture with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet.
  • Roll dough on a lightly floured surface until very thin. Cut into 6 squares or rectangles, whichever you prefer. Place 3 tablespoons beef filling in the center of each shape. Bring corners together, pinch edges to seal, and place right-side up onto the prepared baking sheet. Let rise until an indentation remains when lightly pressed with a finger, 40 to 60 minutes.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until dough is done and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 731.1 calories, Carbohydrate 94.1 g, Cholesterol 97.8 mg, Fat 30.1 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 20.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 676 mg, Sugar 20.2 g

RUNZAS



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These are tasty little pasties perfect for hand-held eating. Great to take along for a cool-weather picnic if you have a way to keep them warm, or just good comfort food on a chilly evening. I'm trying to figure out how best to freeze these for OAMC, so I can just pop one in the oven when I come home from school and have no energy to do anything. Any tips on that would be welcome. Additionally, I'm planning on using a homemade whole grain bread instead of the frozen storebought dough, but I don't have a recipe for that right now.

Provided by kitchengrrl

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 1h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 lb loaf frozen bread dough
1/2 lb lean ground beef
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large minced garlic clove
1 cup grated cabbage
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup minced bell pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Thaw dough and let rise until nearly doubled in size.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F
  • Brown beef in skillet; drain excess fat. Add cabbage, onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and spices. Cook until cabbage and onion are tender, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
  • Roll dough into a 16x8-inch rectangle, approx 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 8 (4-inch) squares. Fill each square with 2 T of beef mixture.
  • To make pasties: Bring corners to center and pinch edges together. Place seam side down on ungreased baking sheet. Brush with softened butter. Let rest 10 minutes. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

VEGAN RUNZAS



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These cruelty-free savory stuffed sandwiches were inspired by the Runzas I grew up eating. Cabbage and onions sauteed with "beef", loads of flavor. Usually served with ketchup or bbq sauce for dipping, and oven fries on the side! "Sausage" instead of "beef" tastes quite good in this as well.

Provided by bekajoi

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 1h

Yield 10-12 Runzas, 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 1/4 cups boiling water
1/2 cup oats
2 tablespoons oil (canola, soybean)
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons agave nectar
2 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon yeast
14 ounces gimme lean beef
1/2 head green cabbage, shredded
1 yellow onion, diced
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons vegan worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Steps:

  • Dough:.
  • Mix oats, hot water, molasses and together, allow to sit and cool a bit (if hot to your wrist, it's too hot). Somewhere between baby bath water and lukewarm is good. Add flour, salt, and yeast. Mix together, place in oiled bowl, flip to coat in oil, cover with lid or plastic wrap. Let sit 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk. Separate into balls. Somewhere between a golf and tennis ball, depending on how big you want the runzas to be, I guess. Let those rest at least 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly flour a work surface, and roll a bit of dough out to as thin a circle as you can manage without tearing it. It's ready for filling!
  • While the water-oat mix is cooling, get started with your filling. First, get the cabbage shredding out of the way. Then dice your onions, sing "I'm NOT crying!" Flight of the Conchords style as you go wink ~ This will probably take you as long as the water to cool, if you are doing the shredding by hand. When the bread dough is rising and has about 30 minutes left to rise, start with making the filling.
  • Saute the onions until translucent (10-12m), and crumble in the "beef". I had to use a bread dough scraper to chop it up small enough to really work with, so it didn't stick to the pan. If sticking does occur, add a little more oil. When those are mixed together and heated through, add your cabbage. (I promise it cooks down!).
  • Stir those around a bit and let flavors meld. When the cabbage is getting lighter in color and is softening, add your seasonings. Let this simmer on a low temp as you work with the bread dough, and let the dough balls rest. Roll out dough ball when it has rested, and fill with 1/3c to 2/3c (1/3 is about right for an 8 or 9" circle, so more if you made yours bigger) Add additional Worcestershire and soy sauce as needed, filling should be moist but not WET.
  • To fold the dough around the filling and make it look nice, I flipped one long corner over, flipped the short ones down. Wet the last dough flap with water, flip up and press it inches Wetting it will help it stick and not open up. It should look something like a burrito now. Dust with flour on all sides so it won't stick to your pan and break open. Place, seam side down, on a greased pan and start over. Continue until you run out of dough or you run out of filling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466.7, Fat 11.9, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 29.3, Sodium 735.2, Carbohydrate 68.4, Fiber 7.6, Sugar 5.7, Protein 23.2

RUNZAS



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These Russo-German beef-cabbage mixtures encased in yeast dough were called kraut runsas by German farmers who had first settled in Russia and then emigrated to Nebraska. Later they became kraut baroques. Today the local chains of Runza Huts and Runza Drive-Inns have copyrighted the name for a dish not unlike a Cornish pasty. Nebraskans on home leave always return with runzas.

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     lunch, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield Eight runzas

Number Of Ingredients 15

2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter
2 1/4 cups rye flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 packages dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups white flour, approximately
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cups finely shredded cabbage
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1/3 cup water

Steps:

  • Heat milk, water and butter together until the mixture is lukewarm; pour into electric mixer.
  • Add rye flour, sugar, yeast and salt and mix.
  • Beat in eggs for three minutes.
  • Blend in enough white flour, about 2 1/2 cups, to make a soft dough.
  • Let rise in a warm place, covered, about one hour, until doubled in bulk.
  • Place all ingredients in a saucepan and cook until beef is brown.
  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Roll out the dough and cut into eight squares of equal size, about 1/4- to 1/8-inch thick.
  • Divide the filling into eight portions and place a portion of filling in the center of each square.
  • Take the corners of each square and fold in to center to make an envelope, pressing edges together.
  • Place the runzas on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 605, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 71 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 568 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams, TransFat 1 gram

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the runzas will be. Use fresh, flavorful meat, vegetables, and cheese.
  • Don't overwork the dough: Overworking the dough will make it tough. Mix the ingredients until they are just combined.
  • Let the dough rest: After mixing the dough, let it rest for at least 30 minutes. This will allow the gluten to relax and make the dough easier to work with.
  • Roll out the dough thinly: The thinner the dough, the crispier the runzas will be. Roll the dough out to about 1/8-inch thick.
  • Fill the runzas generously: Don't be afraid to fill the runzas with plenty of meat, vegetables, and cheese. The more filling, the better.
  • Crimp the edges of the runzas well: This will prevent the filling from leaking out during baking.
  • Bake the runzas at a high temperature: This will help to create a crispy crust.
  • Let the runzas cool slightly before serving: This will make them easier to handle.

Conclusion:

Runzas are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a little planning and effort, you can create runzas that are sure to please everyone at your table.

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