Dice onion and combine with ground beef in skillet. Brown ground beef.

Add minced garlic and cook for 2 min.

Add everglades seasoning, water, pasta sauce, chili powder, and Rotel. Simmer for 15-20 min until mixture has thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat oven to 350.

While mixture is simmering, coarsely chop cabbage into 1 inch pieces. (Optional: Place chopped cabbage in pot with butter. Cook at low to medium heat while simmering beef mixture).

Add rice to ground beef mixture and remove from heat.

Add cooking spray to a small (9x9) casserole dish. Layer cabbage on bottom of dish, add half of beef mixture on top, layer cabbage on top of beef mixture, add the remaining beef mixture on top.

Cover casserole dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 40 min.

Remove foil and top with cheese. Bake uncovered for additional 20 min.

Remove from oven. Allow 10 min to cool. Cut into squares and serve.