If you love Polish food you will love my Cabbage and Sausage soup. This hearty meal is full of kielbasa, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots and is cooked in under an hours time.
My family and I love Polish food. We are Polish and eat quite a bit of kielbasa in my home. Whether it’s my kielbasa breakfast skillet, sheet pan kielbasa, potatoes and peppers dinner, or my one-pot kielbasa and broccoli pasta. Whenever the weather gets cooler and we still want kielbasa I’ll make this cabbage and sausage soup recipe.
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📋 Why this Recipe Works
Stew Like – If you aren’t a big fan of soup, and prefer more stews I think this is the soup for you. It’s thick and hearty and if you add a little less broth it can easily be turned into a stew.
Quick Cooking – This sausage cabbage soup is quick cooking and made in under an hour.
Fresh Ingredients – Fresh vegetables and herbs liven up the soup. Most of the ingredients you should have on hand.
All Skill Levels – This is a great beginner soup recipe that anyone can make. Simply read the recipe, prep the vegetables and begin cooking.
🥘 Ingredients
- Sausage – I like to use kielbasa for this recipe. Kielbasa is a smoked Polish sausage that typically is a mix of beef and pork although you can find it just with beef. You will find this sausage in the refrigerated area.
- Cabbage – I use a small head of cabbage chopped into bite-size pieces.
- Potatoes – I like to use mini red potatoes for this recipe. I’ll cut these potatoes in half and that’s it. I don’t mind the skin, but if you do you can peel them.
- Carrots – Shredded carrots not only save time but give the subtle flavor of carrot to this soup.
- Onion – One small to medium sized onion diced is all you need.
- Celery – Two stalks of celery diced is just enough for this recipe.
- Cabbage – One medium cabbage cut into 1-inch pieces is what you will need for this soup. Remember, you want to cut the cabbage into bite-size pieces that will fit on your spoon.
- Garlic – Four garlic cloves diced will lend a subtle hint of garlic to this soup.
- Chicken Broth – I find that I like chicken broth with this soup. Two, 32 ounce boxes are needed for this soup.
- Seasonings – I use a combination of dried parsley, salt, pepper, and dill.
- Mustard – This is my secret ingredient to this soup. The little bit of tang balances out the savory. If you like it spicy you can use a spicy mustard instead.
🔪 Directions
In a large pot, add the olive oil. Then add in the onion, celery, shredded carrots, and garlic. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes stirring often. Then add in the kielbasa. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Then add in the dijon mustard, parsley, salt, and pepper. Mix well .
Place the cut potatoes in with the rest of the vegetables and meat. Pour in the broth.
Mix and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the cabbage and fresh dill. Cook for an additional 20 minutes or until potatoes and cabbage are cooked through. Mix again and ladle into bowls. Enjoy.
📖 Sausage and Cabbage FAQs
Here are some of my most frequently asked questions readers have when they make my cabbage soup with sausage.
I use kielbasa sausage which is a Polish sausage that has a blend of beef and pork. You can find this sausage in the refrigerated section near the hot dogs.
My cabbage soup with sausage contains a head of cabbage, a dozen or so baby potatoes that have been cut in half, a package of kielbasa, shredded carrots, onion, celery, garlic, fresh dill, salt, pepper, and dijon mustard. Plus chicken broth to give additional flavor to the soup.
Yes, you can use a different type of sausage for this recipe. If you don’t have or don’t particular care for kielbasa you can use ground pork sausage or ground mild Italian sausage. Just know it will change the entire flavor of this soup when using these types of sausage instead of kielbasa. I also recommend to remove the casing from the sausage if you decide to use a fresh sausage and to saute the raw sausage first before you add in the vegetables.
💭 Recipe Tips & Tricks
Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks when making sausage and cabbage soup.
- Mustard – If you don’t have dijon mustard you can use a teaspoon of mustard powder, or any other style mustard you enjoy.
- Potatoes – If you can’t find small red potatoes you can use larger red potatoes that you chop into even size pieces.
- Dill – You can use dried dill if you don’t have fresh on hand. Simply add double the amount of dried dill this recipe calls for.
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Cabbage and Sausage Soup
Equipment
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Stove Top
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 white onion diced
- 2 celery diced
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 4 cloves garlic
- 14 ounces kielbasa quartered
- 1 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 2 cups small red potatoes cut in half
- 64 ounces chicken broth
- 1 Small Head of Cabbage cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoons Fresh Dill minced
Instructions
- In a large pot, add the olive oil. Then add in the onion, celery, shredded carrots, and garlic. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes stirring often. Then add in the kielbasa. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Then add in the dijon mustard, parsley, salt, and pepper. Mix well .
- Place the cut potatoes in with the rest of the vegetables and meat. Pour in the broth.
- Mix and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cabbage and fresh dill. Cook for an additional 20 minutes or until potatoes and cabbage are cooked through. Mix again and ladle into bowls. Enjoy.
Notes
- Mustard – If you don’t have dijon mustard you can use a teaspoon of mustard powder, or any other style mustard you enjoy.
- Potatoes – If you can’t find small red potatoes you can use larger red potatoes that you chop into even size pieces.
- Dill – You can use dried dill if you don’t have fresh on hand. Simply add double the amount of dried dill this recipe calls for.
Katie
My husband is a huge fan of kielbasa… so I am constantly trying recipes that contain the meat! I loved the potatoes and cabbage–it made for a great dinner on a cold evening!
Sook
It looks hearty and delicious! Love potatoes in soups