Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Slow Cooker Cabbage and Sausage
Smoked sausage with tender cabbage and potatoes makes a dinner with a familiar, savory appeal. The cabbage settles around the pieces, catching some of the seasoned broth. A generous bowl is especially welcome when you want something substantial to enjoy with a spoon.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 240 min
- Total
- 255 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner · Main course
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Layer the potatoes first
Place the baby potatoes and chopped onion at the bottom before adding cabbage and seasoning.
2. Nestle the sausage
Stir slightly after adding sausage and broth so the sausage settles into the cabbage layer.
3. Keep the cooker covered
Put the lid on and use either the high or low cooking schedule before the final stir.
Get to know the ingredients
Cabbage
Chop the cabbage into the specified pieces before adding it over the potatoes and onion.
Sausage
Slice the smoked sausage into thick rounds before nestling it down among the cabbage.
Onion
Chop the yellow onion into pieces rather than finely dicing it for the bottom layer.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Stir and season
Stir everything together after cooking, adjust the seasoning and add optional parsley before serving hot.
A little more help as you go
Broth need not cover
The broth does not have to cover every ingredient once the sausage is nestled into the cabbage.
Choose a large cooker
Use the specified size cooker or larger so the potatoes, cabbage and sausage layers fit comfortably.
A few questions you might have
Do I brown the sausage first?
The sausage goes into the slow cooker sliced, without a separate browning step before cooking.
When does the steak seasoning go in?
Add it with the chopped cabbage before placing the sausage and broth into the cooker.
Are the baby potatoes cut up?
The directions add baby potatoes to the bottom of the cooker without a chopping step.
Can I cook it on high?
Yes, both a high setting and a longer low setting are provided for the covered cook.
Is parsley required?
No, chopped parsley is an optional garnish added after the cooked ingredients have been stirred and seasoned.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: budgetbytes.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
