Sauteed Cabbage and Sausage – a fuss-free family weeknight meal that is super quick and easy to prepare and budget friendly. Guaranteed to satisfy your soul and pocket!
This dish is one of those dish that your entire family can agree to like. Kids would happily help themselves with this simple yet filling meal. It also proves that wonderful meal doesn’t need to be fancy or expensive at all.
Whenever I have cabbage in my kitchen, I can’t help but always add sauteed or fried cabbage to my menu, like this Southern Fried Cabbage HERE. For the sake of those who recently join aboard, my Southern Fried Cabbage has been on the top 10 popular recipes on my blog for quite some time.
No doubt it was a hit since it is quick and newbie-friendly to make and not to mention how this dish is coated with bacon love.
But for this Sauteed Cabbage and Sausage, we’re skipping the bacon for today and replacing it instead with smoky sausages with the addition of chopped tomatoes. They do sound simple, but trust me, you’ll jump for joy on your first spoonful.
And my (not-so) secret seasoning is this homemade Creole Seasoning here which works like a magical powder.
You can actually leave it out, but it really does add more depth and flavor into this straightforward dish. I’ve tried cooking this without the creole seasoning and it was just plain bland. Good thing hubby eat more veggies than I do. Poor guy, he really needs to show it down to this throat.
For a complete Southern meal experience, you can pair this Sauteed Cabbage and Sausage with these Southern Hoe Cakes or this Hot Water Corn Bread. Happy eating!
Tips and Notes:
- If you’re cleaning up your fridge, you can also add potatoes and even bacon bits for more texture and flavor.
Sauteed Cabbage and Sausage - a fuss-free family weeknight meal that is super quick and easy to prepare and budget friendly. Guaranteed to satisfy your soul and pocket!
- 12 ounce (340.2 g) sausage
- 2 tablespoons (28.4 g) or more butter or cooking oil
- 1 medium onion , chopped
- 2 teaspoons (7 g) minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon (2.1 g) paprika
- 1 teaspoon (2.1 g) creole seasoning or more adjust to taste.
- 1-2 strips bacon
- 2 medium tomatoes , diced
- ½ green bell pepper , diced
- 1 medium medium to large head of cabbage , chopped (about 9 to 10 cups)
- 1-2 teaspoon (5.7 - 11.3 g) Worchester sauce or chicken bouillon optional adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon (1.8 g) white pepper
- 1 teaspoon (1.8 g) pepper flakes or more (optional)
- Salt to taste
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Slice or chop cabbage and set aside.
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In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté bacon until brown this may take about 5 minutes. Let aside. Add sausage and brown for about 2 minutes.
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Add butter to the pan. Followed by onions, garlic, paprika , creole seasoning and sausage. Let it simmer for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent any burns. Add tomatoes , green bell pepper and continue cooking for about 5 minutes.
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Then add cabbage, worcestershire sauce and white pepper, bring to a simmer, cover and let it cook for about 10-14 minutes or more depending on preference.
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Adjust for seasoning with creole seasoning ,salt and pepper flakes.
Slice or chop cabbage and set aside. In a large skillet over medium heat, fry bacon until crisp about 5 minutes – remove then add sausage and brown for about 2 minutes.
Add butter to the pan. Followed by onions and garlic.
Then add paprika, creole seasoning and bacon. Let it simmer for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent any burns. Add tomatoes.
Then add green bell pepper and continue cooking for about 5 minutes.
Then add cabbage, Worcestershire sauce and white pepper, bring to a simmer, cover and let it cook for about 10-14 minutes or more depending on preference.
Adjust for seasoning with creole seasoning ,salt and pepper flakes.
Can this be made with canned cabbage???
Hi Annette. I have never tried this recipe with canned cabbage before. Using it will depend on the other ingredients present in the canned cabbage. You may have to adjust the seasoning in order to get this recipe right. Do let me know how it works out for you 🙂 .
Warning! Could be highly addictive!
Hahahah! I concur!! 🙂
Al I have right now is turkey bacon. Would that work?!
Yes that would work.
I don’t usually care overmuch for cabbage, but this was gorgeous – so glad I tried it!
Yaaay! Awesome! Happy to hear that you like this. 🙂
on the third making tonight, lol – guess that tells you everything!! 🙂
When to add potatoes or how to prepare them with the dish?
Hi Courtney,
Kindly check this other recipe here. https://www.africanbites.com/ethiopian-cabbage/. Thanks
Made this tonight and it’s yummy!! Thank you for sharing!!
Awesome! Glad you like it.
OMG I LOVED this! Deliscious combination of flavors. Thank you!
Thanks for dropping by.Yes, it is a simple yet tasty dish, indeed.
First of all I used 2- 12 oz linked sausage. This was amazing. Love the red pepper taste too. My green pepper went bad , so I used sweet peppers red, yellow and orange.
I am not a fan of cooked soft cabbage. However with all the marrying of all the seasons
It was fabulous. I took some to work for the Guys and they thought it was great.
Yaaay! So happy you guys loved it. Thank you for dropping by.
Absolutely delicious, this recipe became one of our favorite ones, I like to add purple cabbage as well. I make it a least once a month.
Thank you!!!
Thanks for sharing that tip.
Looks great and going to try it, but I’m trying to Keto and this looks like it should be Keto friendly, but I can’t figure what’s creating the 20 grams of carbs and 10 gr of sugars, unless it’s the tomatoes? Cabbage has next to no carbs. It looks too good to pass on.
It’s probably the tomatoes but could also be the brand of sausage used in the recipe. Some sausage has added sugars.
Loved this! I modified the steps a little bit (browned the sausage in the bacon fat, removed, and then added the onions/etc, didn’t have peppers or tomatoes and continued on). Next time I’ll add a bit of mustard to the cabbage to replace the tang from the tomatoes. This has officially taken over as my favourite version of this recipe!
I’m so happy to hear that Julia! Thanks for the feedback.. 🙂 It’s definitely a favorite around here too!
Usually you already know from pictures is the recipe good or not and this just underlined it. Loved it. I did it with chorizo and prosciutto. Love your recipes, thank you!
Greetings from Finland, Esa
I love chorizo, too! Thanks for dropping by, Esa! =)
Can these foods serve as weight loss foods?
Cos i want to lose weight while enjoying good food.
Can they be Ketogenic?
Hi, Austin! My apologies. I don’t have in depth information about Keto diet.
My roommate wants cabbage, I her I’d go buy it & she could cook it. I told her, I’ve never cooked cabbage & I don’t like it. She said she’d never cooked it either, just Google it she says. So, I did & I choose your recipe. Guess what? We all ate it & loved it. I hadn’t eaten it since I was 6/7 years old, I guess my taste buds have changed. I really liked it. Thank you…♥️
Glad you and your roommate love this one, Kathy! This is one of our go-to meal since it’s easy to prep yet so tasty. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Lo-ove sautéed cabbage! It is always good: with sausages, or any meat, or mushrooms, even just with onions and carrots, but then there has to be sour cream and butter added for the richer taste.
Cabbage is done when it is very soft, and tastes better after resting for few hours.
I like eating it either warm with boiled small potatoes, or even cold on the buttered slice of good solid bread. Yummy
Thanks for sharing your insight, Vira! I got to try your version with sour cream next time.
I am making this today. Sounds so flavorful, loo carbs, and just what I want on a rainy day.
Thank you.
Alexa
Awesome! Do let me know how it works out for you. Thanks
Definitely trying this tonight.
This was really good. I cooked it just a bit longer to really soften up the Cabbage. The bacon really added some good flavor to this. I think fresh sausages are harder to slice up being softer vs the other firmer sausages. Easy simple dish to make and enjoy. Traveling a lot for work and often on short notice away from home can make it take awhile to get around to some these recipes even on a short list.
I like this dish as it’s a really easy dish to make. I think one can even do this with some chicken or cut up chicken breast an option. But i like that Cabbage gets some good luv here as I just don’t think most people give Cabbage a look to even use it much. Plus for a good veggie, its dirt cheap at less than a dollar per head. I’ll have to try this one sometime as a back pocket quick meal or lunch and good way also to use up some sausage.
This was tasty this evening. Thank you!
This looks so yummy! I’m going to try it tonight because its very low carb!
Thank you!