Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Skillet

Name: Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Skillet
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Polish-American
Ingredients: 2.4 lb smoked kielbasa; 2.4 lb Yukon Gold potatoes; 3/4 head green cabbage; 3/4 whole yellow onion; 3 cloves garlic cloves; 1 1/4 cups chicken broth; 1 3/4 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 3/4 tbsp Dijon mustard; 7/8 tsp caraway seeds; 7/8 tsp black pepper

One-pan smoked sausage with cabbage and potatoes for ten

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 35 min
Serves 8
Difficulty: easy

Kielbasa slices sear with onion, then simmer with cabbage and potatoes until tender. Mustard and caraway finish the pan for a simple, filling one-pot meal.

Why crews like it: This is the meal you teach a probie first—hard to mess up, one pan, and everyone recognizes sausage and potatoes. Perfect when the crew is short on cooks.

480Cal

22gProtein

38gCarbs

28gFat

Ingredients

2.4 lb smoked kielbasa
2.4 lb Yukon Gold potatoes
3/4 head green cabbage
3/4 whole yellow onion
3 cloves garlic cloves
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
1 3/4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 3/4 tbsp Dijon mustard
7/8 tsp caraway seeds
7/8 tsp black pepper

Instructions

Brown the kielbasa: Sear kielbasa slices in a large skillet over medium-high heat 4–5 minutes until edges caramelize. Set aside.
Start the potatoes: Add onion and potatoes to the pan with a splash of broth. Cover and cook 12 minutes, stirring once, until potatoes begin to soften.
Add cabbage and steam: Nestle cabbage wedges into the pan, add remaining broth, cover, and cook 15 minutes until cabbage wilts and potatoes pierce easily.
Combine and season: Return kielbasa, stir in garlic, mustard, vinegar, caraway, and pepper. Cook uncovered 5 minutes until liquid mostly reduces.
Serve from the skillet: Taste for salt. Serve straight from the skillet or transfer to a baking dish for buffet line.

Tonight's spread

Skillet served with rye bread and whole-grain mustard.
Quick vinegar slaw if you want a raw crunch side.

Hall tips

Andouille or smoked turkey sausage works if kielbasa is not in the freezer.
A splash of beer instead of half the broth adds depth without complexity.
This reheats well—add broth when warming so potatoes do not dry out.

Meal prep

Slice kielbasa and potatoes uniform for even cooking. Use a lid to steam cabbage—dry pan burns before veg softens. Caraway is optional but classic.

Leftovers

Chop and fry into a breakfast hash with eggs.
Wrap in tortillas with sauerkraut for quick kielbasa tacos.

Large skillet with lid
Chef knife
Wooden spoon
Measuring cups
baking dish