Kielbasa Cabbage Dinner

Total Time:Prep: 10 min. Cook: 1-1/4 hours

Recipe by Romaine Wetzel, Ronks, Pennsylvania

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Jun. 27, 2023

Spicy kielbasa sausage and plentiful cabbage and potatoes give this dish a pleasing, Old World flair. My husband never liked cabbage before I made this, but now he does! —Romaine Wetzel, Ronks, Pennsylvania

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Kielbasa Cabbage Dinner

Yield:8-10 servings
Prep:10 min
Cook:1 hour 15 min

Ingredients

  • 1 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 4 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 large head cabbage (4 pounds), coarsely chopped
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 4 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 3 to 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
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Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven, brown sausage in 2 tablespoons butter; remove and set aside. In the same pan, saute cabbage and onions in remaining butter until onions are tender.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the tomato sauce, sugar and paprika; pour over cabbage mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the potatoes and reserved sausage. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.