The Best Pan Fried Cabbage and Sausage Recipe Ever is the perfect easy way to celebrate Saint Patricks Day with a one pot cabbage and sausage dinner skillet that is low carb and keto diet compatible, family tested and approved, and goes from the fridge to the table in under 20 minutes in just one pot!
Cabbage is one of those things a lot of people are a bit skeptical to try - it's rich, delicious, buttery - and cooks quickly without much fuss - but because it can be bitter and boring when not cooked down, a lot of people turn their noses to using cabbage as a major part of a dish. Cabbage is something people usually only think of when it's around Saint Patricks Day when it is hugely popular in America as an homage to Irish cuisine - or as a garnish in tacos, salads, and more.
In this easy one pot sausage and cabbage skillet, it takes on a perfect rich and meaty flavor your whole family will love!
The Best Pan Fried Cabbage and Sausage Recipe is super easy and can go from your fridge to the dinner table in just one pot and under 30 minutes - making it a delicious, hearty, and family friendly dinner that you'll want to eat long after Saint Patricks Day when you're thinking of easy Irish Recipes.
I love to cook cabbage and sausages when we're in a pinch and need something quick for dinner - or as a swap for heavier, greasier comfort foods since it still tastes nice and indulgent!
This is one of my top keto dinner swaps for quick meals like macaroni and cheese or pasta... my husband has lost over 50 pounds since starting keto a couple of months ago, and while I still have a gigantic amount of weight to lose, the high fat and low carbohydrate diet has helped me have so much more energy and less pain from Rheumatoid Arthritis.
It has been a bit tricky to find dishes we love and can make again and again and keep us motivated - and this easy cabbage and sausage dinner is a huge win for me! I could seriously eat it everyday.... maybe it's the Irish in me?? 🙂
Perfect One Pot Keto Saint Patricks Dinner
I always think of eating salty, delicious roasted beef paired with buttery, delicious cabbage when I start thinking all things green... but I know a lot of people aren't huge fans of cabbage, because it can be so bitter.
Fear not, friends, because it's actually really, incredibly easy to make caramelized cabbage that isn't bitter, bland or boring. When paired with sausage, this dish is incredibly filling and meaty - and works perfectly in a keto diet so you can enjoy a delicious Irish dinner for Saint Patricks Day without messing up your macros!
This dinner is full of natural fats, protein, and is low carb - cabbage is good for keto since it is a naturally low carb vegetable!
If you've ever wondered is cabbage good for a keto diet - you're in luck, because with around 2 carbs a serving, it most definitely is!
What Type of Sausage to Use In This Cabbage and Sausage Skillet
Before I get a bunch of comments and questions - no, Polska Kielbasa is definitely not an Irish ingredient since it's a traditionally Polish sausage.
I love the smoked flavor of it though - it works perfectly with cabbage, and an easy ingredient to find pretty much anywhere in America (as pork, beef, turkey, and chicken sausage, too!) unlike a lot of more traditional Irish sausages.
I also prefer using smoked sausages since you just need to reheat them to cook them, making this recipe fast and delicious!
Other ideas that are delicious in this recipe:
- Beef, Chicken, Turkey, or Vegan Polska Kielbasa style smoked sausages, sliced into thin rounds
- Cheddar Stuffed Bratwurst, sliced thin, for a cheesy twist on this dish.
- German Breakfast sausages, cooked in the pan before frying the onions and cabbage (simply brown before adding the onions in the pan, don't cook all the way through since they will continue to cook with onions and cabbage, but you want to give them a good nice sear before adding in the veggies. Reduce butter to 1 tbsp if cooking raw sausage or your dish will be too greasy.)
- Andoille Sausage, sliced into thin rounds, for a slightly spicy twist!
Why Pan Fried Cabbage Can Be A Healthy Diet Choice
Other Irish Inspired Meals You'll Love:
If you love this deliciously easy cabbage and sausage skillet, you're going to love some of my other favorite Irish inspired meals!
Cheesy Sausage Potatoes and Cabbage
One Pot Irish Whiskey Glazed Salmon Recipe
The Best Irish Potato Pancakes Ever
Easy Sheet Pan Oven Roasted Chicken and Leeks Recipe
Easy and Delicious Caramelized Cabbage & Onions Recipe
Grandpas Irish Stew (Macaroni Goulash) * (which isn't actually Irish at all, but always called that)
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The Best Pan Fried Cabbage and Sausage
The Best Pan Fried Cabbage and Sausage Recipe Ever is the perfect easy way to celebrate Saint Patricks Day with a one pot cabbage and sausage dinner skillet that is low carb and keto diet compatible, family tested and approved, and goes from the fridge to the table in under 20 minutes in just one pot!
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter, grassfed preferably
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1/4 cup garlic, whole or crushed cloves, skin off
- 1 cabbage, (use half if very large cabbage - whole head if small) sliced into thin strips
- 1 tsp salt, celtic sea salt preferred
- 1 lb polska kielbasa, sliced into thin rounds
Instructions
- Heat butter in large pan on medium-high heat until melted and foamy.
- Add diced onions to pan, cook until soft and transparent, about 4 minutes. Stir to prevent sticking or burning.
- Add garlic to pan, cook until fragrant and soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add cabbage to pan and toss well to coat in butter.
- Generously season with salt.
- Let cabbage reduce by half, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally as it cooks down to prevent burning and allow it to cook evenly.
- Slice smoked polska kielbasa into thin rounds and add to pan with cabbage and onions.
- When cabbage has lost much of it's volume and started to turn shiny, slightly translucent, and has lovely browned bits - and polska kielbasa has browned slightly (smoked kielbasa has been cooked already, so you're just adding some browning and flavor to it), it is ready to serve.
- Remove from heat and plate with your favorite meat, casserole, fish, or other main dish!
Nutrition Information
Yield
5Amount Per Serving Calories 104Saturated Fat 3gCholesterol 15mgSodium 467mgCarbohydrates 12gFiber 4gSugar 5gProtein 2g
Sandra
I made this tonight. It turned out great.
Eveline Forbes
Fabulous, tasty and simple dish. We all loved it, and find it is ample as a main course. I like a sprinkle of vinegar on mine, balsamic or rice wine...it just changes it up a bit. Thanks, will definitely make this again
Meghan D
This was soooo good and easy to make! I used 1T of coconut aminos (for flavor) and 2T of butter and I marinated the cabbage and onions for 24 hours with olive oil, salt and minced garlic. The cabbage turned out kind of mushy and I’m not sure if I overcooked it, it was because I marinated it, or mushy was the goal— either way, delicious!!!
Annette King
I am making this now its cooking down and made it before I like it used sausages and cabbage with onions and garlic thinking of adding colored peppers to it but it is a great fast recipe to make love it made it also with bacon super good.
Kelli Athas
I started making this recipe about a year or so ago and I've tweaked it several different ways and it's the only recipe I have that I can make 10 days and its always a hit! I've used chicken broth,olive oil & butter...added black-eyed peas, boudin and diced tomatoes...Our favorite additions are fire-roasted diced tomatoes with beef sausage...I need to share your recipe with all my recipe loving friends!
Thanks,
Kelli
The Ruffled Feather
C. Collier
Thank you! This is so easy and delicious. I used andouille mild sausage and added fresh cilantro at the end ?.
Christy
This was pretty good. I followed the recipe exactly. Next time I’ll brown the sausages with the onion.
Tom
I have made this but used Green Onions I just chop them up I just used a bunch I got from the store. You can also add Bell pepper if you want red or orange if you want to add some color to the dish I also put yellow mustard in when I am eating it. But it is a cheap and delicious meal.
Monna Lainson
Really yummy! Instructions said serve as a side dish, but it was hearty enough as a main dish for us. I followed the exact instructions and hubby loved it. We will be fixing this often. Thank you!
Ronald Walden
I just want to know how Fat you are !
Karen
People lose body fat on (high fat) keto and gain weight while eating large amounts of carbs (bagels, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, sugary drinks, sugary desserts, etc.) . You should try it.
Jan J.
Gracious answer to a RUDE question! I just made this and it's delicious!
Courtney ODell
I have the best readers <3
Tom
Didn't you mama tell you it is not nice to ask a lady about her weight! Only her hair dresser knows! 🙂
Courtney ODell
I mean, I am fat... but the great thing is I am very, very happy and love food and life! (And myself!) So.... no sweat off my back. But I really appreciate how kind most of my readers like you are. <3
Sue
How willfully/woefully ignorant are you? Don't bother answering, it was a rhetorical question.
Cathy A Kramer
Made this tonight...very good and easy. Only thing I added was hot sauce!
Anja Ramirez
I made this tonight for dinner bc I was too late trying to buy corned beef. It is delicious! I added salt, pepper, garlic, Adobe, Kielbasa, and arugula to the cabbage! Thank you!
Bree
Yum, yum I tweeted the recipe by adding potatoes and fennel seeds at the end and made buttermilk biscuits with honey. :-))
Zack Noeldner
I’m preparing this for dinner tonight
JoAnn
I used this (very excellent) recipe as a base and then made my tweaks: (1) I used 2 Tbls. Butter (unsalted) and 1 Tbls. Coconut Oil to saute the vegetables; (2) I added 1/2 pint of halved grape tomatoes (more for color than anything else) at the same time as I added the Sausage; (3) I added a "shake" of Red Pepper Flakes and a "shake" of Smoked Paprika when I added 1/2 cup Heavy Cream (approx. 1 minute before I shut off the heat) and incorporated it all into the liquid that had already formed to make a nice sauce. I served it with Keto Biscuits (which are made with Almond Flour); For dessert, I served Rasberries with homemade Whipped Cream (sweetened with Splenda) on the side. Everything Keto. By my totally unofficial calculations: 9g carbs per serving (so I probably had 12-14 lol). A very satisfying meal if I do say so myself.
Melanie
Loved it! My kids loved it!! Was so easy! Thank you!!
Karen
Sounds great!
christina king
Supper good! New to Keto and looking for yummy recipes. Found a favorite.
Roz
I make this but slightly differently: I use olive oil to brown my sausage with onions, garlic and packet of onion soup mix.and pepper. I then throw in the cabbage making sure the meat and onions are mixed in well and cook down
Chef
Used bacon instead of butter added quartered Yukon gold potatoes
Very good and splash of apple cider vinegar
Joseph
Thank you, this was delicious!
Susan
Delicious, quick and keto.... I’m a definitely a fan 🙂
Cheryl
Wonderful! Made with a dozen mild Italian sausages, used up a couple of kohlrabi cuz I didn't have enuf cabbage, added a dash of caraway seeds at the end, super delish!
Monaca
I do this cabbage but I add diced potatoes to mine
Denise Enright
Excellent recipe!! I prepared ias stated, and it was a hearty dish for all with a loaf of my homemade bread