Slow Cooker Potatoes, Cabbage and Kielbasa
165 Comments Apr 15, 2019
Updated Jul 06, 2024
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Slow Cooker Potatoes Cabbage and Kielbasa is a one-pot meal full of great flavor!
Other recipes we love with Kielbasa are Slow Cooker Pierogies and Slow Cooker Kielbasa Potato Soup.
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I’ve been seeing so many recipes with cabbage in them with them because of the low carb craze that is going on. I added potatoes since I am not low carb so if you want to carbo load this recipe is for you!
This recipe turned out far better than I expected. The flavors completely meld together for a perfectly flavored meal. To make this recipe somewhat healthy I found a no nitrate kielbasa. I will be making this recipe again! I think it would be a great recipe for a potluck.
How to make this:
You will need these ingredients:
- Kielbasa sausage
- Russet potatoes
- Cabbage
- White onion
- Salt and pepper
- Dried thyme
- Chicken broth
That’s all you need for this simple meal. I love that it’s mostly fresh ingredients.
How long to cook:
This recipe needs enough time to let the potatoes soften. I cook this recipe for 6 hours on low.
This to me is a complete meal. You have your veggies, potatoes and meat in one pot! Just scoop into serving bowls when you arrive home.
I don’t cook much with cabbage but that is about to change. This meal was heavenly and wouldn’t be the same without the cabbage.
We loved this meal! Such a change from a shredded meat slow cooker recipe. The entire meal is flavored from the kielbasa and the potatoes and cabbage are very tender. I think you’ll love it! Have a great week.
More Slow Cooker Complete meals in one pot:
Slow Cooker Potatoes, Cabbage and Kielbasa
Ingredients
- 12 oz. kielbasa,, any kind works!
- 5 small russet potatoes,, peeled and diced
- 1/2 head of cabbage,, about 6 cups measured
- 1 white onion, sliced
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper, (optional)
Instructions
- Slice and brown the kielbasa in skillet on the stove top. Add to the slow cooker along with the remaining ingredients. Stir.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Stir and serve! Enjoy.
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Nutrition
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Can I freeze it?
Potatoes don’t freeze very well in my opinion.
Waiting for this to finish cooking but right off the bat I know it’s going to be bland. I would argue to season AFTER it cooks. Why? Because cabbage is a watery food and it washes away! Also, I precooked everything in a pot because it didn’t all fit in my crockpot so I cooked it down to fit. But kuddos for trying.
It will be great, it won’t be washed away.
Too bland for my family’s liking.
Smelled so good and was easy to throw together, but sadly the potatoes weren’t cooked through despite following the directions 🙁 I cooked it for an extra hour and the potatoes were still not fully soft. So disappointing!
I will be making this recipe in a week or two! I will be making just a couple of changes: maybe put in two Kielbasa’s sometimes, add carrots & parsnips & instead of russet potatoes, I will use yellow gold (we can yelllow gold potatoes).
Somewhere down the road I would like to try one of the other comments: tomato sauce & diced tomatoes – I bet that would taste delicious.
I made this last night, the only changes I made was making it on the stove instead of the slow cooker, and I used the entire head of (a small) cabbage. It was awesome!
Fortunately, where I live, fresh kielbasa is readily available so I plan to use that. I have made a similar recipe but I didn’t use chicken broth, I used some tomato paste and a little white wine. I will try your recipe soon! Looks appetizing.
Would love to try this! Do you think I could use tomato sauce and diced tomatoes instead of the chicken broth to give it a more traditional, Italian taste and appearance? Thank you!
That sounds like a great idea!!