Sausage, Cabbage and Onions are a classic combination of flavors. This Sausage and Cabbage Dinner is quick and easy to prepare and a hearty, satisfying meal. It’s especially nice on a chilly night. My kids love it!
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Everyone has a go-to meal – a meal that is fast, easy to fix, and economical.
This is my go-to meal. Sausage and Cabbage Dinner!
And while it isn’t pretty to look at, it is hearty and satisfying, and my kids love it!
Cabbage is a great vegetable. It’s firm texture holds up well to dressings making it perfect for salads like coleslaw. And, it does not disintegrate when cooked down in soups and stews like other greens can. It’s large leaves are perfect for wrapping morsels of meat and it’s “cabbagy” flavor becomes sweet after cooking.
I love to fry cabbage in a pan. It cooks down quickly and it’s sweet flavor is great with smokey and salty meats like bacon, ham, or sausage. I like pairing it with Italian sausage and onions for a quick week night meal.
You’ll like the length of the ingredient list for this recipe: 5 ingredients plus salt and pepper. Sometimes, I add a little green apple depending on how I am feeling.
In any case, cabbage, bacon, and onions are a classic combination, and one I think your family will enjoy, too.
This Easy Sausage and Cabbage Dinner serves is 6.5 net carbs per serving.
- 1 pound Italian sausage links (about 5 links)
- 1 pound cabbage, thinly sliced
- 4 strips raw bacon
- 2 ounces onion, sliced thinly (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
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Grill the sausage or slice to cook in the skillet (see note). I grill because it adds great flavor and releases some of the fat.
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Cut the cabbage in half (from top to bottom) and then into quarters. Cut out the core of the cabbage on each quarter. Cut the cabbage quarters into thin strips as if you were making coleslaw.
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Chop the bacon into small pieces. Cook the bacon in a frying pan until crispy. Add the onion and garlic to the bacon and saute until softened. Add the sliced cabbage and saute until it is wilted and cooked down. It will take a while and you may have to add the cabbage in batches.
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While the cabbage is cooking, slice the grilled sausage. When the cabbage is just about cooked through, add the sausage to warm it through. Add salt and pepper to your taste.
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Makes 4 servings.
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NOTE: If you are not grilling the sausage, slice it and cook it in the pan first. Remove it from the pan and pour out any accumulated oil. Proceed with the rest of the recipe.
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I use 1lb of ground beef. Love this dish. I cook it on Saturday and it lasts the whole weekend, too. Also cheap to make..
I love your easy and delisious recipes! We add red onions ,potatoes and bacon.
Thank you, Sandi. I bet the potatoes and bacon make it extra good! -Kim
I love your easy and delisious recipes!
Made this tonight and it was so delicious i have 3 teen age boys and a husband that all have different taste buds but all of them loved it. My husband and i are on the Keto lifestyle and it was a nice change. I also added saluted mushrooms it was a perfect fit so good.
I love that you added mushrooms, Christine. So happy that the whole family liked the recipe. Have a great week! -Kim
This recipe is delicious. The only adjustment we mad was adding 1/4tsp. red pepper flakes. Nice heat for the adult pallet. Next time I’m going to add some fresh basil and cut back on the red pepper flakes. Bacon for the score! Great recipe.
I’m glad you liked it, Sandy. Red pepper flakes is perfect! -Kim
Also at what part of the process do you add the garlic?
With the onions, Laura. I have added it to the instructions. -Kim
I see the recipe calls for onion but in the photo it’s a spring onion/leek (depending where your from)
What type of onion is best?
Hi Laura. This is an old post back when I was still learning about styling food. I only used the scallion to garnish the recipe. I used a white or yellow onion in the recipe. Sorry for the confusion. This needs a new photo. We still eat this because it’s tasty and fast. Enjoy your day. -Kim
What should I use for a side
We just eat it as is, Stephanie, but maybe you could serve with green beans? -Kim
Is it 1lb of italian sausage? It looks like it says 6 lbs but that would be like 2000 calories per serving for 6 people.
Hi Tyler. Yes! It is 1 pound! This recipe was a victim of my changing recipe cards on the blog. It wreaked havoc on the recipes by re-arranging some of my wording. I am so sorry! Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I have fixed it. Enjoy the rest of your week. -Kim
You’re the best!
We made this for dinner the other night. Super easy and very delicious.
It’s one of our go-to meals. Glad you liked the recipe. -Kim