Sausage, Potato and Cabbage Soup (Printable)

Hearty soup with sausage, potatoes, and cabbage in savory broth. Ready in 50 minutes for comforting meals.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Meats

01 - 14 oz smoked sausage or kielbasa, sliced into rounds

→ Vegetables

02 - 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
03 - 1 small head green cabbage, cored and chopped
04 - 1 large onion, chopped
05 - 2 carrots, sliced
06 - 2 celery stalks, sliced
07 - 3 garlic cloves, minced

→ Liquids and Broth

08 - 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
09 - 1 tablespoon olive oil

→ Spices and Seasonings

10 - 1 teaspoon salt
11 - 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
12 - 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
13 - 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
14 - 1 bay leaf

→ Optional Garnish

15 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
16 - Sour cream or crusty bread for serving

# How To Make It:

01 - Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add sausage slices and cook until lightly browned, approximately 4 minutes. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
02 - In the same pot, add onion, carrots, and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes until softened.
03 - Stir in garlic, smoked paprika, and thyme. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
04 - Add potatoes, cabbage, and browned sausage back to the pot. Pour in broth and add bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
05 - Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes until potatoes and cabbage are tender.
06 - Remove bay leaf. Adjust seasoning to taste.
07 - Ladle soup into bowls, garnish with chopped parsley, and serve hot with sour cream or crusty bread if desired.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It fills your kitchen with the kind of smell that makes everyone wander in asking when dinner will be ready.
  • You can throw it together on a weeknight without any fancy technique or hard to find ingredients.
  • Leftovers somehow taste richer the next day, like the flavors kept getting to know each other overnight.
02 -
  • Don't skip browning the sausage, that caramelization is where half the flavor lives.
  • If your broth tastes flat at the end, a squeeze of lemon juice or a splash of vinegar will wake everything up.
03 -
  • Use a potato masher to gently crush a few pieces of potato against the side of the pot at the end, it'll thicken the broth just enough without making it starchy.
  • If you're cooking for a crowd, this recipe doubles or triples easily, just use a bigger pot and give it a few extra minutes to come to a boil.
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