Description
A simple, hearty one-pan dinner made on the stovetop with smoked sausage, tender potatoes, carrots, and cabbage. Cozy, flavorful, and perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 smoked sausage or kielbasa, sliced
(Note: the size/amount of your sausage is up to you! I used a 700g smoked sausage!) - 3–4 medium potatoes, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 2–3 carrots, sliced
- ½ red onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ head green cabbage, chopped
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika (regular paprika is fine too if that’s all you have)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1–2 tablespoons water or broth
- ½–1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and butter and allow the butter to melt.
- Add the sliced sausage and cook for 3–4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Letting the sausage get some color adds important flavor.
- Add the potatoes, carrots, and red onion. Spread them out in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring once. Allowing the vegetables to sit against the hot pan helps them lightly brown and develop flavor.
- Season with salt and black pepper and stir to combine.
- Add the chopped cabbage, smoked paprika, and garlic powder. Stir until the cabbage begins to wilt.
- Add 1–2 tablespoons of water or broth. Cover the pan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 15–20 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until the potatoes are tender.
- Uncover the pan and cook for an additional 5 minutes to allow light browning.
- If desired, stir in apple cider vinegar just before serving. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Notes
The amounts of vegetables and sausage are flexible. Feel free to add more or less based on what you have or prefer — this recipe is very forgiving.
This recipe can be made in a large skillet, but I made mine on a stovetop griddle/flat-top grill plate that spans two burners. The wider cooking surface helps everything cook evenly and brown beautifully.
Do not skip browning. Allowing the sausage and vegetables to brown and lightly caramelize adds a huge amount of flavor to the finished dish.
Cooking covered helps steam the vegetables and soften the potatoes.
Uncovering the pan at the end encourages browning and helps deepen the overall flavor.
The butter and olive oil combination adds richness without overpowering the dish.
Apple cider vinegar at the end helps balance the richness of the sausage and cabbage but can be omitted if preferred.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 35
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop • One-Pan
- Cuisine: American