Slow Cooker Sausage, Potato and Cabbage
You’re going to love this tangy and delicious Slow Cooker Sausage, Potato and Cabbage dish!
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Slow Cooker Sausage, Potato and Cabbage
I’ve been wanting to make a slow cooker dish like this for a long time and I’m so glad that I finally got around to it. I looked on Pinterest to see if there were any similar recipes and didn’t find much.
I had never cooked sausage or cabbage in the slow cooker before so I wasn’t sure how they would turn out. The cabbage did really well and held up to the long, slow cooking, however it’s little more limp than when I cook it in a skillet. The sausage did well too, but it does lose some of the flavor when you cook it all day.
If you want more flavor then I would suggest browning the sausage in a saucepan then adding it in with the vegetables just before serving.
I really love the tangy bite that this dish has as it goes well with the sausage and vegetables. It’s almost like a tangy German Potato Salad with a few extras to make it a whole meal. This recipe makes a lot so plan on having leftovers if you have a small family. Enjoy!
How to Make Slow Cooker Sausage, Potato and Cabbage:
Add vegetables and sausage to slow cooker.
In separate bowl mix chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, vinegar and mustard.
Pour mixture over vegetables.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Cook on low 6-8 hours or until potatoes and carrots are tender.
Want more quick and easy slow cooker recipes? Here are a few of my favorites:
Slow Cooker Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole
Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Legs
Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches
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Slow Cooker Sausage, Potato and Cabbage
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 head cabbage diced
- 2-3 potatoes peeled and diced
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cups carrots diced
- 14 oz - Kielbasa Sausage sliced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp mustard
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add vegetables and sausage to slow cooker.
- In separate bowl mix chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, vinegar and mustard.
- Pour mixture over vegetables.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook on low 6-8 hours or until potatoes and carrots are tender.
Hi Missy,
My mother used to make this dish in the oven. I’m not aware that she used vinegar or mustard, but just layered sliced potatoes, cabbage, the sausage, and added salt and pepper to taste. I’m not certain what temperature or for how long she cooked this dish. It was always very good. My question, what is the purpose of the vinegar? It doesn’t make this dish sweet does it? I’m not a fan of sweet dishes. If you would take the time and reply via email, I would be most appreciative. I’m afraid after I hit the send button I might not find your recipe again.
Thank you so much,
Jeff
This looks great! What type of vinegar do you use?
I use white, but you can also use apple cider.
Hi Missy, Can I use a different sausage in this receipe? We don’t have this sausage here in Australia. Can you suggest any other type. Thanking you in advance.
Hi Diane, I made this recipe but I used beef sausage. It was still delicious!
Can’t wait to try this. Sounds delicious.
What kind of mustard is it plain yellow mustard or dry mustard from the spice isle
Plain yellow mustard.
I think Dijon mustard would be good too.
I wish I knew what type of vintage to use, wht or Apple?
Whichever one you prefer will work.
What size was the slow cooker you used?
I believe mine is a 7 quart?
I made this last weekend. It was delicious.
Do you have to use vinegar and mustard
No, but it will result in less flavor.
I have made this over the years. Still look for inspiration. I learned today, layer is important, Cabbage on the bottom, then Onions, then Potatoes, fresh Garlic, Stock or Beer, then Bacon, and spices on top. I have used Spicy Italian sausage, Kielbasa, Ham, ham Bone, Smoked Turkey Drumstick, etc. The new thing today I will use Balsamic Vinegar, carrots, & homemade spicy Chicken stock, add a fresh Jalapeno chopped & seeded, top with spicy brown mustard. LaterI add the sausage or spiced meat, this is heavenly. My office gobbled it up while complaining about the smell! Funny! It was so good, and gone in 30 minutes! Just experiment, using the similar ingredients, as above.
Trudy, what recipe are you looking at (sounds interesting) I don’t see fresh Garlic, Stock or Beer, then Bacon listed in the ingredients.
Could i use bacon not cooked and just put it in with everything else?
Brenda, I think Trudy was just talking about how she has made various changes
Seems as though it would be best to put the potatoes on the bottom since they take the longest to cook
Can you use redskin potatoes and is that dry mustard or mustard out of your fridge?
You can use red potatoes. I used yellow mustard from the fridge.
My crockpot doesnt cook so well on low. Can i cook it on high?
Sure, just make sure to adjust the time.
Do u cook the sausages first? and can u use Italian sausage? Wanna make right now just need more specifics…
You do not need to cook the sausage. It’s better though in my opinion if you leave the sausage out of the crockpot and then just saute it and mix it in just before serving. When you say Italian Sausage are you referring to ground sausage?
Is the 2 tbsp Mustard prepared mustard or dry mustard?
Yellow Mustard
This has become a family favorite & an absolute “go-to” dinner when I’m cutting a few calories before Thanksgiving & Christmas (to make room for dinner rolls & desserts.) I have used several types of sausage in this dish, but the Shiner Beer Brats really take it to the next level. Thank you for the fantastic recipe & blog gracefullittlehoneybee
This was great! I used veal sausage (the only kind I had in the fridge), and my husband wanted another plate! thank you for the recipe!!!
What would be a good side dish?
Bread?
I’m excited to try this. I’m doing WW and this looks to be reasonably diet friendly. I’ll be using Sam’s Apple Chicken links, and will leave them in links for better portion control. I wonder how a chopped apple would be in this. I may try that the second time I make this if it turns out as well as I’m expecting.
Printed recipe but didnt save the instructions. Made a guess and pressure cooked it for 30 mins. Came out fantastic. I’d say definitely add the full head of cabbage and if you do pressure cook it you probably only need 15 mins the potatoes were a bit over cooked
Made this today for supper. It was easy to make and tasted very good. Will make it again.
Excellent recipe. I added whole seed mustard and red wine vinegar. Very flavorful…
Love this recipe. In my crockpot now!
I used small petite potatoes and carrots. For the sausage I used Krogers garlic beef sausage. I added a whole onion and used Goya chicken broth. Yummy.