Delicious Polish Sausage and Cabbage Soup made on the stovetop. This easy hearty sausage soup recipe will make any Polish Grandma proud!
Polish Sausage Soup Recipe
This is a soup that would make any Polish grandmother proud. It’s comforting. It’s delicious. It’s hearty. It’s budget friendly. My husband goes GOO GOO GAA GAA over it. And your entire family is going to love it.
And if there’s any leftovers (I highly doubt it) they’re even better on the 2nd day!
How to Make Polish Sausage
Here’s everything you’ll need to make this hearty and delicious soup! It’s full of healthy vegetables and uses a pound of smoked sausage. It also includes uncooked rice which thickens up the soup and turns it into a complete meal.
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced into 1 inch pieces
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 head cabbage, core remove and chopped
- 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- 1 (15 ounce) can red beans, not drained
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
- salt & pepper to taste
- fresh parsley (optional)
And in about 1 hour, 15 minutes you’re going to have a irresistibly delicious bowl of Polish Sausage and Cabbage soup waiting for you! Make sure to serve with some crusty bread! Enjoy!
Supplies I use to make Sausage Soup
You don’t need any fancy supplies to make this recipe, just basic kitchen staples.
- Soup Pot (I love this pot!)
- Vegetable Peeler
- Dinosaur ladle (it’s so cute!)
- Chicken Bouillon (more economical this way!)
more Polish recipes
Need more cabbage recipes? My favorites are Cabbage and Noodles, Ham and Cabbage Soup, Pierogies With Cabbage and Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Cabbage.
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Polish Sausage and Cabbage Soup
PrintIngredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound smoked sausage sliced into 1 inch pieces
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 head cabbage core remove and chopped
- 3 carrots peeled and chopped
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- 1 15 ounce can red beans not drained
- 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
- salt & pepper to taste
- fresh parsley optional
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook until onion is lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add sausage and broth into pot. Mix in cabbage, carrots, celery, rice, beans, tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes. Stir.
- Add bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, or until vegetables are soft.
- Serve in bowls, add fresh parsley on top if desired.
marybee says
Tried your recipe since I lost mine somehow. I used smoked kielbasa, what is pictured there? Hard cabbage and carrots are hated here, so I sauteed both with the sliced kielbasa. Added about 1t. freshly ground black pepper with the spices. Used my home canned tomato sauce. I did drain and rinse the beans and served the rice separately. Very popular with the family. Its a keeper!!
Thanks for posting
Pamela Reed says
So happy to hear you liked this recipe Marybee – thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂
Sandra says
I havent made this yet,because,ir takes me back home.I looked forever for the right recipe.Thank you for posting this.Do you have one for goulash?
Mary Crew says
Delicious! But your photo does not show a tomato broth soup. I may try it nxt time without the tooato products – just chicken and vegetable broth.