Delicious Polish Sausage and Cabbage Soup made on the stovetop. This easy hearty sausage soup recipe will make any Polish Grandma proud!
How to make your Polish Grandma proud? Make this Sausage and Cabbage Soup!
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
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 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.
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.