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Cajun Smothered Potatoes Recipe

Published: May 5, 2023 by Grace · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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A red Dutch oven containing bite sized pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers and smoked sausage. There is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven.

Cajun Smothered Potatoes are delectable. My husband took one bite and exclaimed they were delicious and tasted so smoky! The smokiness comes from the smoked Andouille pork sausage in this dish, which helps to take this great side dish to the next level.

So let me tell you about how to transform humble russet potatoes into delicious smothered southern potatoes!

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  • What Are Cajun Smothered Potatoes?
  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • Suggestions for Serving
  • FAQ
  • Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!
  • Join Me On A Fun Food Journey!
  • Cajun Smothered Potatoes Recipe

What Are Cajun Smothered Potatoes?

This delicious dish, made with simple ingredients, includes potatoes which are cooked down with vegetables, smoked sausage, and chicken stock or chicken broth. The resulting dish yields tender potatoes and vegetables that have a smoky and savory flavor which is incredibly enticing.

A red Dutch oven containing bite sized pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers and smoked sausage. There is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven.

This easy recipe also includes The Trinity in Cajun cooking, which is celery, green bell pepper, and onion.

Now a little bit about smothering, which is one of the great cooking techniques used in many Creole and Cajun dishes. Smothering is very similar to braising. Basically this is a one pot dish that is cooked covered over a low heat for around 30 minutes or so with some chicken broth or stock. The potatoes, Trinity, and spicy sausage are cooked for this good amount of time which results in tender vegetables and incredible flavors!

So "smothering" really just means cooking it down. 😊

🥘 Ingredients

A package of Andouille Sausage, 4 russet potatoes, small bowls with seasonings, garlic, butter, and chicken broth. There is also a celery stalk, an onion, and a green bell pepper.

I hope by now you are excited to make this delicious recipe! If so, here are the ingredients you will need:

  • Butter (can sub olive oil or vegetable oil)
  • Russet potatoes
  • Yellow Onion
  • Green bell peppers
  • Celery
  • Fresh garlic (can sub garlic powder, but fresh is highly recommended)
  • Andouille sausage (can sub a different smoked sausage if you prefer)
  • Chicken broth or chicken stock
  • Cajun seasoning (or Creole seasoning) - I used Nunu's Cajun Seasoning
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

You may already have most of these ingredients available in your pantry! So let's roll up our sleeves and get the ball rolling on this potato and sausage recipe!

🔪 Instructions

A Dutch oven is highly recommended for this dish as it has a cover and retains heat.

Cook The Sausage

Start by setting your stove on a medium heat to a medium high heat. Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or a large pot or cast iron skillet with a cover. Then add the cut up pieces of smoked sausage and cook for around 5 minutes (stir often) or until the sausage has turned a light brown color. Remove the sausage, place on a plate and leave it to the side for now.

A Dutch oven containing melted butter and small pieces of smoked sausage. There is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven.

Add The Trinity

Time to add the Trinity (diced green bell pepper, onion, and celery) and the garlic to the Dutch oven and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. By this time the veggies should have been softened.

A red Dutch oven containing melted butter and diced celery, green bell peppers, onion, and minced garlic.

Time For The Potatoes

Add the peeled but up pieces of potato, and cook for about 5 minutes, still on a medium heat. Stir often during this time.

A Dutch oven containing bite sized pieces of potatoes and diced green bell peppers, celery, and onions.

Deglaze With Broth

At the end of the 5 minutes, the bottom of your Dutch oven or skillet will have lots of brown bits, which we will now deglaze by adding the chicken broth or stock. Scrape up the brown bits after adding the liquid, and give everything a very good stir.

A Dutch oven containing pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers, onions and celery. The bottom of the Dutch oven has browned bits and there is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven. A person is holding a glass bowl containing chicken broth, and there is a white bowl with small pieces of smoked sausage in the background.
Chicken broth will help us deglaze the pan.
A red Dutch oven containing pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers, onions celery, and some chicken broth. The bottom of the Dutch oven has browned bits loosened up by the chicken broth and there is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven. There is a white bowl with pieces of smoked sausage in the background.
Scrape up all the brown bits full which are full of flavor!

Smother It Down

Let's now return the sliced sausage to the pan, along with the seasonings (salt, pepper, and Cajun or Creole seasoning).

A Dutch oven containing small pieces of potatoes, onion, and green bell peppers along with small pieces of smoked sausage. There is someone holding a small bowl with seasonings above the Dutch oven.

Reduce the heat to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 30 minutes and check it every 10 minutes or so, giving it a stir each time. At the end of cooking time, taste and adjust the seasonings by adding additional seasoning to your tastes.

A red Dutch oven containing bite sized pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers and smoked sausage. There is steam coming from the Dutch oven and the lid of the Dutch oven is poised over the Dutch oven.
Cover tightly and smother these potatoes down!

And that my friends, is it! Your dish is now ready to savor with your family!

Suggestions for Serving

A white bowl containing bite sized pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers and smoked sausage.

Believe me when I say this great recipe is absolutely bursting with comforting flavors! The potatoes are now fork tender and will practically melt in your mouth. Be sure that each bite you take includes both potato and sausage for the best experience. 😉

Sometimes I will add some green onions to this versatile dish if I have them on hand. And if you like extra spice, I recommend adding a bit of cayenne pepper or a few drops of Tabasco.

These smoky potatoes are perfect served as a side dish to accompany some pork chops and green beans to make a complete meal.

To conclude, I do hope you will give this dish a try and let me know how it turns out! The full printable recipe card can be found below!

FAQ

How can I store leftovers?

Store any leftover Cajun Smothered Potatoes in an airtight container in your fridge. This is best consumed within 4 days.

What is smothering?

Smothering is one of the great cooking techniques used in many Creole and Cajun dishes. Smothering is very similar to braising. Basically this is a one pot dish that is cooked covered over a low heat for an extended amount of time with some chicken broth or stock.

What goes with Cajun smothered potatoes?

Some great options to accompany this potato dish include pork chops and green beans!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Here are some other recipes you may enjoy:

  • Easy Cajun Crawfish Sauce Recipe
  • How To Make Delicious Cajun Smothered Chicken
  • New Orleans Yakamein Recipe

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Grace

A red Dutch oven containing bite sized pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers and smoked sausage. There is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven.

Cajun Smothered Potatoes Recipe

Grace Stewart
You'll absolutely LOVE this Cajun Smothered Potatoes Recipe! The humble potato, cooked down with the Trinity and some Andouille Sausage makes for a delicious side dish you will devour!
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Cajun
Servings 4 people
Calories 308 kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch oven or large pot or skillet with a cover Dutch oven is ideal for this dish, however if you use another cooking vessel be sure it has a cover

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1.5 lb russet potatoes peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 small green bell pepper diced
  • 1 celery rib diced
  • 6 cloves fresh garlic minced
  • 6 oz Andouille sausage or other smoked sausage, cut into bite size pieces
  • ½ cup chicken broth or chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
  • ¼ ts salt
  • ½ ts pepper

Instructions
 

  • Start by setting your stove on a medium heat to a medium high heat. Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or a large pot or cast iron skillet with a cover. Then add the cut up pieces of smoked sausage and cook for around 5 minutes (stir often) or until the sausage has turned a light brown color. Remove the sausage, place on a plate and leave it to the side for now.
    A Dutch oven containing melted butter and small pieces of smoked sausage. There is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven.
  • Time to add the Trinity (diced green bell pepper, onion, and celery) and the garlic to the Dutch oven and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. By this time the veggies should have been softened.
    A red Dutch oven containing melted butter and diced celery, green bell peppers, onion, and minced garlic.
  • Add the peeled but up pieces of potato, and cook for about 5 minutes, still on a medium heat. Stir often during this time.
    A Dutch oven containing bite sized pieces of potatoes and diced green bell peppers, celery, and onions.
  • At the end of the 5 minutes, the bottom of your Dutch oven or skillet will have lots of brown bits, which we will now deglaze by adding the chicken broth or stock. Scrape up the brown bits after adding the liquid, and give everything a very good stir.
    A Dutch oven containing pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers, onions and celery. The bottom of the Dutch oven has browned bits and there is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven. A person is holding a glass bowl containing chicken broth, and there is a white bowl with small pieces of smoked sausage in the background.
  • Let's now return the sausage to the pan, along with the seasonings (salt, pepper, and Cajun or Creole seasoning).
    A Dutch oven containing small pieces of potatoes, onion, and green bell peppers along with small pieces of smoked sausage. There is someone holding a small bowl with seasonings above the Dutch oven.
  • Reduce the heat to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 30 minutes and check it every 10 minutes or so, giving it a stir each time. At the end of cooking time, taste and adjust the seasonings by adding additional seasoning to your tastes.
    A red Dutch oven containing bite sized pieces of potatoes, green bell peppers and smoked sausage. There is steam coming from the Dutch oven and the lid of the Dutch oven is poised over the Dutch oven.

Notes

Please note:  the nutrition information includes chicken broth (from a jar or can) that includes sodium (not a low or no sodium ingredient).
Andouille sausage is perfect for this recipe, but feel free to use any smoked sausage that you like.
Sometimes I will add some green onions to this versatile dish if I have them on hand. And if you like extra spice, I recommend adding a bit of cayenne pepper or a few drops of Tabasco.
This is a delicious side dish which your whole family will love!

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 13gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 622mgPotassium: 1025mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1010IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Potatoes, smothered potatoes
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