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A red Dutch oven containing Cajun Smothered Cabbage with Andouille Sausage. There is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven.

Cajun Smothered Cabbage Recipe With Andouille Sausage

Grace Stewart
This Cajun Smothered Cabbage is the BEST way to enjoy cabbage! Tender cabbage and vegetables cooked down with some Andouille Sausage produces a mouthwatering side OR main course!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Cajun
Servings 6 as a side
Calories 211 kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch oven or Large skillet with a tight fitting cover

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil can use olive oil
  • 1 small green cabbage around 1.5 lbs chopped
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 small green bell pepper diced
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 3 ts minced garlic
  • 8 oz Andouille sausage cut into small pieces
  • ½ cup chicken broth can use chicken stock if you prefer
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning use your favorite Cajun seasoning! I used Nunu's
  • 1 ts salt plus additional to taste
  • 1 ts pepper plus additional to taste

Instructions
 

  • Turn your stove to medium heat and add the oil to your skillet or Dutch oven. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic and Trinity (green bell pepper, celery, and onion). Cook for around 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until soft.
    Chopped green bell pepper, onion, and celery in olive oil in a Dutch oven. There is also minced garlic in the Dutch oven.
  • Now add the cabbage and sausage, stir, and cook it down for around 5 minutes.
    A Dutch oven containing celery, green bell pepper, onion, chopped cabbage and Andouille sausage.
  • Time to add the chicken broth and the seasonings and stir well.
    A Dutch oven containing cabbage, sausage, green bell pepper, celery and onion with seasonings sprinkled on top. There is a person holding a glass bowl containing chicken broth above the Dutch oven.
  • Bring to the boil on medium-high heat, and then reduce the heat to a low simmer and cover. Simmer for around 1 hour. Take a peek every once in awhile, giving it a stir during your checks. If the mixture looks dry at anytime, you can add a bit of extra broth.
    A Dutch oven containing cabbage, onion, green bell pepper, celery, and sausage being cooked down.
  • After 1 hour, remove the lid and increase the heat to medium. Cook uncovered an extra 10 minutes to boil off the liquid. At the end of cooking time, taste and adjust the seasonings by adding more Cajun seasoning, salt, and/or pepper to your tastes.
    A red Dutch oven containing Cajun Smothered Cabbage with Andouille Sausage. There is a blue spoon resting in the Dutch oven.

Notes

Enjoy this absolutely delicious Cajun Smothered Cabbage as a main course served with some rice!  Or, serve it as a mouthwatering side dish.
It's sure to become a family favorite!  

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 10gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 735mgPotassium: 456mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 814IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg
Keyword budget friendly, cabbage, one pot dish
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