Keto Sausage and Cabbage Skillet
Need an easy low carb, one pan dinner? I’ve got you covered! This Keto Sausage and Cabbage Skillet is ready in under 20 minutes and has less than 6 carbs per serving!
One of my favorite things is putting out recipes and seeing what people respond to. It is so interesting because sometimes I publish a recipe that my family is obsessed with but it doesn’t seem to get much traction. And then there are other times I post something I don’t think will be popular but it goes wild.
It is just interesting to see what trends, sometimes there are big surprises, like this Keto One Pan Cheesy Cabbage Casserole. You guys LOVE this one!
So I decided to share one of my go to “I’m too tired to cook tonight” low-carb meals. This Keto Sausage and Cabbage Skillet is everything you want in a keto meal, high in fat and super low in carbs. It is also done in under 20 minutes and requires just one pan. It just doesn’t get any better than that, does it?
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Ingredients Needed for Cabbage and Sausage Skillet
Dinner doesn’t get much better than this smoked sausage and cabbage recipe! I might go so far as to say this is one of my keto cabbage recipes. Bold claim, I know!
Here’s what you’ll need to make this cabbage and sausage skillet:
- Smoked sausage
- Butter
- Garlic
- Cabbage
- Salt and pepper
- Onion powder
- Paprika
How to Make Cabbage and Sausage Skillet
This really is the easiest cabbage dinner ever and it has such few ingredients!
- Start by browning your favorite brand of smoked or Andouille sausage.
- When your sausage is browned and slightly crisp, remove from the skillet and set aside.
- Without rinsing or washing your pan add one tablespoon of butter, two cloves of garlic and 4 cups of chopped cabbage.
- Give the cabbage a good stir and sprinkle with salt, pepper, onion powder and paprika.
- Fry the cabbage, stirring occasionally over medium heat until it reaches your desired tenderness.
- The final step is to add the cooked smoked sausage back into the skillet and stir.
What Type of Smoked Sausage Should I Use?
You can make this cabbage meal with any sausage you like! Kielbasa and cabbage, andouille and cabbage, or another favorite will all work.
Tips for Making Cabbage with Sausage
- The exact amount of time needed to sauté the cabbage will depend on how crisp you like it. If you like your cabbage to have a crunch, this will take 5-6 minutes. But if you want your cabbage to be very tender the cooking time will be closer to 10.
- Most fried cabbage recipes call for chopped onion, but mine doesn’t. However, you can add 1/2 cup of chopped onion when you add the garlic if you wish — but it does increase the carbs to just over 7 net carbs per serving.
- This recipe is best fresh, but leftovers reheat well since cabbage is fairly hearty.
More Keto Dinner Recipes:
- One Pan Cabbage Casserole
- Sausage and Cabbage Foil Packs
- Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup
- Easy Keto Chili
- Keto Taco Zoodle Casserole
Get the Recipe: Sausage and Cabbage Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 12 ounce package of smoked sausage
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 4 cups cabbage, chopped into bite size pieces
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray or add 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- Brown the sliced smoked sausage until lightly crisp.
- Remove sausage from skillet and set aside.
- Add butter, garlic, chopped cabbage, and spices and stir well.
- Fry cabbage to your desired tenderness. If you would like more crunch this will take 3-4 minutes. If you like your cabbage very tender it will cook closer to 10 minutes.
- When the cabbage reaches your desired texture, add the cooked sausage and stir until heated through.
Notes
- Most fried cabbage recipes call for chopped onion. If desired, you can add 1/2 cup of chopped onion when you add the garlic if you wish but it does increase the carbs to just over 7 net carbs per serving.
I added soy sauce to this for a little extra flavor. Delicious.
very good (I used chicken sausage) great flavor
Can you tell me what the serving size is?
Serving size is 1/4 of the pan, roughly 1 1/4 cup, however it will depend on how much you cook down the cabbage.
This was very good. Thank you!
I live in Alabama I use connect a sausage it is very good
Having this for dinner! Smells awesome!
can i freeze this dish?
I think cabbage is best served fresh.
I have been meal prepping for years and a part of that includes cabbage. It will be significantly softer if frozen. You can somewhat mitigate this by cooking it a little less than your desired crunch level. I actually like bagged sauerkraut, so I went for the softer texture with this. I add a little bit of apple cider vinegar to give it a little bit of kraut kick as well and keep it moist.
I tried this recipe with my tweak and it turned out about as I would expect after frozen. My only issue with it, is that it is a little bit calorie light for my needs as a meal. I don’t really like anything else with sausage and cabbage, but sausage and cabbage, so it will pretty much be a light summer meal for me, when I don’t want anything heavy on my stomach, due to the heat..