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Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup

March 12, 2016 By Rachel 2 Comments

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Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup – This quick and easy crock-pot kielbasa and cabbage soup combines a medley of late winter veggies perfectly spiced with yummy Polska kielbasa.

Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup

There is some obscurity and doubt in my family as to our European heritage on my father’s side. My Pop-Pop says that his family is Polish, but what gets me is my maiden name, Kilian. This sounds decidedly Irish, not to mention the fact that over half of us have red hair… The other thing that causes a fair amount of confusion is that my grandfather grew up on a farm where he learned to speak some Pennsylvania Dutch, which is decidedly neither Polish nor Irish. I suppose we’ll never really know the truth, because despite the fact that we like to sit around and discuss this at length, none of us can be bothered to set up an account on ancestry.com. I think part of the fun is in the not knowing. Besides, I can claim a stake in Polish, Irish and PA Dutch cooking in my kitchen… Not to mention the French on my mother’s side!

The Kielbasa

Today I’m tapping into my supposedly Polish roots with this recipe for Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup. If you’ve never tried Kielbasa before, you really should. It’s a smoked and well-spiced Polish sausage-like thing. When the kielbasa is slow cooked with cabbage, root vegetables, and herbs in this soup, the flavors combine into such a tasty medley you won’t believe you’re eating such peasant food. As an added bonus, it’s pretty low in calories, but sticks with you because of the added protein.

Vegetables for Cabbage Soup

So, I hope you have happy St. Patty’s Day this year with my favorite Polska Kielbasa soup! 😜

Soup Cooking in Crock Pot

I’d love to hear more about your family’s ethnic cooking heritage. Are there any traditional foods your family loves?

Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup

Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
6 hours
Total time
6 hours 20 mins
 
This quick and easy crock-pot kielbasa and cabbage soup combines a medley of late winter veggies perfectly spiced with yummy Polska kielbasa.
Author: Rachel Hanawalt
Recipe type: Soups
Cuisine: Polish
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 12 oz Polska Kielbasa (uncured if you can find it)
  • 5 C roughly chopped cabbage
  • ⅔ C diced carrots
  • ⅔ C diced sweet onion
  • ⅔ C diced rutabaga
  • ⅔ C diced turnip
  • ½ C diced potato
  • ½ C diced fennel
  • 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 tsp dry thyme
  • ½ tsp dry rosemary
  • 6 C low sodium chicken broth
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • parmesan for garnish (optional)
Instructions
  1. Prep all of your ingredients by cutting the kielbasa into cubes and largely dicing all of the vegetables.
  2. Combine all the ingredients in a crock-pot and stir to evenly combine.
  3. Cover and cook on low in the crock-pot for 6 hours.
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Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup

Crock-Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Soup

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Filed Under: Cabbage, Celeriac (Celery Root), Dairy-Free, Fennel, Pork, Recipes, Rutabaga, Slow Cooker, Soups, Winter Tagged With: Cabbage, Celeriac, Crock Pot, fennel, kielbasa, Polish, root vegetables, Rutabaga, slow cooker, soup

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Comments

  1. adina says

    March 29, 2016 at 10:54 am

    I love the German version of this sausage, called Krakauer, I find it better than the really typical German Bratwurst. I’d love to try this soup with the sausage, until now I’ve only had the sausage grilled.

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    • Rachel says

      April 7, 2016 at 8:54 pm

      Mmmm… I love this sausage, and now I’m really curious to try Krakauer. I use kielbasa so many ways… grilled, in soups, cooked on the stove with cabbage. My favorite use isn’t even on my blog. I mix chili sauce and peach jam together and then baste the kielbasa with it. My family love it over rice with broccoli. It’s kind of an odd combination, but it’s SO good!

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